# Is "Timebends: A Life (autobiography)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Timebends: A Life (autobiography) by Arthur Miller (Grove Press, 1987) is identified by: First edition, Grove Press, New York, 1987. US Grove Press is the true first trade edition; the UK edition was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson (not Methuen) in 1987.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Grove Press, New York, 1987
- Hardcover in quarter cloth over boards, stamped in gilt, with dust jacket; approximately 614 pages, illustrated with photographic plates
- A signed limited issue also exists
- Publisher imprint reads Grove Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Grove Press, New York, 1987 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, Grove Press, New York, 1987. Hardcover in quarter cloth over boards, stamped in gilt, with dust jacket; approximately 614 pages, illustrated with photographic plates. A signed limited issue also exists.

## Is this the true first?
US Grove Press is the true first trade edition; the UK edition was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson (not Methuen) in 1987.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings can be distinguished from the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Timebends: A Life (autobiography)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/timebends-a-life-autobiography
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.