William Campbell Gaunt — County Kill

New York , Simon and Schuster , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this mystery novel by William Campbell Gaunt, in its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this novel by William Campbell Gaunt, concerning the disappearance of Skip Lund and the mysteries that immerse the city of San Valdesto, which all seem to centre Lund. With the unclipped dust wrapper. Previous ownership signature to the half title 'Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie,' 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. This copy is from her library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire. 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, only a faint spotting to the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor shelf wear and some chipping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, unclipped. Previous ownership signature to the half title 'Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie,' dated 1962. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.