Haunted by Home; The Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs
by Braunlich, Phyllis Cole
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Collectible Very Good/good
- ISBN 10
- 0806121424
- ISBN 13
- 9780806121420
- Seller
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Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/good. 8vo, 233 pages. Orange boards with blue lettering. Personally inscribed and signed by author on the front flyleaf: "To Erick and Doris - Wishing you a happy home and happy life, all your days. Phyllis Cole Braunlich." Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minimal use and wear; jacket has a faded spine. From the dust jacket: "Santa Fe, Hollywood, New York, and Chapel Hill - these were the towns that Lynn Riggs, 'father of the folk play' called home, along with eastern Oklahoma, the scene of his memorable re-creations of Oklahoma Territory before statehood. Best known today as the author of 'Green Grow the Lilacs' - the play from which Rogers and Hammerstein created 'Oklahoma!' - Riggs is now recognized as one of the engaging and innovative writers of the Depression era.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 190617034
- Title
- Haunted by Home; The Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs
- Author
- Braunlich, Phyllis Cole
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0806121424
- ISBN 13
- 9780806121420
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Oklahoma; Great Depression
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
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Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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