RIGGS, Lynn (Thomas Hart BENTON) — GREEN GROW THE LILACS
Norman [OK]. Limited Editions Club. Quarto (9" x 12") bound in boards covered with a heavy canvas and stamped with the title drawn by Will Ransom and with a special drawing by Thomas Hart Benton; 160 pages. Printed in red and black from the typographic plans of Will Ransom on a specially made paper "Oklahoma corn" in color. Contains a new introduction by Brooks Atkinson. Basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical OKLAHOMA!. This version is beautifully illustrated with 8 full-page lithographs drawn on the stone by Thomas Hart Benton and printed by George C. Miller. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.. Thomas Hart Benton. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Just a touch of sunning to the spine. About Fine in a close to Fine slipcase
