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NY, Samuel French, 1927. The first book by this playwright of part-Cherokee descent who was born in the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. Riggs is probably most famous for having written Green Grow the Lilacs, which was adapted into the musical Oklahoma! This play is also set in the Indian Territory, in 1906. Inscribed by the author: "For Mary, a young play - for a young girl - Lynn/ Santa Fe/ Feb. 20, 1936. Rough opening apparent at the hinge on page 6; boards lightly stained (or singed?); a solid, very good copy in a good dust jacket with several small edge chips and one small spine chip, a few small stains, and darkening (possibly from smoke) to front panel.   [#028303] $350

NY, Samuel French, 1927. The first book by this playwright of part-Cherokee descent who was born in the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. Riggs is probably most famous for having written Green Grow the Lilacs, which was adapted into the musical Oklahoma! This play is also set in the Indian Territory, in 1906. Inscribed by the author to screenwriter Manuel Seff in 1928, a nice literary association: Seff wrote the screenplays for "Love on the Run," "Trouble for Two" and other movies in the mid-1930s. Foxing near the front joint; near fine, lacking the dust jacket.   [#025712] $250

(Norman), University of Oklahoma, (1921). One poem by Riggs, who attended the university beginning in 1919, and later taught freshman English there as well. This publication precedes his first book by several years. Inscribed by the editor, Joseph Francis Paxton, in 1922. Pages browning with age; front hinge starting; a very good copy, with a list of corrections tipped to a rear blank. Uncommon, early appearance by Riggs.   [#025713] $175