Wherry, Joseph H. Indian Masks & Myths of the West. Photo available. New York. Bonanza. 1968. Octavo. Hardcover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 181479 |
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Wherry, Joseph H. Indian Masks and Myths of the West. Photo available. New York. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1974. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition thus. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (number on end paper).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 173642 |
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Whipple, Alison et al. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Historical Ecology Investigation: Exploring Pattern and Process. Photo available. SFEI. San Francisco Estuary Institute - Aquatic Science Center. August, 2012. 408 pps. Folio. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 227006 |
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Whitaker, Stephen. Denman Springs. A Story of Texas. Photo available. np. Outskirts Press. 2018. 572 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (very light wear).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 229434 |
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Whitcomb, Ian. Lotus Land. A Story of Southern California. Lotusland. Photo available. London. Wildwood House. 1979. 290 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Rare in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 207910 |
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White, Charles. Letter from San Jose, California. March 18, 1848. Photo available. Los Angeles. Glen Dawson. 1955. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Limited edition of 200 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 207564 |
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White, Gerald T. Baptism in Oil. Stephen F. Peckham in Southern California. 1865-66. Photo available. San Francisco. The Book Club of California. 1984. 138 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Photographs, facsimiles. Peckham a chemist, geologist and engineer was in Southern California during the tumultuous formation of the California oil industry. Important reference work. Limited edition of 500 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 208199 |
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White, Gerald T. Scientists in Conflict. The Beginnings of the Oil Industry in California. Photo available. San Marino. The Huntington Library. 1968. 272 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 207809 |
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White, Jim The Discovery and History of Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. Photo available. np. Jim White. 1940. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 220614 |
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White, John. American Locomotives. An Engineering History. 1830-1880. Photo available. Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University. 1968. 504 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $125 |
Book ID: 214950 |
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White, Philo & Charles L. Camp (ed). Philo White's Narrative of a Cruize in the Pacific to South American and California on the U.S. Sloop-of-War "Dale". 1841-1843. Cruise. Photo available. Denver. Old West Pub. Compnay. Fred A. Rosenstock. 1965. 84 pps. Folio. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $65 |
Book ID: 207276 |
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White, Richard. "It's Your Misfortune and None of My Own". A New History of the American West. Photo available. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press. 1991. 4to. Hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 174828 |
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White, Stephen (ed). Harry Smith: Magic Moments. Photographs by a San Francisco Youth. 1900-1913. Photo available. Los Angeles. Stephen White Editions. 1981. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 209549 |
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White, Stewart Edward. Old California. In Picture and Story. Photo available. New York. Garden City Pub. Co. 1939. 122 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Deluxe edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 209812 |
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White, Thelma B. Glenn County Sketchbook. Photo available. Chico. Butte County Branch, National League of American Pen Women. 1995. 208 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine (owner inscription on end paper) copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 209701 |
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Whitehead, Richard S. Alta California's Four Fortresses. Photo available. Los Angeles. Zamorano Club. 1985. 4to. Soft cover. First edition thus. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (ink stain on inner edge of title page, corners lightly bumped).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 208212 |
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Whiteson, Leon. The Watts Towers of Los Angeles. Photo available. Oakville. Mosaic Press. 1989. 96 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 206941 |
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Whiting, Emma Mayhew, Virginia Whiting Newhall. Memory Is Possession. Whiting Genealogy. 2 volumes. Virginia Whiting Newhall, Jr. Photo available. San Francisco. Paul Elder. 1915. 246 & 157 pps. Octavo. Hardcovers. Vellum spines. Beveled boards. Gilt top edges. First edition. Two volumes. Illustrated with tipped-in photographs. Very rare. Limited edition of 150 copies. Signed "Francis Newhall Woods" & "Alice A. Collman". Interiors are fine. Spine strips absent.
Price: $250 |
Book ID: 212490 |
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Whitson, Skip (compiler). Northern California 100 Years Ago. Photo available. Albuquerque. Sun Books. 1976. 48 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 211503 |
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Whitt, Michael. Logbook of the Farallones. Inscribed by the author. Photo available. np. La Ventana Press. 1998. 118 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated by Frederick Watson. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "To Jack Gadney from Michael Whitt". Fine copy. As new.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 230190 |
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Whittlesey, Lee H. Yellowstone Place Names Photo available. Helena. Montana Historic Society Press. 1988. 178 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 222606 |
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Whittlesey, Lee H. Yellowstone Place Names. Photo available. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press. 1988. 182 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 199885 |
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Whyte, Malcolm et al. Celebrating 75 Years of Bibliophilic Fellowship. The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. Listing Members and Officers. 1928-2002. Meetings, Speakers, and Announcements. 1968-2002. Photo available. San Francisco. Roxburghe Club. The Arion Press. 2003. 67 pps. Folio. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Limited edition of 150 copies, number 120. Order form laid in. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $300 |
Book ID: 207037 |
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Wicinas, David & Joan Irvine Smith et al. Native Grandeur. Inscribed by the author. Preserving California's Vanishing Landscapes. Photo available. San Francisco. Nature Conservancy. 2003. 135 pps. 4to. Hardcover. Revised edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Inscribed "Best wishes to Phil and family from Joan Irvine Smith". Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 197589 |
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Wicinas, David & Joan Irvine Smith et al. Native Grandeur. Inscribed by the author. Preserving California's Vanishing Landscapes. Photo available. San Francisco. Nature Conservancy. 2000. 135 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Inscribed by the author. Fine copy (owner inscription on end paper).
Price: $65 |
Book ID: 202395 |
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