Henry Myers — The Utmost Island

New York, Crown Publishers , 1951. Cloth. The Book Club edition of this epic novel, signed by Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. An epic tale of Iceland Vikings and the Norse gods they worshipped a thousand years prior, but the new Christian religion clashes with this ancient worshipping. Dealing with achievement, romance, and high adventure. The Book Club edition, stated 'Book of the Month' to the unclipped dust wrapper. Previous ownership signature to the front free endpaper, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, from the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, some faint minor damp marking to the extremities of the spine. The dust wrapper is generally smart with minor shelf wear and chipping, unclipped. Previous ownership signature to the front free endpaper, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.