Devils Laughter by Yerby Frank (107 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- Down the street came a parade of children; they were beating a small keg for a drum and playing homemade flutes. And on the ends of improvised pikes, they bore the heads of three cats, still dripping blood. After witnessing the continuing spectacle of human heads being daily paraded through Parisian streets, the French children had become little monsters. Paris was so filled with hatred for everyone and everything that reason, itself, stood decapitated. So during the French Revolution, Parisians and their society sank into abject depravity. This was the society that Jean Paul Marin, who at the age of twenty, was beaten and imprisoned by the noble class and by the age of twenty five helped create the inhumane society required for the great bloodletting of the Napoleonic wars. . .See photos for additional content. . . …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- Down the street came a parade of children; they were beating a small keg for a drum and playing homemade flutes. And on the ends of improvised pikes, they bore the heads of three cats, still dripping blood. After witnessing the continuing spectacle of human heads being daily paraded through Parisian streets, the French children had become little monsters. Paris was so filled with hatred for everyone and everything that reason, itself, stood decapitated. So during the French Revolution, Parisians and their society sank into abject depravity. This was the society that Jean Paul Marin, who at the age of twenty, was beaten and imprisoned by the noble class and by the age of twenty five helped create the inhumane society required for the great bloodletting of the Napoleonic wars. . .See photos for additional content. . . …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- Down the street came a parade of children; they were beating a small keg for a drum and playing homemade flutes. And on the ends of improvised pikes, they bore the heads of three cats, still dripping blood. After witnessing the continuing spectacle of human heads being daily paraded through Parisian streets, the French children had become little monsters. Paris was so filled with hatred for everyone and everything that reason, itself, stood decapitated. So during the French Revolution, Parisians and their society sank into abject depravity. This was the society that Jean Paul Marin, who at the age of twenty, was beaten and imprisoned by the noble class and by the age of twenty five helped create the inhumane society required for the great bloodletting of the Napoleonic wars. . .See photos for additional content. . . …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned. Covers show light edge wear. COVER MAY NOT MATCH THE PICTURE ON THIS SITE.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Book Club Edition. soiled front boards, spine ends bumped.

Hardbound. Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Description: Dust jacket art by Harry Barton. An historical novel set during the French Revolution. Jean Paul Marin is the son of a wealthy merchant family, but he and his father have quarreled over Jean's hot-headed revolutionary writings. Truly, Jean is a son of the Revolution, but he lives to regret his part in it, even though it brings him fame. BINDNG/CONDITION: tan boards; the top edge tint is red; ownership statement on the front endpaper, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall). 318 pages.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- Down the street came a parade of children; they were beating a small keg for a drum and playing homemade flutes. And on the ends of improvised pikes, they bore the heads of three cats, still dripping blood. After witnessing the continuing spectacle of human heads being daily paraded through Parisian streets, the French children had become little monsters. Paris was so filled with hatred for everyone and everything that reason, itself, stood decapitated. So during the French Revolution, Parisians and their society sank into abject depravity. This was the society that Jean Paul Marin, who at the age of twenty, was beaten and imprisoned by the noble class and by the age of twenty five helped create the inhumane society required for the great bloodletting of the Napoleonic wars. . .See photos for additional content. . . …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Cardinal edition, first printing # C-142 of this historical drama set during the French Revolution. Light edgewear. Light crease to the front cover. Age toning to the pages. In Very Good Condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Beige hard boards, tips and spine ends lightly bumped, red print on spine in very good readable condition, small tear at top of spine. Interior has some aging inside front and back cover, small date in pen fp, then a clean tight interior. 318pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. & ** FG 278 & FG 674 (2) & FG 671***.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: USED Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Has DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Has DJ & ** FG 944**.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Paperback. Reprints Cardinal C-142. GC-170, very good (HISTORICAL NOVEL), paperback.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Solid binding. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Paperback. first PB. C-142, good - very good (HISTORICAL ADVENTURE), paperback.

Condition: Good. 3RD PRINTING JUNE 1963. COVER HAS CREASING AND SHELF WEAR WITH SPINE NEATLY REINFORCED WITH CLEAR WIDE TAPE. 375 PAGE TEXT HAS A LITTLE WEAR WITH A FEW CORNER FOLDS AND SMALL CORNER TEAR ON ONE PAGE. HISTORICAL FICTION. 4.25'' X 6.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.