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A12

Tom Stoppard – The Real Thing

A12 a. UK Edition

1. First Edition Paperback

Faber and Faber. Published 22^nd November 1982. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 76 pages numbered 9-84. Pages 198mm x 111mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in cerise, skobeloff, black and white; in the centre a small graphic of a proscenium arch and a man waving that repeats into the background, with below in black ‘THE | REAL THING | BY | TOM | STOPPARD’. ISBN 0-571-11983-2. Price on back cover £2.50.

Note 1: The UK first edition was in paperback only. There were several reprints which included numerous revisions to the original text.

2. First Revised Edition Paperback

Faber and Faber. Published 1983. Paperback. 1 blank, half-title, title, [ii], 76 pages numbered 9-84. Pages 198mm x 126mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in in bleu, burgundy, amaranth and white; in the centre a small graphic of a proscenium arch and a man waving that repeats into the background, with below in black ‘THE | REAL THING’, in amaranth ‘BY’, and in black ‘TOM | STOPPARD’. ISBN 0-571-11983-2. Price on back cover £2.95.

Note 1: The ISBN on the back cover is 0-571-13253-7 which is not a valid ISBN.

3. Second Revised Edition Paperback

Faber and Faber. Published 1984. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 76 pages numbered 9-84. Pages 197mm x 113mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in cerise, skobeloff, black and white; in the centre a small graphic of a proscenium arch and a man waving that repeats into the background, with below in black ‘THE | REAL THING | BY | TOM | STOPPARD’. ISBN 0-571-11983-2. Price on back cover £2.95.

4. Third Revised Edition Paperback

Faber and Faber. Published 1986. Paperback. Half-title, title, [ii], 76 pages numbered 9-82. Pages 198mm x 118mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in cerise, amaranth, ruddy blue and white; in the centre a small graphic of a proscenium arch and a man waving that repeats into the background, with below in black ‘THE | REAL THING’, in ruddy blue ‘BY’ and in black ‘TOM | STOPPARD’. ISBN 0-571-11983-2. Price on back cover £2.95.

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A12 b. USA Edition

1. First Edition Paperback

Faber & Faber. Published 1983. Paperback. half-title, title, [ii], 76 pages numbered 9-84, 1 blank. Pages 196mm x 123mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in bleu, burgundy, amaranth and white; in the centre a small graphic of a proscenium arch and a man waving that repeats into the background, with below in black ‘THE | REAL THING’, in amaranth ‘BY’, and in black ‘TOM | STOPPARD’. ISBN 0-571-11983-2. Price on the back cover $4.95.

Note 1: Stated on the publication data page “Printed in United States by The Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Company”.

Note 2: The USA first edition paperback has the same ISBN as the UK paperback.

2a. Broadway Edition Hardback

Faber & Faber. Published January 1984. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [ii], 73 pages numbered 9-81, 3 blanks. Pages 195mm x 121mm. Light blue cloth; down spine in silver: ‘THE REAL THING BY TOM STOPPARD (ff logo)’. ISBN 0-571-12528-X. Price on front flap $14.95.

Dustjacket. 438mm x 200mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in bleu, burgundy, amaranth and white; in the centre a small graphic of a proscenium arch and a man waving that repeats into the background, with below in black ‘THE | REAL THING’, in amaranth ‘BY’, and in black ‘TOM | STOPPARD’; across the top right corner in black ‘TONY | AWARD | WINNER | BROADWAY EDITION’. On the back cover the ISBN is given as 0-571-13200-6 which is the UK ISBN for the hardback reprint.

2b. Broadway Edition Paperback

Faber & Faber. Published January 1984. Paperback. half-title, title, [ii], 73 pages numbered 9-81, 3 blanks. Pages 196mm x 124mm. Front: a geometric patterned border in bleu, burgundy, amaranth and white; in the centre a small graphic of a proscenium arch and a man waving that repeats into the background, with below in black ‘THE | REAL THING’, in amaranth ‘BY’, and in black ‘TOM | STOPPARD’; across the top right corner in black ‘TONY | AWARD | WINNER | BROADWAY EDITION’. ISBN 0-571-12529-8 but on back cover 0-571-11983-2. Price on the back cover $5.95.

3. Book Club Edition

Grove Press. Published June 1984. Hardback. White endpapers, half-title, title, [iii], 113 pages numbered 3-115. Pages 208mm x 133mm. Between pages 22 and 23 are 2 leaves of black and white photographs of the original Broadway production. Caramel boards; down spine in phlox: ‘The REAL THING Tom Stoppard Faber & Faber’. No ISBN.

Dustjacket. 507mm x 213mm. Front: Oatmeal with a black and green photograph of Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close from the original Broadway production that is sliced into four rectangles; above in phlox The | REAL THING’ and below in black ‘Tom Stoppard’.

Note 3: The Summer 1984 selection of The Fireside Theatre book club.

4. Acting Edition

Samuel French Inc. Published 1984. Paperback. Title, [ii], 95 pages numbered 7-101 (text), 17 pages numbered 102-118 (extensive lists of clothing and props), [vi] stage set drawings, [iii]. Pages 182mm x 123mm. Front: pale blue with in black ‘THE REAL THING | A Comedy in Two Acts | by | Tom Stoppard | (rampant lion logo) | Samuel French, Inc.’. ISBN 0-573-61458-X.

5. Broadside

No publisher (UK). 1984. White card 210mm x 297mm. Features Henry’s “Cricket Bat” speech from Act Two, Scene 5 of The Real Thing. Limited to 500 numbered copies each signed by Tom Stoppard.

6. Cast Recording – 1

Nonesuch. 9 78027-1-P. Double LP released 1984. Recording of the original Broadway cast including Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close. Recorded in a studio rather than on stage.

7. Cast Recording – 2

LA Theatre Works. ISBN 1-58081-598-7. Two CD set released 2009. Cast recording of the LATW production.

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