The Hunt for Red October

The copyright page has 18 lines of text and no statement of printing. First Edition or First Printing is NOT stated, and there is no number line. The book is heavy, weighing 1lb, 13oz. Dust jacket has no price, and has 6 review blurbs on the back. The reviewers are (in order) Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edward L. Beach, John Moore, and Stansfield Turner.

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Picture of the 1984 first edition dust jacket for The Hunt for Red October.

This is the copyright page from the first printing of the first edition.

The first issue dust jacket has 6 review blurbs on the back. The reviewers are (in order) Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edward L. Beach, John Moore, and Stansfield Turner.

This is the copyright page from the second printing.

This is the copyright page from the thrid printing. This marks the beginning of number line use, which appears on subsequent printings.

Other first edition points for books by Tom Clancy include: Patriot Games, Red Storm Rising.

  

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