# Is "A View from the Bridge" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller (The Viking Press, 1955) is identified by: First edition contains the original one-act verse version, paired with 'A Memory of Two Mondays,' distinct from Miller's later two-act revision. US Viking 1955 is the true first of the original one-act text.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition contains the original one-act verse version, paired with 'A Memory of Two Mondays,' distinct from Miller's later two-act revision
- The pairing matches the 29 September 1955 Coronet Theatre double bill
- Copyright page carries the dated Viking first-printing statement with no later printings listed
- Publisher imprint reads The Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | The Viking Press |
| Year | 1955 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition contains the original one-act verse version, paired with 'A Memory of Two Mondays,' distinct from Miller's later two-act… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition contains the original one-act verse version, paired with 'A Memory of Two Mondays,' distinct from Miller's later two-act revision. The pairing matches the 29 September 1955 Coronet Theatre double bill. Copyright page carries the dated Viking first-printing statement with no later printings listed.

## Is this the true first?
US Viking 1955 is the true first of the original one-act text. The expanded two-act version (Cresset Press, London, 1956) is a separate 'first thus' for the revised play.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings add printing history; the first issue carries only the dated Viking statement. The one-act versus two-act text distinction matters more than printing for this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A View from the Bridge* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-view-from-the-bridge
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.