8vo. 198 pp. xvii. Hardcover in dustjacket, inscribed by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to the playwright and actress, "To Phyllis & Adolph / J Carter / Rosalynn Carter" in black felt tip to the front free endpaper. Undated. In very fine condition, an interesting association copy. 

Provenance: From the Estate of Phyllis Newman and Adolph Green, the playwright, performer and lyricist who in a six-decade collaboration with Betty Comden, was co-author of such hit Broadway musicals as "On the Town" and "Bells Are Ringing," and the screenplays for "Singin' in the Rain" and "The Band Wagon."  Two years following their marriage, in 1962, actress and singer Phyllis Newman won her first Tony Award as best featured actress in a musical for "Subways Are for Sleeping," whose book and lyrics were written by Green and Comden.