New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, August 1989. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Black paper covered boards with one-quarter black cloth spine and gilt lettering. Sewn binding. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Prior owner's stamp on half title page, no other markings. Spine straight and tight. Jacket rubbed and partially delaminated on top edge. No tears, creases, or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 656 pages.

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Clear and Present Danger is a novel by Tom Clancy, written in 1989, and is a canonical part of the Ryanverse. In the novel, Jack Ryan is thrown into the position of CIA Acting Deputy Director (Intelligence) and discovers that he is being kept in the dark by his colleagues who are conducting a covert war against the Medellín Cartel based in Colombia. The title of the book is based on the legal phrase "clear and present danger".

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Bookseller: Books of the World (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RWARE0000000585
Title: Clear and Present Danger
Author: Tom Clancy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0399134409
ISBN 13: 9780399134401
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: August 1989
Pages: 656
Size: 8vo
Keywords: fiction, Jack Ryan, John Clark, techno-thriller, thriller, crime, military, narcotics, political, war on drugs, realistic, spy, spies, CIA, Columbia
Bookseller catalogs: Military and Defense; Intelligence & Espionage; Fiction; Mystery, Suspense, Detective, Crime;

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