[ Books ] Slickrock: The Canyon Country of Southeast Utah. Photographic plates by Philip Hyde. Folio, cloth; dust jacket. San Francisco and New York, (1971) E250/350 INSCRIBED AND SIGNED: "To Benand Peggy (and Bitch)/Ed Abbey/Tucson 1971." "Bitch"

[ Books ] Slickrock: The Canyon Country of Southeast Utah. Photographic plates by Philip Hyde. Folio, cloth; dust jacket. San Francisco and New York, (1971) E250/350 INSCRIBED AND SIGNED: "To Benand Peggy (and Bitch)/Ed Abbey/Tucson 1971." "Bitch" was a stray dog of mixed ancestry who had taken possession of the Sackheims' yard, giving birth to a litter of puppies, then taking posession of the entire house and severely restricting access to visitors. According tofamily lore, however, Bitch always welcomed Abbey.