John L. Kessell's Kiva, Cross, and Crown is the history of Pecos Pueblo and its people from 1540 to 1840, published by the National Park Service. The cataloging page explains the three panels of the cover design: Spain's royal coat of arms after a rendering by the Pecos alcalde mayor Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco, a Pecos captain portrayed on pottery from the time of first contact, and the crossed arms of Christ and St. Francis for two centuries of Franciscan presence at the pueblo.
This copy is the National Park Service edition of 1979, sold through the Government Printing Office, in a dark red binding stamped in gilt with the three-panel design. Its frontispiece, the same page notes, is John K. Hillers's photograph of Wahu Toya, taken at Jemez Pueblo.
National Park Service edition, 1979
The title page reads National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., 1979. The cataloging page carries Library of Congress number 77-26691 and the line 'For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock Number 024-005-00737-7,' and the spine reads National Park Service.
| Author | John L. Kessell |
| Publisher | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Year | 1979 |
| Edition | National Park Service edition, 1979 |
| Condition | Dark red hardcover stamped in gilt, no dust jacket; the head of the spine is chipped. |
| Topic | Pecos Pueblo history |
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