# Is "Mr. Peters' Connection" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mr. Peters' Connection by Arthur Miller (Methuen Drama, 1998) is identified by: First published in the UK by Methuen Drama in 1998, in wrappers, following the 1998 Off-Broadway production. The UK Methuen 1998 edition appears to precede the 1999 US Penguin edition, though exact month-level precedence is not fully confirmed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First published in the UK by Methuen Drama in 1998, in wrappers, following the 1998 Off-Broadway production
- The US Penguin Plays edition (ISBN 0140482458) followed in 1999
- Publisher imprint reads Methuen Drama
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Methuen Drama |
| Year | 1998 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First published in the UK by Methuen Drama in 1998, in wrappers, following the 1998… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First published in the UK by Methuen Drama in 1998, in wrappers, following the 1998 Off-Broadway production. The US Penguin Plays edition (ISBN 0140482458) followed in 1999.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Methuen 1998 edition appears to precede the 1999 US Penguin edition, though exact month-level precedence is not fully confirmed.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mr. Peters' Connection* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mr-peters-connection
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.