Add this copy of Big Lake. a Tragedy in Two Parts to cart. $900.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1927 by Samuel French.
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Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Barrett H. Clark. Small octavo. 81pp. Gray cloth. Front cover is spotted, else a very good copy, without dust jacket. Barrett H. Clark's copy signed by him on front flyleaf "Barrett H. Clark. My preface." Excellent provenance, Clark and Riggs were friends, and in the late 1920's Riggs won a Guggenheim Fellowship based upon the recommendation of Clark, a drama critic and author who later became director of Samuel French. Riggs, of Cherokee descent, was the first Native-American writer to achieve widespread success as a playwright. This was his first published play, set in Oklahoma when it was Indian Territory, and produced at The American Laboratory Theater in New York and starred Stella Adler. This is almost certainly the first published play by an author of Native-American descent (long predating the works of Hanay Geiogamah and others). His play *Green Grow the Lilacs* was later adapted by Rodgers and Hammerstein into their first collaboration, the musical play and subsequent film *Oklahoma! * An uncommon title with a significant association.
Add this copy of Big Lake: a Tragedy in Two Parts to cart. $1,200.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1927 by Samuel French.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Foreword by Barrett H. Clark. Fine in an attractive example of the fragile dustwrapper with a chip at the bottom of the front panel affecting a couple of words on the front panel. Signed by the author on the title page. Riggs, of Cherokee descent, was the first Native-American writer to achieve widespread success as a playwright. This was his first published play, making this almost certainly the first published play by an author of Native-American descent (long predating the works of Hanay Geiogamah and others). His play *Green Grow the Lilacs* was later adapted by Rodgers and Hammerstein into their first collaboration, the musical play and subsequent film *Oklahoma! * A very uncommon title.
Add this copy of Big Lake: a Tragedy in Two Parts to cart. $1,500.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1927 by Samuel French.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Foreword by Barrett H. Clark. Gelatin silver portrait photograph of Riggs affixed to front pastedown, else fine in an attractive very good example of the fragile dustwrapper with a small chip at the front flap fold, and a long internally repaired tear on the front panel. Inscribed by the author on the front fly: "Henri-Gracias! Gracias! Gracias! Gracias! -Lynn. Dec 22, 1937." Riggs, of Cherokee descent, was the first Native American writer to achieve widespread success as a playwright. This was his first published play, set in Oklahoma when it was Indian Territory, produced at The American Laboratory Theater in New York and starring Stella Adler. This is almost certainly the first published play by an author of Native American descent (long predating the works of Hanay Geiogamah and others). His play *Green Grow the Lilacs* was later adapted by Rodgers and Hammerstein into their first collaboration, the musical play and subsequent film *Oklahoma! * A very uncommon title.