Description
Signed first edition, first printing of Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy.
Octavo, 656pp. Gray hardcover, black cloth spine, title stamped in gilt. The first edition, first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Appears unread. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $21.95 on front flap, “8908” code below, without the typical lamination issues, faint shelf wear, a near fine example.
Signed on the half title by Tom Clancy.
Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy is a political thriller in the Jack Ryan series. It followed the release of The Cardinal of the Kremlin, published in 1988. Clear and Present Danger was released on August 17, 1989 and quickly became a New York Times bestseller. It was the best selling novel of the 1980’s.