# Is "Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon (novel)" by Tom Stoppard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon (novel) by Tom Stoppard (Anthony Blond, 1966) is identified by: First edition, first printing, Anthony Blond, London, 1966, 191, [1] pages, octavo. The UK Anthony Blond edition of 1966 is the true first; the US Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, Anthony Blond, London, 1966, 191, [1] pages, octavo
- Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titling to the spine
- Issued in a pictorial dust jacket designed and illustrated by Colin Spencer; a first-state jacket carries the printed price to the front flap and should be unclipped
- This was Stoppard's first book and remains his only novel, published when he was 29
- Publisher imprint reads Anthony Blond
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tom Stoppard |
| Publisher | Anthony Blond |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, Anthony Blond, London, 1966, 191, [1] pages, octavo |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, Anthony Blond, London, 1966, 191, [1] pages, octavo. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titling to the spine. Issued in a pictorial dust jacket designed and illustrated by Colin Spencer; a first-state jacket carries the printed price to the front flap and should be unclipped. This was Stoppard's first book and remains his only novel, published when he was 29.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Anthony Blond edition of 1966 is the true first; the US Alfred A. Knopf edition followed in 1968, so Blond precedes it.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition was issued. The title is scarce in the dust jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon (novel)* by Tom Stoppard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lord-malquist-and-mr-moon-novel
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.