The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy - 1984

E-253: US Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1984. 387 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Tom Clancy on the half title page. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ has been reinforced at the edges). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the top edge of the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision: the Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on....The Hunt for Red October is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway top secret Russian missile sub. EB; 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 Inches; 387 pages; Signed by Author .