# Is "In Russia (with Inge Morath, photos)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of In Russia (with Inge Morath, photos) by Arthur Miller (Viking Press, 1969) is identified by: Hardcover in dust jacket, issued as A Studio Book / Viking Press, New York, 1969. US Viking (A Studio Book) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover in dust jacket, issued as A Studio Book / Viking Press, New York, 1969
- Text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath; roughly 240 pages, printed in gravure with color plates
- Publisher imprint reads Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover in dust jacket, issued as A Studio Book / Viking Press, New York, 1969 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Hardcover in dust jacket, issued as A Studio Book / Viking Press, New York, 1969. Text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath; roughly 240 pages, printed in gravure with color plates.

## Is this the true first?
US Viking (A Studio Book) is the true first. A British edition (Martin Secker & Warburg, London) also appeared in 1969, along with other-language editions; the Viking Studio Book is the recognized first printing.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *In Russia (with Inge Morath, photos)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/in-russia-with-inge-morath-photos
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.