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Riggs, Lynn.. Green Grow the Lilacs.. Norman (OK): Limited Editions Club., 1954.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tan cloth. Folio. Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton. Copy #346 of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. Lacking slipcase. A very good clean copy with minor wear. The text is clean and fine. Foreign postage will be extra on this large item.
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. Limited SIGNED edition 417/1500. SIGNED by Benton. Slight edgewear to cloth binding with light fraying to forecorners. Stain to front cover at upper foredge. Fading and rubbing to cloth binding. Slight toning to cloth binding. Light darkening and rubbing to spine. VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Riggs, Lynn. Green Grow the Lilacs. SIGNED. Limited Editions Club of University of Oklahoma, 1954.
Price: US$99.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback in very good plus condition. signed by Illustrato . Thomas Hart Benton. Limited edition #864
Seller: Rob the Book Man, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Thomas Hart Benton on the limitation page; FDF/1500. Quarto in publisher slipcase; B&W illustrations. This play was the basis the musical "Oklahoma". Condition: minor soiling, fading & wear to slipcase; else fine in very good slipcase. Pages: xiv, 147.
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
RIGGS, LYNN. Green Grow the Lilacs. Limited Editions Club, Norman, OK, 1954.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Description: #1245 of 1500 copies signed by Thomas Hart Benton. SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE, OTHERWISE A FINE, CLEAN, TIGHT COPY IN VERY GOOD SLIPCASE WITH MINIMAL WEAR AND ONE SPLIT SEAM. With an Introudction by Brooks Atkinson. Illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton.
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto, 160 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in heavy tan canvas with gray lettering on spine and stamped with drawing by Thomas Hart Benton. Housed in publisher's Very Good minus red paper slipcase. Slip case has discoloration to fore edges. Textblock clean. Shelved Case 8 1/4. 1375329. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 162 pages. 30.5 x 23.5 cm. Black and white lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton. Introduction by Brooks Atkinson. Book design by Will Ransom. This work is the original play upon which the musical "Oklahoma" was based. Limited edition, copy 1131 of 1500 signed by Benton. NEWMAN & WICHE 248. Crisp, bright copy. Orig. tan cloth illustrated in blind with glassine overwrapper. Fine in near fine slipcase
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited to fifteen hundred copies made for the Members of the Limited Editions Club at the University of Oklahoma Press, copy 313 of 1500. Signed by Illustrator.; 145 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Lynn Riggs. Green Grow the Lilacs. The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1954.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: #1429 of 1500 copies, the 4th of the 23rd Series and the 248th publication by the LEC. Introduction by Brooks Atkinson and illustrated and signed Thomas Hart Benton with lithographs. Lithographs pulled by George C Miller and book design by Will Ransom. Printed by University of Oklahoma Press and set in linotype Granjon on Curtis Stoneridge paper. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full gray buckram, stamped gray on the spine and blind-embossed on front. 8 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches. A near fine book, browning of the spine, but otherwise in Fine to Very Fine condition. VG+ slipcase with some sun fading. This is a large book and additional shipping charges may apply. ; 162 pages; Signed by Illustrator
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
Price: US$187.50 + shipping
Description: Edition limited to 1500 copies signed by Thomas Hart Benton, small folio, pp. [iii]-xiii, [1], 144,[6]; 15 illustrations by Benton, 1 double-page and 5 full-page; original beige blindstamped cloth lettered in brown on spine; without the original glassine, publisher's slipcase a little soiled, else near fine. Designed by Will Ransom. Riggs' play was the basis for Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical, Oklahoma. LEC bibliography 248.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
RIGGS, Lynn. Green Grow the Lilacs. A Play. With an Introduction by Brooks Atkinson. , 1954.
Price: US$192.50 + shipping
Description: RIGGS, Lynn. Green Grow the Lilacs. A Play. With an Introduction by Brooks Atkinson and Illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. Folio. Original cloth in publisher's slipcase. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1954. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by the artist. A fine copy.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$193.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Riggs' play was the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical, Oklahoma. Number 822 of 1500 printed, signed by the illustrator. Small folio, beige blindstamped cloth, brown title on spine, original glassine (split and wrinkled at front), with dusty slipcase.
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
RIGGS, Lynn. Green Grow the Lilacs. Limited Editions Club, Norman, 1954.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton. 145 pages. 4to, pale green cloth with blind-stamped pictorial design on cover, publisher's box; sturdy but soimehat bumped and edgeworn. Norman, Oklahoma: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Near fine in very good slipcase. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
(BENTON, Thomas Hart). RIGGS, Lynn. GREEN GROW THE LILACS. Limited Editions Club, Norman [OK], 1954.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 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 #42 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Owner name written on front and rear pastedowns. Spine evenly and lightly sunned. Near Fine in a Good slipcase lacking the backstrip
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: One 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Thomas Hart Benton. Minor foxing; a little musty, else near fine in a very good publisher's slipcase. Basis for Oklahoma! All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
(BENTON, Thomas Hart). RIGGS, Lynn. GREEN GROW THE LILACS. Limited Editions Club, Norman [OK], 1954.
Price: US$312.50 + shipping
Description: 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 #1458 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Spine evenly sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a sticker shadow on one side
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
RIGGS, Lynn (Thomas Hart BENTON). GREEN GROW THE LILACS. Limited Editions Club, Norman [OK], 1954.
Price: US$312.50 + shipping
Description: 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 #1250 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Although there is no indication of such, this copy is from the estate of Andre Previn. Monthly Letter laid in. Very mild sunning to spine. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with short splits at the top and bottom edges
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
RIGGS, Lynn (Thomas Hart BENTON). GREEN GROW THE LILACS. Limited Editions Club, Norman [OK], 1954.
Price: US$343.80 + shipping
Description: 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. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Just a touch of sunning to the spine. About Fine in a close to Fine slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$345.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This book is in excellent preowned condition. There are no attached bookplates, embossed seals, or other owner-marks to the interior. The slipcase remains structurally functional, but there are apparent cosmetic imperfections that are easily identified in the photos. The photos are truly the best description of the condition of both the book and slipcase. Please review all photos carefully before purchasing, and feel free to ask questions if the photos do not suffice. We can also provide additional photos if requested Be sure to check out our other listings at Settembrini’s Selections. You can save on shipping by buying multiple books and asking that we combine the shipping. Returns are only allowed due to shipping damage or item not being as described. Due to USPS insurance claims procedures, partial refunds are not allowed due to shipping damage. Items damaged in shipping must be returned in the original packaging as received. The USPS requires inspection of the packaging and item damaged.
Seller: Settembrini's Selections, MISSOURI CITY, TX, U.S.A.
(BENTON, Thomas Hart). RIGGS, Lynn. GREEN GROW THE LILACS. Limited Editions Club, Norman [OK], 1954.
Price: US$356.30 + shipping
Description: 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 #169 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some soiling
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$396.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With an Introduction by Brooks Atkinson. And Illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. Norman, Printed for members of the Limited Edition Club at the University of Oklahoma Press, 1954. One of 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the artist. Designed by Will Ransom. Blind-stamped cloth. Slipcase. Very good condition. LEC Bibliography 248.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.