The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy [U.K. FIRST EDITION] 1985 • Collins • Jack Ryan #1

The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy [JACK RYAN #1 / #3 in Chronology]

U.K. FIRST EDITION [1985] COLLINS [London]

Beautiful UK 1st of Tom Clancy's first novel; far more attractive than the U.S. first.  

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. 

Trace shelf wear.  Dust jacket now housed in a hq protective mylar jacket.  Reads as new with some light tanning.

This is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy it’s rumored that the White House debriefed the author. The theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. The story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as “breathlessly exciting,” The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the world’s most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall.

A race between the Soviet and American fleets to find an errant Russian submarine.