# Is "An Enemy of the People (adaptation of Ibsen)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of An Enemy of the People (adaptation of Ibsen) by Arthur Miller (Viking Press, 1951) is identified by: The Viking Press, New York, 1951. US Viking 1951 is the true first of Miller's adaptation.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The Viking Press, New York, 1951
- Cloth boards with dust jacket; octavo, 125 pages
- Titled 'Arthur Miller's Adaptation of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen'
- Publisher imprint reads Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Year | 1951 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The Viking Press, New York, 1951 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The Viking Press, New York, 1951. Cloth boards with dust jacket; octavo, 125 pages. Titled 'Arthur Miller's Adaptation of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen'.

## Is this the true first?
US Viking 1951 is the true first of Miller's adaptation.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No early book club edition of the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *An Enemy of the People (adaptation of Ibsen)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/an-enemy-of-the-people-adaptation-of-ibsen
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.