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Blood on the Boulders: The Journals of don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1694-97

John L. Kessell; edited with Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge · University of New Mexico Press, 1998

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Blood on the Boulders by John L. Kessell; edited with Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge, both volumes in the slipcase
both volumes in the slipcase
Blood on the Boulders by John L. Kessell; edited with Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge, Book I title page, signed by the editors
Book I title page, signed by the editors
Blood on the Boulders by John L. Kessell; edited with Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge, copyright page
copyright page
Blood on the Boulders by John L. Kessell; edited with Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge, front boards of Books I and II
front boards of Books I and II

Blood on the Boulders carries the Vargas journals through 1694 to 1697, the years of settling the restored colony, the Pueblo revolt of 1696 and its aftermath, in two books with continuous pagination; Book II holds the index. The editors are John L. Kessell, Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge, with Larry D. Miller as associate editor, Richard Flint as assistant editor and John B. Colligan as research consultant.

This copy is the 1998 first edition in the publisher's slipcase. The title pages of both books are signed by Kessell, Hendricks and Dodge, with a fourth signature beside Larry D. Miller's printed name.

First edition, 1998, two volumes in slipcase, signed

The copyright page reads '© 1998 by the University of New Mexico Press' and 'First edition,' with ISBN 0-8263-1867-3 (cloth), the same number on the slipcase label. Both volumes are in the publisher's slipcase, and both title pages are signed by the editors. This is a University of New Mexico Press book; see how University of New Mexico Press states its first printings.

AuthorJohn L. Kessell; edited with Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
Year1998
ISBN9780826318671
EditionFirst edition, 1998, two volumes in slipcase, signed
SignedYes. Both title pages are signed by John L. Kessell, Rick Hendricks and Meredith D. Dodge, with a fourth signature beside Larry D. Miller's name.
ConditionTwo maroon hardcovers with gilt title labels in the publisher's slipcase.
TopicSpanish colonial New Mexico
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