B. Traven
The Life Behind the Legends
by Karl S. Guthke
ISBN: 1556521316
ISBN-13: 9781556521317
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Independent Pub Group
Published date: 1991
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
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B. Traven: The Life Behind the Legends
Guthke, Karl S
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Lawrence Hill & Co, 1991 USED - Standard. Book has light reading wear; binding is square and tight; text is clean and unmarked. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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B. Traven: the Life Behind the Legends
Guthke, Karl S.; Sprung, Robert (Translator)
Chicago, IL, U. S. A.: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 1991. Very Good Very GoodA thorough biography of the elusive B. Traven with bibliography and research notes, based on access to Traven's archives. BA608218.. 1st Print. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Unknown. ( more information) Offered by BookCollector.net (United States)
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B. TRAVEN: THE LIFE BEHIND THE LEGENDS
Guthke, Karl S
New York: Lawrence Hill Books, 1991. First U.S. Edition. PB. NF, slight separation beginning of plastic on front wrap. octavo. ( more information) Offered by May Day Books (United States)
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B. Traven: The Life Behind the Legends
Guthke, Karl S
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Lawrence Hill & Co, 1991 Book is in very clean and tight condition with a couple of creases to covers. REVIEW FROM LIBRARY JOURNAL: With complete access to archives and Freedom of Information Act reports, this is the first biography of the superreclusive Traven to approach definitiveness. Best known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Traven was a self-created persona for a man who had at least three identities. Guthke sifts through documented facts and bizarre myths to construct a possible life history for a man who may have been a German anarchist or an American wanderer, whose true story was not even known to his wife. Source notes are included. Although exhaustively researched, this book is not well argued, and Guthke draws few final conclusions from his data. Still, this is essential for modern literature collections.-- Shelley Cox, South Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale . First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Eureka !! Books (United States)
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B. Traven: The Life Behind the Legends
Karl S. Guthke; Translator-Robert C. Sprung
Lawrence Hill & Co, 1991-04. Paperback. New. New and in excellent condition (light wear on cover, otherwise in mint/pristine condition). Pages are crisp and clean with a tight spine. Ships Quickly! Shop with confidence, satisfaction guaranteed! ( more information) Offered by novel-books (United States)
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