Description
First edition of The Habsburg Empire and the Sea: Australian Naval Policy 1797-1866 by Lawrence Sondhaus.
Octavo, xvi, 326pp. Blue cloth, title in white on spine. Stated “First published 1989” on copyright page, no additional printings listed. Solid text block, fine. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $24.50 retail price on front flap, shelf wear, small chips along top edge. A near fine example.
Signed on the front free endpaper: “With best wishes, Lawrence Sondhaus.”










