Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1984 The scarce first issue of the first edition. All points of issue. 18 lines of text and no statement of printing on copyright page. Red cloth stamped in silver on spine and blindstamped on front cover. ISBN in silver on back board. Weight approx. 1lb. 13 oz. Rear panel of dust jacket has 6 review blurbs in order: Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edward L. Beach, John Moore, and Stansfield Turner. No price on jacket. 8vo. 387 pages. Would be near fine but upper corner of flyleaf torn out otherwise very clean and bright. Dust jacket has several short tears -1/2" or less. Good/ Very good..

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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: Cultural Connection (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 17757
Title: The Hunt for Red October
Author: Clancy, Tom
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0870212850
ISBN 13: 9780870212857
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Place of Publication: Annapolis, Maryland
Date Published: 1984
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