Charles E. Mack — Two Black Crows in the A.E. F.
Indianapolis, Indiana, Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 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. . . . Good