Two Black Crows by Charles Mack (48 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, yellow cloth boards with black text on front and spine. Exterior shows spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues other than some minor pulling (such as at page 288). No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found.…

Hardcover. Yellow cloth, black tape on spine, well rubbed and soiled, ex-lib. WWI; 16831.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Minor soiling to top edges (stamped "SALE" on edges). Light general shelfwear.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 339 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. original yellow cloth with black lettering, mildly soiled, lower fore corners bumped, otherwise clean and sound.

Hard Cover. Condition: Collectible-Good. No Jacket. Mustard yellow cloth cover with black lettering. 340 pages. gift inscription on front endpaper. Size: 5"x7.5".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Set in Buford, Tennessee, Two Black Crows in the A.E.F. tells the tale of two obscure citizens gone a.w.o.l. and a romance and the search for justice, the attempt to right a great wrong. Features Amos and Camilla Crow. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in mustard yellow cloth cover with black lettering. 340 pp. Short octavo format, measuring 5" x 7 1/2" wide and tall, respectively.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Set in Buford, Tennessee, Two Black Crows in the A.E.F. tells the tale of two obscure citizens gone a.w.o.l. and a romance and the search for justice, the attempt to right a great wrong. Features Amos and Camilla Crow. Penned by a noted white comedian who dressed in blackface and therefore has racialized the story a bit. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, smudging to front board, but clean, if lightly toned, unmarked interior but for previous owner's inscription and remonstration to treat the book well, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in mustard yellow cloth cover with black lettering. 340 pp. Short octavo format, measuring 5" x 7 1/2" wide and tall, respectively.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover Good. No dust jacket. Good with no dust jacket; Reading copy. Well-read, much handled copy w/alot of edgewear. Pages are aged w/some wear, corner folds, occ spot ofsoiling, sl aged/tanned. Gift dedication on front endpaper. 339 p. This book tells the story of 2 obscure citizens in Buford Tenn the heroes of "Two Black Crows in the A.E.F.". The book is a tale of dice, war and a wonderful a.w.o.l. which lasted three weeks and is also a story of a romance aided by the Two Black Crows and the writing of a great wrong.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, 1928. Hardcover, 340 pp. Charles Mack (born Charles Sellers) was a minstrel performer. The comedy team of Moran and Mack performed in blackface and were successful on stage, radio and films, appearing alongside W.C. Fields, among others. In this wartime adventure they end up confronting the German Kaiser. Book is very good with some curling at ends of spine. Dust jacket is fair with multiple tears, chips, old tape repairs. A bookstore sticker appears on front flap. Jacket is in a mylar sleeve.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 340 Pp. Yellow Cloth Lettered In Black. First Printing, 1928. Inscribed By The Author To A Friend. Near Fine. Dust Jacket Priced $2.00, Worn And Chipped With Loss Of Part Of Publisher's Name At Bottom Of Spine Panel. Based On Vaudeville Characters. One Has To See This Book To Really Understand A Little About What Colossal Stupidity Is Made Widely Available By The Great American Publishing Industry. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1st printing. A square copy with mildy toned endpapers and prior owner's label on rear pastedown. 339pp. Jacket is good to very good, rubbed and toned, with several closed tears, original price intact on front flap. Now in a new mylar cover. Size: 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Yellow cloth. Tips of corners show pinpoint wear, some modest toning to textblock. otherwise very bright and clean, wiht a solid binding. Dust jacket has some modest overall toning, modest wear to corners, price-clipped. still nice and presentable, now protected in an archival cover. Photos on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 339pp Vintage fiction Cover is lightly soiled otherwise book is very fine.

Hardcover. 340p., first edition, cloth-bound boards with bumped spine edges with a badly chipped and shelfworn unclipped dj. Novelization of Moran and Mack's blackface routines.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has some chipping, tears and a couple folds but is presentable and is now in a new Brodart covering. Not price clipped ($2.00). A sticker from the vendor holds the front flap of the jacket to the front pastedown. A pencil owner's name. Yellow boards slightly dark at bottom edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Photoplay Edition, with plug for the Paramount Picture Anybody's War on front dust jacket panel. Yellow boards with black lettering on front and spine. Faint smudge on back cover. Edges of text yellowed. Light shelf rubbing to jacket. Some wear to dust at spine head, heel, and tips. Creases on spine. Short closed tear at top edge on back. Jacket in mylar.…

Hardcover. paramount picture hardcover. very good yellow binding with some spine end wear, in a good dust jacket missing bottom 1/2 inch of front cover, missing 1 1/2 inch off bottom of spine, small corner and edge chips, closed tears.

(1st edition) worn orig. cloth Very Good octavo 287pp., Fascinating novel of two Black soldiers in the American Expeditionary Force in WWI.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Two Black Crows in the A.E.F.' is a humorous fictional narrative centered on the misadventures of the famous comedic duo, Moran and Mack, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of service in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. Bringing the beloved stage characters to the written page, Charles E. Mack captures the distinctive dialogue and slow-witted banter that made the 'Two Black Crows' a cultural phenomenon of the 1920s.The story follows the two protagonists from their recruitment through their experiences in France, blending military life with the absurdist comedy of their stage personae. Through a series of vignettes and dialogues, the work explores the lighter side of the Great War, focusing on the camaraderie, confusion, and daily routines of soldiers in the A.E.F. Rich in the vernacular of its time, this book offers a unique window into the popular entertainment and social attitudes of the post-war era. It serves as both a comedic relic of vaudeville history and a satirical look at the American military experience abroad.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. Mylar included to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

First Edition. A comic novel involving the black stereotype characters, Willie and Amos, who were portrayed in blackface by the white vaudeville comedy team Moran and Mack. Ink stamp. Very good copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 340pp Contemporaries of Correll & Gosden, who were better known as "Amos & Andy." Appalling.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Orange cloth lettered in black. Vertical crease on the last few pages, boards bowed with moderate edgewear, lightly toned spine, about very good, lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front fly to American screenwriter and producer, Hector Turnbull. Turnbull wrote for 25 films between 1915 and 1937, and was known for *Casey at the Bat,* *The Selfish Woman,* and *Everything for Sale*. A humorous war novel written by the most famous American minstrel show performer Charles Mack and eventually became the basis for the 1930 film *Anybody's War*. The duo "Moran and Mack" or "The Two Black Crows" as they were famously called performed their stereotypical black-face routines on broadway and radio shows.…