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: $50	Book ID: 208199

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. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $35	Book ID: 207809

White, John. American Locomotives. An Engineering History. 1830-1880. Photo available. Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University. 1997. 595 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Revised and expanded edition. First edition thus. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $75	Book ID: 210934

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

White, Patricia (ed). Where the World Met and Became One. Ely Renaissance Village. Stories Give Voice to Early Ancestors. Nevada. Photo available. np. Ely Renaissance Society. 2016. 130 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $30	Book ID: 195599

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. 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: $50	Book ID: 207276

White, Raymond E. King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Photo available. Madison. University of Wisconsin. 2005. 530 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $20	Book ID: 205194

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. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $25	Book ID: 158209

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: $30	Book ID: 174828

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: 182425

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. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $30	Book ID: 209549

White, Stewart Edward. Old California. In Picture and Story. Photo available. New York. Garden City Pub. Co. 1939. 4to. Hard cover. Deluxe edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.

Price: $25	Book ID: 152987

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: $45	Book ID: 209812

White, Stewart Edward. The Forty-Niners. A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado. Photo available. New Haven. Yale University Press. 1918. 273 pps. + ads. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Fine copy.

Price: $25	Book ID: 208558

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: $30	Book ID: 209701

White-Parks, Annette. A History of Gualala, Mendocino County, California. "Water Coming Down Place". Photo available. Portland. Freshcut Press. 2006. 144 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).

Price: $50	Book ID: 215549

Whitebrook, Robert Ballard & Henry R. Wagner. Coastal Exploration of Washington. Photo available. Palo Alto. Pacific Books. 1959. 146 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: $30	Book ID: 212214

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: $45	Book ID: 208212

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: $45	Book ID: 206941

Whitfield, Vallie Jo. History of Pleasant Hill, California. In shrinkwrap. Photo available. Whitfield Books. 1997. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in shrinkwrap.

Price: $50	Book ID: 206882

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

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

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: $25	Book ID: 199885

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

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: $45	Book ID: 197589