{"product_id":"hell-for-breakfast-originally-published-in-hardcover-as-useless-cowboy-used-good","title":"Hell for Breakfast (Originally published in hardcover as Useless Cowboy)-USED, GOOD","description":"\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eHell for Breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e (Originally published in hardcover as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003eUseless Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan LeMay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCover Artist:\u003c\/b\u003e Denver Gillen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Books, New York (Bantam #134)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDate of This Edition:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignificance:\u003c\/b\u003e Author Alan LeMay is a titan of American Western fiction—he is best known for writing \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"118\"\u003eThe Unforgiven\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which became legendary films. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"172\"\u003eUseless Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e (1944) was his comedic take on the genre, following a well-meaning but incredibly clumsy cowboy named Melody Jones who gets mistaken for a deadly gunslinger. It was adapted into a 1945 film starring Gary Cooper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Pulp Rebrand:\u003c\/b\u003e When Bantam picked up the paperback rights in 1947, they swapped the soft title \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"98\"\u003eUseless Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e for the far more aggressive and action-oriented \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"161\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"161\"\u003eHell for Breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to catch the eyes of commuters browsing spinner racks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003econdition issues:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFront Cover:\u003c\/b\u003e The colors are remarkably bright and the gloss is mostly intact. However, there is a prominent \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"108\"\u003ecrease\/lamination peel\u003c\/b\u003e running diagonally down the upper right corner, along with standard edge scuffing and minor corner rounding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSpine \u0026amp; Binding:\u003c\/b\u003e The pink spine shows light color fading but the text remains readable. The binding looks reasonably square for a Bantam of this era, which were notoriously prone to brittle glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBack Cover:\u003c\/b\u003e There is distinct \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\"\u003ewater staining and foxing\u003c\/b\u003e along the bottom edge near the Bantam rooster logo, as well as general shelf dust soiling on the white background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eOverall, it sits firmly in \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003eGood\u003c\/b\u003e vintage condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47748727996579,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/6831\/6835\/files\/20260606_160501.jpg?v=1780847351","url":"https:\/\/kicksmixbooks.store\/products\/hell-for-breakfast-originally-published-in-hardcover-as-useless-cowboy-used-good","provider":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}