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Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October: A Novel. Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket in acceptable condition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Tearing and chipping to jacket as shown in photographs. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.72
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October A Novel. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A later printing of the original edition SIGNED by Clancy! ; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.4 inches; 296 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom [signed]. The Hunt for Red October [signed]. Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$240.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with DJ in very good condition. DJ is clean and glossy, with the top edges and corners ever so slightly frayed. Bound with red cloth over boards, silver lettering on the spine. Pages are clean and crisp. The front free end paper has an embossed stamp from a previous owner in the bottom right corner. Number line is 85 86 87 88 20 19. Copyright date is 1984. 387 pages. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free end paper. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October: A Novel (Signed). Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$244.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Inscribed by Tom Clancy on half title page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tear to jacket. Good binding and cover. Foxing to edges. Pages unmarked. 387 p., 24 cm. *Autographed by author.* "Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written! superlative." - The Washington Times
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom.. THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER.. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1984.
Price: US$249.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (1984), 387pp. Author's autograph is tipped in on the title page. Previous owner's bookplate on first free endpaper, glue remnants on signature page, perhaps from label or other bookplate being removed (?), extremities lightly worn, else G. The dj is chipped at the head and tail of the spine and at the top and bottom of the front fold and has a quarter size red smudge on the inside of the front cover. First edition of the author's first book. Points include no price at DJ, 18 lines of text at copyright page, 6 reviews by Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edward L. Beach, John Moore, Stansfield Turner, and red cloth binding with silver lettering at the spine.
Seller: Legacy Books, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom [signed]. The Hunt for Red October [signed]. Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, 1984.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with DJ. Red cloth over boards, with white lettering on the spine and blindstamped hammer and sickle on the cover. Binding good and clean and tight. Original DJ (now in mylar sleeve) with price of $14.95 on flap and 8 blurbs on the back cover. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated 1984. Number line 85 86 87 88 10 9 8 7 -- makes this an early printing but not a first printing. 387 pages. Text block tight, pages clean. This copy is inscribed and signed on the half title page, 'to Capt T- H- Best wishes to a Sub-Killer, Tom Clancy. 4/12/85.' This is a nice early inscription before Clancy was a franchise and a brand, and to a naval captain. Overall a very nice clean copy. Please email with questions or to request photos.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Description: Tom Clancy. THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER Custom Clamshell Case Only. Annapolis: [1984, Book Date] Excellent Custom Clamshell Case [Not A Book] For The First Edition. Elegant Black Nuba and Red cloth sides. Custom Gilt-Stamped Titles to spine. Embossed multi-layered, [sculpted] design on the side graphically inspired from the DJ's BOLD submarine illustration. Finished in rich Black velour on the interior. A superb and unique protective clamshell case for the first edition. "Books definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included Size can be adapted to soft or hardcover first editions.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
TOM CLANCY. THE HUNT FOR RES OCTOBER. Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1984.
Price: US$299.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1984 EDITION/ LATER PRINTING STATED hardcover book NEAR FINE the book is nice and clean, NO writing in or on book, binding is solid/dust jacket NEAR FINE nice bright color price is INTACT inside front cover brodart covered, SIGNED on the half title page by author TOM CLANCY
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October: A Novel. Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$318.74 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Signed & Inscribed "To Capt. ?Jack?? Meyer, best wishes, Tom Clancy" American first edition, 20th printing. Signed & Inscribed on half title page. Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Minor wear to spine ends and edges of jacket. Jacket is price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. Light scratching to back of jacket. NO remainder mark.
Seller: The Book Scouts, Sanborn, NY, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October: A Novel. Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$356.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Signed and inscribed American first edition, 20th printing. Signed on half title page "To Matthew Sxxx, best wishes, Tom Clancy". Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
Seller: The Book Scouts, Sanborn, NY, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$399.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED by Clancy without inscription on the title page. 19th printing. Tightly bound in full red cloth with embossed design on the front board and silver lettering on the spine. Small previous owner's name and date on the front endpaper, otherwise the book's interior and text are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket remains unclipped ($14.95) and is bright and attractive with one short closed tear to the back panel. A clean, solid SIGNED copy in jacket of Clancy's classic first novel which served as the basis for the memorable film featuring Sean Connery. 387pp.
Seller: Bowman Books, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt For Red October. Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A 12th. printing in very good condition with some wear to the bottom edges and to the top and bottom of the spine. The jacket is worn along the top edge. This copy inscribed and signed by Clancy on the first title page.
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1984.
Price: US$460.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Third printing. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dustwrapper. Inscribed by Clancy to Mike Holburn, and with another inscription to "Mike, Merry Christmas". .
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October; A Novel. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1984.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, 387pp., [2]. Red cloth, title stamped in silver on spine. Stated "second printing" on the copyright page, Front cover is blind stamped with a submarine and a Russian hammer and sickle. Light rubbing to tips, free of any marks or notations. Sticker remnant on rear endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, $14.95 on front flap, archival tape reinforcement to verso at spine, bright illustrations, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the half title.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Tom Clancy. The Hunt for Red October [Signed]. Naval Institute Press, Anapolis, Maryland, 1984.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition with Clancy's signature tipped in (see image). Red cloth with silver lettering on spine and LATER printing dustjacket. Silver ISBN to rear board. Hammer and sickle blindstamp to front cover. Copyright is 18 lines. Wear to corners, but otherwise a nice copy with no previous owners' names. Guarantee of Authenticity paper addressed from Solar Stamps is attached. 6.25 x 9.25 in
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October. Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good in a Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. A nice copy of the true first printing with very short creases to the front bottom edges of both boards and very small tear to the paper on the front pastedown. The jacket has a very small chip at top front. There is an index card signed by Clancy laid in
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: PRICE REDUCED! Clancy's debut of the defection of a Soviet "Boomer"class submarine by its crew to the US Navy has stood the test of time. This copy is a first printing/state by virtue of not having a publisher posted price- though the bookshop where it was purchased put a $14.95 label inside the dj-the copyright page has 18 lines, the book measures 9.25x6.5 inches in red cloth binding and the six blurbs from Higgins, Wambaugh,Cussler,Beach,Moore and Stansfield Turner are present. The book is not signed, but this offer includes a SIGNED 8x10 inch color photograph of Tom Clancy in full combat kit along with a bio sheet and the addressed envelope the material was sent in. The book's previous owner has a stamp on the inside cover behind the dj flap and the book, photo and other parts will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping. PRICE REDUCED!
Seller: Longs Peak Book Company, Loveland, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: HBDJ, 1984, 1st edition, DJ has minor rub & tiny chips near spine, 387 pgs.,red cloth, owner stamp, no price on DJ as denotes this first edition, VG+/VG, 9 1/4 X 6 3/8 in.
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1984.
Price: US$1195.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 387 pages. FIRST ISSUE/FIRST PRINTING. Contains all the first state points - six blurbs on rear dj panel, Hammer and sickle blindstamped on front board ,no price on flap, no printing numbers on copyright page with 18 lines of text, ISBN on rear dj cover. Scarce, first issue author's most famous book. Handsome, collectible copy!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Tom Clancy. Hunt For Red October, A Novel. Naval Institute Press, 1984.
Price: US$1375.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New, unread, first edition book with signed bookplate and signed in-person, conference pamphlet, "An Evening with Tom Clancy" dated 8-19-2003 from the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Seller: COLLECTIBLE BOOKS, SIGNATURES AND MISCELLANEOUS, CITRUS SPRINGS, FL, U.S.A.
CLANCY, Tom. The Hunt For Red October. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1984.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1984). First Edition. Fine. First issue of both the book and the dust wrapper, with all the points: 18 lines of text on copyright page, no price on d.w., 6 blurbs on back panel, the third being by Cussler and the last by Turner. Inscribed by Clancy on the title page.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Clancy, Tom. The Hunt for Red October. Naval Inst Pr, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$2213.75 + shipping
Description: Very Good + Book in Fine- Jacket , Signed to title page, Book book has been read, with push to spine ends, but no owner marks. Jacket has edge wear, but no chips, clips, or tears and is now in a protective cover.
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing of the first novel in the "Jack Ryan" series. Inscribed by Tom Clancy on the half title page: "To Hub Thanks to an early fan Tom Clancy." Made into the 1990 movie starring Alec Baldwin as "Jack Ryan". SIGNED by Alec Baldwin on the title page at the 2023 Steel City Con in Monroe, Pittsburgh. I will include the e-ticket, floor plan map and wrist band from the event. Light shelf wear. Earlier owner pasted a mylar cover to the backsides of the boards leaving glue stains to both the front and rear end pages. Has all the points: 18 lines on the publisher s page, 6 reviews on the dustjacket's rear cover including Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edward L. Beach, John Moore, Stansfield Turner, price not stated, has ISBN in silver on rear board. In very good / near fine condition. Includes a slip case which the previous owner had made for this book.
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada