Hardcover. Very Good. True First State First Edition in excellent condition! All necessary conditions to prove it is a first. Tight clean unmarked pages with a square spine in an very good jacket. Slight discolouration on front free endpaper where a label was removed and the adhesive darkened the paper. Slight shelfwear to the boards.

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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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Bookseller: The Book Tavern (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Counter-001
Title: The Hunt for Red October: A Novel
Author: Clancy, Tom
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0870212850
ISBN 13: 9780870212857
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Place of Publication: Annapolis, Maryland, United States
This edition first published: 1984
Product_type: 1

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