The first edition was edited by John H. Perry who was a PhD physical chemist and chemical engineer for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.  W. S. Calcott (ChE) of DuPont was his assistant editor.  It was published in 1934. The second edition was published in 1941. The third edition was edited by John H. Perry and published in 1950  The fourth edition was edited by Robert H. Perry, Cecil H. Chilton, and Sidney D. Kirkpatrick and published in 1963.  The fifth edition was edited by Robert H. Perry and published in 1973. The sixth edition ("50th Anniversary Edition") was published in 1984 and edited by Robert H. Perry and Donald W. Green. The 1997 seventh edition was edited by Robert H. Perry and Donald W. Green.  The 2640 page 2007–2008 eighth edition was edited by Don W. Green and Robert H. Perry. and published October 2007.
The 2018–2019 ninth edition was edited by Don W. Green and Marylee W. Southard   Don Green, the handbooks editor-in-chief, holds a B.S. in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa, and M.S. and PhD. Degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He is Editor of the 6th, 7th and 8th Editions of Perrys. On the other hand, Marylee Southard, the associate editor, holds B.S., M.S. and PhD Degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Kansas. She is new to the publication of Perry's, but has done significant work in inorganic chemicals production including process engineering, design and product development.