# Is "The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller by Arthur Miller (The Viking Press, 1978) is identified by: Hardcover in dust jacket, The Viking Press, New York, 1978; edited and introduced by Robert A. US Viking is the true first for this collection.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover in dust jacket, The Viking Press, New York, 1978; edited and introduced by Robert A. Martin with a foreword by Arthur Miller, about 401 pages
- First edition, first printing carries the Viking imprint without a later-printing statement
- Publisher imprint reads The Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | The Viking Press |
| Year | 1978 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover in dust jacket, The Viking Press, New York, 1978; edited and introduced by… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Hardcover in dust jacket, The Viking Press, New York, 1978; edited and introduced by Robert A. Martin with a foreword by Arthur Miller, about 401 pages. First edition, first printing carries the Viking imprint without a later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
US Viking is the true first for this collection.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-theater-essays-of-arthur-miller
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.