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My Holy Grail of Old Gardening Books

April 27, 2013 By Carol Michel 10 Comments

My holy grail of old gardening books.

A plain cover with a simple drawing of some little spring flowering bulbs.

Inside, the title page shows that it is The Little Bulbs by Elizabeth Lawrence.

Turn the page again to see that it is a First Edition

Turn the page back to see…

Elizabeth Lawrence signed it on November 1, 1966, with best wishes.

A signed, first edition book by Elizabeth Lawrence. This has been my holy grail of old gardening books that I’ve been seeking since discovering the charm of old gardening books.

“Gardening, reading about gardening and writing about gardening are all one; no one can garden alone.”  from the preface of The Little Bulbs by Elizabeth Lawrence

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  1. Yvonne says

    April 27, 2013 at 10:29 pm

    What a wonderful book to have. I love books and especially old garden books.

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  2. outlawgardener says

    April 27, 2013 at 11:29 pm

    Congratulations on the special addition to your library!

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  3. Gail says

    April 28, 2013 at 1:33 am

    I would be jumping up and down in excitement! Congrats on finding the book.

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  4. Dee Nash says

    April 28, 2013 at 2:52 am

    That is an amazing find. I love that little book too. To have a signed one is awesome. Good job looking for it.~~Dee

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  5. Blue Shed Thinking says

    April 28, 2013 at 10:40 am

    I have a small collection of original Dig for Victory books. One of them, Make Your Garden Feed you, hasa wonderful illustration on the front, of a woman clad in Land Girl dungarees with her hair wrapped in a scarf – sort of Rosie the Rivetter in the garden. The reissue went with the slip cover design – far less charming.

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  6. Lisa at Greenbow says

    April 28, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Slam dunk for a winning book.

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  7. Donna says

    April 28, 2013 at 11:20 am

    Wow Carol that is the holy grail and what a great book. I have heard about this book…for me it would be the trifecta as it was first published in my birth year…love it.

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  8. Jennifer says

    April 28, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    Very cool! Especially neat that it is signed by the author!

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  9. Indie says

    April 28, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    Wow, very nice!! What a great find!

    Reply
  10. CommonWeeder says

    April 29, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Lucky you! Still, having any edition of Elizabeth Lawrence's book is good fortune.

    Reply

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