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Tom Clancy – The Hunt For The Red October – First US Edition 1984
£750.00
A first edition, first issue of ‘The Hunt for Red October’, published by Naval Institute Press in 1984. 18 lines on credits page, original red cloth, first issue dust-jacket with 6 reviews. A near fine book with a small stain to the top edge, some rubbing to the edges. In a lightly edge browned dust wrapper. A very nice copy.
Tom Clancy’s ‘The Hunt for Red October’ was first published in 1984 by the U.S. Naval Institute Press, marking their debut in commercial fiction publishing. A Cold War techno-thriller, it was Clancy’s first novel and gained attention for its technical accuracy and gripping narrative. Initially printed in a modest run of around 15,000 copies, it quickly sold out after strong endorsements, including praise from President Ronald Reagan, who called it “the perfect yarn.” The book was later picked up by Berkley Publishing for mass-market paperback release, becoming a best-seller and launching Clancy’s career as a defining voice in military thrillers.
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A first edition, first issue of ‘The Hunt for Red October’, published by Naval Institute Press in 1984. 18 lines on credits page, original red cloth, first issue dust-jacket with 6 reviews. A near fine book with a small stain to the top edge, some rubbing to the edges. In a lightly edge browned dust wrapper. A very nice copy.
Tom Clancy’s ‘The Hunt for Red October’ was first published in 1984 by the U.S. Naval Institute Press, marking their debut in commercial fiction publishing. A Cold War techno-thriller, it was Clancy’s first novel and gained attention for its technical accuracy and gripping narrative. Initially printed in a modest run of around 15,000 copies, it quickly sold out after strong endorsements, including praise from President Ronald Reagan, who called it “the perfect yarn.” The book was later picked up by Berkley Publishing for mass-market paperback release, becoming a best-seller and launching Clancy’s career as a defining voice in military thrillers.
