Title
Tough Town
Subject
Romances
Conversation
Relations between the sexes
City & town life
Play (Recreation)
Couples
Buildings
Sweaters
Skirts
Suits (Clothing)
Children
Fire escapes
Suspension bridges
Description
Novel originally copyright 1946.
Front cover: brown (buildings, street), blue (background, sky, suit), yellow (title text and sweater)
Against a backdrop of brownstones, a redheaded woman leans against a wall. A dark haired man leans over her. Beside them are trash cans with bottles. In the surrounding streets, children play. Also visible are more trash cans, a perambulator, and a fire escape. In the background looms a suspension bridge. The woman is clad in tight sweater and skirt, the man in a suit.
At head of title on front cover: Sex, sin and crime in an East Side slum.
On front cover: Brutal! Shocking! Piercingly Honest! Boston Herald
25¢
(The Ragged Edge)
On back cover: The ragged underbelly of Manhattan…
Recommended by the Literary Guild.
On spine: Sex, sin, and crime.
White background with medium blue banners. Text in black and red.
Yellow background with series number, author name, and publisher name in red, title and blurb in black.
Yellow and red Pyramid "PB" graphic logo on front and back covers.
Creator
Karney, Jack, 1911-
Publisher
Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Almat Pub. Corp.
Date
1951
Contributor
Kelley, George, 1949-
Rights
Type
Book covers
Cover (Illustrations)
Mystery fiction
Crime fiction
Image
Still Image
Identifier
1
ECZ5412
Alternative Title
The Ragged Edge
Date Created
8/24/2005
Date Modified
8/24/2005
Is Part Of
LIB001
Pulp Fiction Cover Art
Pyramid Books (31)
Collection
Citation
Karney, Jack, 1911-, “Tough Town,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/29334.