Laughter Hell by Tully Jim (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. Good, lacking dust jacket. Boards stained along edges, former owner's name written on ffep and his bookplate on paste down.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good minus copy in grey cloth with black titles and decorations. Edge-wear and rubbing, some fading to top edge ink,staining to top fore-edge of page block, spine slightly askew.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Gray cloth stamped in black, lacking the dust jacket. Rubbing and stains to the rear board. The edge of the boards are slightly bumped. Hinges cracked, and the front free endpaper is missing. Red topstain still solid. A prison novel about a man who kills his wife and her lover. ; 266 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. "The shadow of a good woman lingers long in the hills, and a bad one makes laugher in hell." --Jim Tully Spine a trifle sunned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ohio; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6960.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A clean unmarked copy with worn corners. 267 pages.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 278. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1932 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 278.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Otherwise, clean and unmarked. Excellent condition. 267 pages.

Gray Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Ed. 267 pages, one corner is very gently bumped. Backstrip bright, cloth clean. The book has a Albert & Charles Boni colophon on the title page, 1932 on copyright page. Top edge is bright unfaded red.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. SIGNED EDITION. Laid-in is a signature of Tully (from another of his books that was in poor condition). First Edition, with no further editions listed on the copyright page, as per Zemple. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This is an Ex lending library book. The only markings are an ink stamped library name on the front endpaper, a card pocket on the rear endpaper and several ink stamped date stamps on the rear endpaper. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some light foxing / toning to the bottom edge of the front cover. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are occasional spots of foxing throughout, and both front and rear endpapers have noticeable toning. "He (Tully) moved to Hollywood in 1912, when he began writing in earnest. His literary career took two distinct paths. He became one of the first reporters to cover Hollywood. As a free-lancer he was not constrained by the studios and wrote about Hollywood celebrities (including Charlie Chaplin, for whom he had worked) in ways that they did not always find agreeable. For these pieces, rather tame by current standards, he became known as the most-hated man in Hollywooda title he relished. Less lucrative but closer to his heart were the books he wrote about his life on the road and the American underclass. He also wrote an affectionate memoir of his childhood with his extended Irish family, as well as novels on prostitution, boxing, Hollywood, and a travel book. While some of the more graphic books ran afoul of the censors, they also garnered both commercial success and critical acclaim." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First edition. 266pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Gray cloth over boards with a black ink stamped title and decorative stamping on the spine. Publisher's red top stain. Very good. The extremities are slightly rubbed, bumped and soiled, and the spine is rolled. There are multiple tiny areas of abrasion in the cloth along the fore edge of the front cover. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, and the pages have sporadic small, light stains. A tale set in the 1880s, about an Irish-American railroad worker who is convicted of killing his wife and her lover in a jealous rage, and then sentenced to a chain gang. At the time of publication, chain gang stories were popular, and this story was made into a Universal Film, starring Pat O' Brien, a film which was thought until recently to be long-lost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. 12mo. (20 cm.) [6]vii-viii[8]17-266[6]p. Grey cloth with black letters and black design on the spine. This novel of a chain gang in the south by the famous Irish writer, Jim Tully, was made into a movie of the samename in 1933. Very minor wear to extremities, but not rubbed through anywhere, spine just slightly darkened, black spine lettering and design clean and bright, no internal markings or defects, else very good to near fine/ No jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition, 1st Printing. Chipped dust jacket in mylar cover. Jacket has chipping at spine ends and corners and a few closed tears. Price clipped. Spine leans a bit.

Condition: Very Good. Hollywood: [NP] 1933. Photographer unknown. Three original 8" x 10" black-and-white publicity photos taken on the Universal City set of the 1933 chain-gang drama film Laughter in Hell. Blue paper hand-typed descriptions mounted on verso of each photo; apparently for newspaper write-ups. Very Good overall. A few pieces of masking tape on verso, a few stains and some fairly light edge wear.Photo #1 (going from left to right in main product photo) shows Jim Tully, Irish-American ex-hobo-and-pugilist author of the book on which the film was based, hanging with star Pat O'Brien, known at the time as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence." #2 shows former child-actor Tom Brown in stripes handling a pick on the set while background extras stare at the camera. "Take your pick" the jauntily-phrased verso caption begins.Photo #3 is the stand-out of the bunch, showcasing two lynched African-American convicts surrounded by their mourning comrades. As the verso caption states: "Just a good old fashioned lynching party-- and the honored guests are Director Edward Cahn, Pat O'Brien, Jim Tully and Clarence Muse. Snapped on the set of Universal's chain gang drama, 'Laughter in Hell' where the author of the human screenplay visited the actors recently." An institutional example of this photo appeared in Bauer and Dawidziak's recent Tully biography.A rare set of publicity stills from a pre-code chain-gang film with a frank depiction of the Southern racism and a broken criminal justice system that was presumed lost until recently.

First edition, second printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dorothy, for our first meeting, Jim Tully". Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge red. With the pictorial dust jacket. Spine a little rolled. An excellent copy in a slightly nicked and chipped jacket with a few faint ring marks to rear panel and small tape repairs to the verso.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition. 207 pp. Original gray cloth, spine lettered and blocked in black. Near Fine with very slight wave to text block, in Very Good+ spine-sunned pictorial dust jacket with light edge wear. An attractive copy of a long out-of-print novel from Beggars of Life author Jim Tully, about prison life and escape.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1932. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 278, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 278 278.