Parabellum, pseud. Grautoff (Ferdinand Heinrich) Banzai!
£275
London, Stanley Paul, 1909.
First English edition. 8vo. Original cloth.
Invasion literature. “In Germany itself an air attack on the American fleet is described by Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff (1871–1935), writing under the name Parabellum, in his novel Banzai!.” (Wikipedia).
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Some foxing, ink name to prelim.; cloth a little tarnished but overall very good.
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