The CrucibleFirst performed in 1952, The Crucible may reasonably be described as one of the profoundest plays of the post war world a classic of the modern stage. Published 1968. Binding of book is intact. Some shelfwear and creasing on covers of book. Moderate tanning and foxing on edges of book. Annotation in pen, moderate foxing and some creasing on insides of covers. Moderate foxing and some creasing in certain pages.