# Is "Chinese Encounters (with Inge Morath)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Chinese Encounters (with Inge Morath) by Arthur Miller (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979) is identified by: Hardcover in dust jacket, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1979; text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath, about 252 pages. US FSG is the true first for this photographic title.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover in dust jacket, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1979; text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath, about 252 pages
- Their third collaboration, documenting a 1978 trip to China
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1979 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover in dust jacket, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1979; text by Arthur Miller… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Hardcover in dust jacket, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1979; text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath, about 252 pages. Their third collaboration, documenting a 1978 trip to China.

## Is this the true first?
US FSG is the true first for this photographic title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition is typically associated with this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Chinese Encounters (with Inge Morath)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/chinese-encounters-with-inge-morath
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.