Gannon, Frank:All About Man
- signed or inscribed book 1993, ISBN: 9781563520976
Hardcover
Timber Press, Beaverton, OR, 1985, first American edition.. 271 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0881920142 B&w photographs, maps, drawings, colour ill… More...
Timber Press, Beaverton, OR, 1985, first American edition.. 271 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0881920142 B&w photographs, maps, drawings, colour illustrations. "The author surveys smaller rhododendrons in their natural habitat, their distribution, ecology and introduction into cultivation, and then moves on to garden cultivation, examining shelter, shade, climate, hardiness and plant associations. The chapter on planting and maintenance covers soil preparation, planting, feeding, pruning, diseases and pests. One of Pete r Cox's strengths is the personal experience he brings to the subject, and this is reflected in a description of the climate and conditions at Glendoik, Perth, where a large percentage of the plants mentioned in the book have been grown with s o m e s u ccess. Personal experience shows also in the detailed species descriptions, the largest part of the book, in which cultivation history, botanical characteristics, and garden value are assessed in great detail. There is of course a cla ss if ic at i on o f the species. Hybrids and hybridization are described more fully than before (the author gives some pointers for future efforts here), and there is an account of propagation techniques. With its list of recommended species and hy bri ds, ga rd ens , n urseries and societies, (this book) offers an immense amount of detailed, up-to-date information, its value enhanced by the practicality readers have come to expect of this author." Small bump at bottom corner of boards a nd a t bo ttom of rea r hi nge, slight wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, a few tiny dints on bottom edge of boards. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light rubbing. Very Good/Very Good., Timber Press, Beaverton, OR, 1985, first American edition., Atlanta, Georgia: Longstreet Press, Inc., 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket Design By Laura McDonald; Dust Jacket Illustration By Mark Anderson; Book Design and Typesetting By Laura McDonald. First printing of the Longstreet hardcover edition. xii, 152pp. Black quarter-cloth, white paper boards, copper gilt spine lettering, black endpapers. Dust jacket price 17.95. Signed by Gannon to title page. Book and dust jacket appear in fine, tight, unread, unfaded condition. Frank Gannon is one of America's premier humorists, satirists and parodists whose work has been compared to Woody Allen and S.J. Perelman. His writing appears frequently in The New Yorker magazine and GQ. He has also written for Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue. " At last, the whole story. From the origin of man to the end of man, nationally acclaimed humorist Frank Gannon has provided answers to the oldest and most perplexing questions about the male of the species. On "Early MAN" - 'Then, just as suddenly as he appeared, he started talking. He talked about all kinds of things, but his speech was dominated by one theme: I WANT SOMETHING TO EAT AND I WANT SOME PANTS." On "MAN and Sex" - The good news is we don't have to compare ourselves to Wilt Chamberlain. "'If you only have sex with, say, 810 women, that's okay. It doesn't make you any less of a MAN." On "Iron MAN" - Man\ MEN have taken to going out into the woods and beating on drums and weeping. ... I have never beaten on a drum while in the woods. I have cried while in the woods. . . . Who wouldn't cry! There was no cable. Instead, there were insects. And larvae." On "MAN and Mythology" - "Perhaps the story of the flood is metaphorical. . . . Even though it rains, these ancient stories might be telling us, there's no reason to get all mopey. Look at Kathie Lee Gifford. Surely she is what our ancient ancestors had in mind when they told their deluge stories. It rains and many die. And those that do not dies are perky." 'All About man' promises equally profound insights into 'Man and Society', 'Man and Territory', 'Man and His Obesessions', 'Man and Literature', and other crucial aspects of the nature of man. Gannon has authored no less than the utlimate book for and about man." - dust jacket flaps., Longstreet Press, Inc., 1993<
