# Is "After the Fall" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of After the Fall by Arthur Miller (Viking Press, 1964) is identified by: First edition, first printing, Viking Press, New York, 1964. US Viking is the true first (1964); the UK Secker & Warburg edition followed in 1965.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, Viking Press, New York, 1964
- Dark red cloth-covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, in dust jacket
- The Viking first prints the revised final stage version of the text
- Publisher imprint reads Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, Viking Press, New York, 1964 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, Viking Press, New York, 1964. Dark red cloth-covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, in dust jacket. The Viking first prints the revised final stage version of the text.

## Is this the true first?
US Viking is the true first (1964); the UK Secker & Warburg edition followed in 1965. The stage premiere used an earlier working text, but the first published Viking book already carries the revised final stage version.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book-club issue exists: typically no price on the jacket and a blindstamp on the rear board.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *After the Fall* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/after-the-fall
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.