# Is "In the Country (with Inge Morath)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of In the Country (with Inge Morath) by Arthur Miller (Viking Press, 1977) is identified by: Hardcover in dust jacket, Viking Press, New York, 1977; text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath, approximately 184 numbered pages plus unnumbered photographic plates, black-and-white with some color. US Viking is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover in dust jacket, Viking Press, New York, 1977; text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath, approximately 184 numbered pages plus unnumbered photographic plates, black-and-white with some color
- Publisher imprint reads Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover in dust jacket, Viking Press, New York, 1977; text by Arthur Miller with… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Hardcover in dust jacket, Viking Press, New York, 1977; text by Arthur Miller with photographs by Inge Morath, approximately 184 numbered pages plus unnumbered photographic plates, black-and-white with some color.

## Is this the true first?
US Viking is the true first. A British issue (Secker & Warburg) also appeared; the Viking printing is the recognized first.

## 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 the Country (with Inge Morath)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/in-the-country-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.