# Is "Situation Normal (nonfiction)" by Arthur Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Situation Normal (nonfiction) by Arthur Miller (Reynal & Hitchcock, 1944) is identified by: Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1944, full title 'Situation Normal...'; yellow cloth boards stamped in red and black, running 179 pages, octavo, in an illustrated dust jacket carrying its printed price. US Reynal & Hitchcock 1944 is the true first and only original edition; no earlier or competing first exists.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1944, full title 'Situation Normal...'; yellow cloth boards stamped in red and black, running 179 pages, octavo, in an illustrated dust jacket carrying its printed price
- Miller's first published book, a piece of wartime reportage growing out of his research for the film that became 'The Story of G.I. Joe.'
- Publisher imprint reads Reynal & Hitchcock
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher | Reynal & Hitchcock |
| Year | 1944 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1944, full title 'Situation Normal...'; yellow cloth boards stamped in red and black, running 179 pages… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1944, full title 'Situation Normal...'; yellow cloth boards stamped in red and black, running 179 pages, octavo, in an illustrated dust jacket carrying its printed price. Miller's first published book, a piece of wartime reportage growing out of his research for the film that became 'The Story of G.I. Joe.'

## Is this the true first?
US Reynal & Hitchcock 1944 is the true first and only original edition; no earlier or competing first exists.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition of the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Situation Normal (nonfiction)* by Arthur Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/situation-normal-nonfiction
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.