KING PETER II OF YUGOSLAVIA (1923-70) - A King's Heritage, London, 1955, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRESENTATION COPY, with a letter from the author presenting the book to Anthony Eden.

KING PETER II OF YUGOSLAVIA (1923-70).  A King's Heritage. London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1955. 8vo (209 x 135mm). Half title, half tone frontispiece and illustrations. FINELY BOUND in dark blue full crushed morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Anthony Eden, gilt cornerpieces, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (spine a little faded). Provenance: Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (modern armorial bookplate loosely-inserted), with his monogram stamped in gilt on the upper cover. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED "1955" BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE, PRESENTATION COPY, with a loosely-inserted one-page autograph letter, on Claridge's headed-paper, dated March 24th, 1955, stating, "Dear Sir Anthony, I thought you might like to have a copy of my book which is on sale today. I have, therefore, had a copy bound for you. I hope you have quite recovered from your recent indisposition. My wife joins me in sending to Lady Eden and yourself an expression of our warmest regards, Yours sincerely, Peter II R." Peter II was the last King of Yugoslavia, beginning his reign from 1934, when he was just 11, until his deposition in 1945, when the country was declared a republic. His life was marked with tragedy, both public and private. From 1941, after the Axis forces had invaded, he lived in and ruled in exile from London, marrying Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark in 1944, before, having spent some time in France, settling in the United States where he suffered from depression, alcoholism and cirrhosis, dying at the age of 47 following a failed liver transplant.