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The Hunt for Red October: A Novel

The Hunt for Red October: A Novel

The Hunt for Red October: A Novel
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The Hunt for Red October: A Novel

by Clancy, Tom

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9780870212857
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Naval Institute Press. CLEAN Fine hardcover with Fine dust jacket. First Edition. 1st printing (no later printings indicated). First state with all points: no price on the dust jacket, six blurbs on the back of the dust jacket, 18 lines on the copyright page. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1984.

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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
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Hunt for Red October: A Novel
Author
Clancy, Tom
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine D. J.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0870212850
ISBN 13
9780870212857
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Place of Publication
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Date Published
1984
Pages
387
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾

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