# Is "Jane's Blanket (children's book)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jane's Blanket (children's book) by Arthur Miller (Crowell-Collier Press, 1963) is identified by: First edition, first printing, The Crowell-Collier Press, New York, 1963. The Crowell-Collier Press US edition of 1963 is the established true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, The Crowell-Collier Press, New York, 1963
- Illustrated boards
- Miller's only children's book, illustrated by Al Parker
- Octavo, 64 pages, black-and-white illustrations with pink used for the blanket
- Publisher imprint reads Crowell-Collier Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Crowell-Collier Press |
| Year | 1963 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, The Crowell-Collier Press, New York, 1963 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, The Crowell-Collier Press, New York, 1963. Illustrated boards; Miller's only children's book, illustrated by Al Parker. Octavo, 64 pages, black-and-white illustrations with pink used for the blanket.

## Is this the true first?
The Crowell-Collier Press US edition of 1963 is the established true first. A supposed earlier 1962 UK Robert Hale / Collier-Macmillan issue could not be confirmed by any reliable source and should not be relied upon; treat the 1963 US edition as the first. (Note a distinct, much later 1972 Viking edition illustrated by Emily McCully — a separate reissue, not the first.)

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jane's Blanket (children's book)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/janes-blanket-childrens-book
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.