Book: Alexander Starbuck’s History of the American Whale Fishery from Its Earliest Inception to the Year 1876 Consign Now DeptCollections, Maritime Arts Sold for $427 Book: Alexander Starbuck’s History of the American Whale Fishery from Its Earliest Inception to the Year 1876, Part IV Report of The Commissioner for 1875-1876. 1st Edition 1878 with the VI plates of illustrations. Please note that this auction has ended. Click here for an overview of this auction.