{"product_id":"the-seven-who-fled-frederic-prokosch-1937-first-edition-hugh-walpoles-copy-with-autograph-letter-from-hamish-hamilton","title":"The Seven Who Fled, Frederic Prokosch, 1937 First Edition - Hugh Walpole's Copy, with Autograph Letter from Hamish Hamilton","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2398\" data-end=\"2902\" class=\"\"\u003eFrederic Prokosch's \u003cem data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2438\"\u003eThe Seven Who Fled\u003c\/em\u003e is an atmospheric novel of adventure and psychological tension, following seven Europeans whose journeys converge amid the remote landscapes of Central Asia as they attempt to escape across an increasingly hostile terrain. Combining travel, exoticism and introspective fiction, the novel further established Prokosch's reputation for vividly imagined narratives set in distant and often forbidding places, and was awarded the Harper Prize Novel award for 1937-38.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2907\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003eThis first edition has particularly appealing literary provenance, coming from the personal library of the novelist Hugh Walpole (1884-1941) at Brackenburn, his Lake District home, and bearing his distinctive gilt monogram bookplate. The association is strengthened by the dustwrapper itself, which prominently quotes Walpole's enthusiastic contemporary praise for Prokosch's earlier novel, \u003cem data-start=\"3300\" data-end=\"3314\"\u003eThe Asiatics\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3322\" data-end=\"4042\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOf particular interest is an autograph letter from the publisher Jamie (Hamish) Hamilton (1900-1988), written on Hamish Hamilton Ltd headed paper and addressed to Hugh Walpole. Hamilton thanks Walpole for a recent evening together, wishing that he “had had more time to examine your treasures”, asks if he might do so on another occasion, and reminds him of their proposed visit to the Crime Museum. He concludes “Herewith Prokosch. Aff.” and signs simply “Jamie”, indicating that this copy of \u003cem data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2424\"\u003eThe Seven Who Fled\u003c\/em\u003e was sent personally by Hamilton to Walpole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--sticky-padding-top)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOct 13\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDear Hugh,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat was an Evening.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThank you indeed. I only\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewish that I had had more time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eto examine your treasures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerhaps you'll let me one\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eday. And don't forget our\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003edate for the Crime Museum.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerewith Prpkosch.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAff.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJamie (Signature)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seven Who Fled, by Frederic Prokosch.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished by Harper \u0026amp; Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1937. First edition. Manufactured by \"The Haddon Craftsmen\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA good cloth hardback with printed gilt title label to spine. Covers with some light wear and mottled spots and marks. With its original dustjacket - not price-clipped. The jacket with some discoloration - particularly at folds and spine. Some nibbles to extremities and a small hole in the centre of the spine. On the front is a \"Harper Prize Novel, 1937-38 metallic rosette onlay. The jacket now housed in clear, protective, removable plastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bookplate of Hugh Walpole shows that this came from his personal library at Brackenburn, his Lake District home. The bookplate is a burgundy leather-style paper lozenge with gilt monogram and is found on the inside front cover. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has pictorial endpapers, with some small worn areas. Text pages are clean and bright with some light age-toning. With rough-cut vertical edge , as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e477pp + (1) printing information + (3) Harper Prize Novel Contest details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 676g.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 211mm high x 147mm wide x 39mm deep. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56319988433281,"sku":"LAN10425","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheSevenWhoFled_FredericProkosch_Harper_Brothers_1937.HughWalpole_sBrackenburnbookplate.IMG_7879.jpg?v=1790855330","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/the-seven-who-fled-frederic-prokosch-1937-first-edition-hugh-walpoles-copy-with-autograph-letter-from-hamish-hamilton","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}