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The Crucible first edition, first printing (Viking Press, 1953) dust jacket

The Crucible First Edition

Arthur Miller · Viking Press, 1953 · First edition, first printing

For a first edition, first printing of The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Viking Press, 1953), the first point to check: Copyright page: “Copyright 1952, 1953 by Arthur Miller” and “First published by The Viking Press in April 1953”, with no later printing line.

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How to identify this edition

These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Crucible.

✓ Copyright page: “Copyright 1952, 1953 by Arthur Miller” and “First published by The Viking Press in April 1953”, with no later printing line

✓ Dust jacket: black-and-white stage photograph by Gjon Mili, title in orange, “A Play by Arthur Miller · Author of Death of a Salesman” on the front, “Viking” at the spine foot

✓ Binding: half cloth: striped paper boards with a gray cloth spine

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How do I know if my copy of The Crucible is a first edition, first printing?
✓ Copyright page: “Copyright 1952, 1953 by Arthur Miller” and “First published by The Viking Press in April 1953”, with no later printing line ✓ Dust jacket: black-and-white stage photograph by Gjon Mili, title in orange, “A Play by Arthur Miller · Author of Death of a Salesman” on the front, “Viking” at the spine foot ✓ Binding: half cloth: striped paper boards with a gray cloth spine The identification points above show each one.
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