THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER.
by Clancy, Tom
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1984), 387pp. Author's autograph is tipped in on the title page. Previous owner's bookplate on first free endpaper, extremities lightly worn, else G. The dj is chipped at the head and tail of the spine and at the top and bottom of the front fold and has a quarter size red smudge on the inside of the front cover as though it had been wet but there is no evidence of dampstaining to the cover of the book. First edition of the author's first book. Points include no price at DJ, 18 lines of text at copyright page, 6 reviews by Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edward L. Beach, John Moore, Stansfield Turner, and red cloth binding with silver lettering at the spine..
Synopsis
Published in 1984, The Hunt for Red October follows a Soviet submarine captain who defies orders and charts a course for the United States. Unclear of his motives and fearing a nuclear launch, the protagonist Jack Ryan attempts to track the nearly untraceable vessel as it nears the east coast. The basis for a blockbuster hollywood film of the same title, The Hunt for the Red October catapulted Tom Clancy from insurance salesman to one of the most popular writers of his generation. After being rejected by several mainstream publishers, Clancy submitted the book to the Naval Institute Press and was reportedly surprised at it's acceptance. The publisher, which had never published a work of fiction before printed only 5000 copies in the first run, making the first printing rather scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Legacy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12581
- Title
- THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER.
- Author
- Clancy, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
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