LOUIS L'AMOUR
AMERICA'S STORYTELLER

Dear Reader,

I've taken great pride over the years in personally selecting and editing collections of my short stories for my publisher, Bantam Books, to issue in paperback.  Now, without my permission, a publisher, with whom I am in no way associated, is attempting to sell a book with this same title containing some of my stories that appear in this collection.  I am outraged by their completely unauthorized edition of my stories, and I have put together this collection so my fans will not be shortchanged.

The only authorized edition of Riding for the Brand is this one, published by Bantam.  Not only are there more of my personally chosen stories in this authorized edition than in any unauthorized version with this title, but, as with Bowdrie's Law, Buckskin Run, and my six other Bantam books of short stories, I've also added new introductory notes of interest and written a special foreword that puts this work in personal and historical perspective.

BANTAM BOOKS IS THE ONLY PUBLISHER AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MY SHORT STORIES IN BOOK FORM.  ONLY ACCEPT MY SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS PUBLISHED BY BANTAM.

I am confident that my loyal fans will want to read only the authorized Bantam editions of my stories.

Sincerely,

Louis L'Amour