# Is "A View from the Bridge (revised two-act version)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A View from the Bridge (revised two-act version) by Arthur Miller (Cresset Press, 1957) is identified by: The Cresset Press, London, 1957. Cresset Press London 1957 is the first UK edition and the first standalone book of the revised two-act text.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The Cresset Press, London, 1957
- Cloth (red cloth with gilt spine lettering is recorded), with dust jacket
- Prints the expanded two-act revision of the play and also includes Miller's introductory essay 'On Social Plays'
- Publisher imprint reads Cresset Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Cresset Press |
| Year | 1957 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The Cresset Press, London, 1957 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The Cresset Press, London, 1957. Cloth (red cloth with gilt spine lettering is recorded), with dust jacket. Prints the expanded two-act revision of the play and also includes Miller's introductory essay 'On Social Plays'.

## Is this the true first?
Cresset Press London 1957 is the first UK edition and the first standalone book of the revised two-act text. Note that the two-act text also appears in Arthur Miller's Collected Plays (Viking, New York, 1957); precedence between the two 1957 appearances is not firmly established from available sources, so Cresset should be described as the first separate two-act volume rather than the unqualified first appearance.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A View from the Bridge (revised two-act version)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-view-from-the-bridge-revised-two-act-version
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.