Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. a true first printing with all the correct points (e.g.: six blurbs on back with Cussler being the third, 18 lines on cp, etc.); a good copy in a good dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; the front panel of the jacket has a nearly four-inch wide pink stain across the bottom (and a tiny tear) with a corresponding discoloration to the front board beneath the stain; a few small stains on textblock edges else a tight square unmarked copy of the author's blockbuster debut

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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: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26482
Title: The Hunt for Red October
Author: Clancy, Tom
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Place of Publication: Annapolis
Date Published: 1984
Bookseller catalogs: Spy/Adventure Fiction;

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