# Is "Garden District (Something Unspoken; Suddenly Last Summer)" by Tennessee Williams a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Garden District (Something Unspoken; Suddenly Last Summer) by Tennessee Williams (Secker & Warburg, 1959) is identified by: Green cloth with silver spine lettering, in dust jacket; Secker and Warburg, London, 1959. This is the UK first collected edition under the Garden District title.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Green cloth with silver spine lettering, in dust jacket
- Secker and Warburg, London, 1959
- Collects the two one-acts Something Unspoken and Suddenly Last Summer
- Publisher imprint reads Secker & Warburg
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tennessee Williams |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg |
| Year | 1959 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Green cloth with silver spine lettering, in dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Green cloth with silver spine lettering, in dust jacket; Secker and Warburg, London, 1959. Collects the two one-acts Something Unspoken and Suddenly Last Summer.

## Is this the true first?
This is the UK first collected edition under the Garden District title. The component play Suddenly Last Summer appeared first in the US New Directions 1958 edition, so this UK collection is a first-thus for the paired grouping rather than a true first of the individual play.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Garden District (Something Unspoken; Suddenly Last Summer)* by Tennessee Williams a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/garden-district-something-unspoken-suddenly-last-summer
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.