Joe R Lansdale 🖊 SST PARADISE SKY Illustrated Edition #343/350

Winner of the Spur Award for Best Historical Western- A rollicking novel about Nat Love, an African-American cowboy with a famous nickname: Deadwood Dick. Young Willie is on the run, having fled his small Texas farm when an infamous local landowner murdered his father. A man named Loving takes him in and trains him in the fine arts of shooting, riding, reading, and gardening. When Loving dies, Willie re-christens himself Nat Love in tribute to his mentor, and heads west.In Deadwood, South Dakota Territory, Nat becomes a Buffalo Soldier and is befriended by Wild Bill Hickok. After winning a famous shooting match, Nat's peerless marksmanship and charm earn him the nickname Deadwood Dick, as well as a beautiful bride. But the hellhounds are still on his trail, and they brutally attack Nat Love's bride. Pursuing the men who have driven his wife mad, Nat heads south for a final, deadly showdown against those who would strip him of his home, his love, his freedom, and his life.Here are the details of our limited hardcover edition: World's first illustrated edition Signed by author Joe R. Lansdale & artist Ben Baldwin Limited to only 350 hand-numbered copies worldwide Full colour panoramic dust jacket illustration with extra wide flaps Full colour wraparound book board illustration Over fifteen black & white interior illustrations Illustrated signature page Full colour illustrated endpapers (printed full colour on both sides) This limited edition hardcover book, titled "Paradise Sky," features illustrations by Ben Baldwin and is signed by both him and the author, John R Lansdale. The story is a work of fiction set in the 1800s and falls under the action genre. The book has 442 pages and comes with a dust jacket. The publisher of this first edition book is SST, and it was published in 2015 in English.