Clancy (Tom) The Hunt for Red October, first edition, signed by the author, Annapolis, MD, United States Naval Institute, 1984

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Clancy (Tom) The Hunt for Red October, first edition, first state with 18 lines to copyright page, signed by the author on half-title, name erased from head of front free endpaper with some consequent thinning to paper and small chip to head, original red cloth, spine tips and corners rubbed, slight bumping to spine ends, first state unpriced dust-jacket with Clive Cussler review appearing third on lower panel, creasing, very slight fading to spine, an excellent example, 8vo, Annapolis, MD, United States Naval Institute, 1984. *** Clancy's first novel, adapted for the screen in 1990.

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