Title: History of the American Whale Fishery from its Earliest Inception to the Year 1876 Author: Starbuck, Alexander Place: Waltham, MA Publisher: Published by the Author Date: 1878 Description: [2], 768 pp. With 6 plates with depictions of whales, whaling equipment, etc. 8¾x5½, original cloth. First Separate Edition. Seminal historical description of the American whaling industry, issued earlier as Part IV of the Report of the Commissioner of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries for 1875-1876. Howes S891. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine worn, torn, ends chipped, front cover nearly detached; bookplate, else good, worthy of repair. Item number: 175176
Title: History of the American Whale Fishery from its Earliest Inception to the Year 1876 Author: Starbuck, Alexander Place: Waltham, MA Publisher: Published by the Author Date: 1878 Description: [2], 768 pp. With 6 plates with depictions of whales, whaling equipment, etc. 8¾x5½, original cloth. First Separate Edition. Seminal historical description of the American whaling industry, issued earlier as Part IV of the Report of the Commissioner of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries for 1875-1876. Howes S891. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine worn, torn, ends chipped, front cover nearly detached; bookplate, else good, worthy of repair. Item number: 175176
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