About this title: Meditations on Hunting is the most quoted book in sporting literature. It's the finest work on the essence and ethics of hunting. Today when both hunting and fishing are often condemned, Meditations takes on an even greater significance. Ortega points out that life is a dynamic interchange between man and his surroundings, that hunting is part of ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A. : Scribner, 1986
ISBN-13:9780684186306ISBN:0684186306
Description: Octavo, softcover, near fine in gray pictorial wraps. (brief gift note) 132 pages. The first English translation of this noted work by Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset. Classic work on the philosophy of hunting; every page glitters with quotable and provocative ideas with much food for thought. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner
Date Published: 1986-03
ISBN-13:9780684186306ISBN:0684186306
Description: Very Good. Crisp, clean copy. Wraps show mild to moderate wear at edges. Faint mark on page edge from flipping through. Very Good/Very Good- read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780684186306ISBN:0684186306
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Crisp, superb, flawless copy seemingly untouched by vertebrates of any clade. Text in English, Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Paper over boards. 136 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: WILDERNESS ADVENTURES PR
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781932098532ISBN:1932098534
Description: This is the classic treatise on hunting, written by Spain's leading philosopher of the 20th century. Reprinted with permission from Scribner, this edition features handsome new illustrations. The author explains the reason why humans hunt, as well as... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Scribners, NY
Date Published: 1985
Description: Near-Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pub by Scribner's Sons, 1985. Near-Fine cond. softcover in grey, green, black & orange wraps. No spine crease, internally unmarked. Gift quality. 132pp. Book is square, straight, tight, bright & clean, overall NF cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. read more
Description: Fine condition in a fine slipcase. Translated by Howard B. Wescott. Introduction by Paul Shepard. With a new Foreword by Datus Proper. Illustrated by Eldridge Hardie. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. read more
"This book is fun to read, even for a vegetarian, and it reveals the spiritual side of hunting. Good as a gift for your meat-eating nephews and nieces (or friends)."
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