Sea Leopard

Sea Leopard by Craig ThomasThe Viking Press, New York, 1981First American Edition, Second Printing, August 1981Hardcover with original dust jacketISBN 0-670-62622-8

A classic Cold War technological thriller from Craig Thomas, author of Firefox, combining espionage, submarine warfare and a tense confrontation between Britain and the Soviet Union.

The British nuclear submarine Proteus carries a revolutionary anti-sonar system code-named Leopard. When the submarine and its secret technology become the target of Soviet forces, the result is a tense race involving intelligence operations, naval strategy and Cold War intrigue.

This is the second printing of the 1981 Viking American edition, explicitly identified on the copyright page as “Second printing August 1981.” The book also includes a double-page map illustrating the northern European and Arctic setting of the story.

A particularly nice vintage copy for collectors and readers of Cold War fiction, submarine novels, military thrillers and classic espionage.

Condition: Very Good book in a Good to Very Good minus original dust jacket. The hardcover is clean and well preserved with a firm binding and clean interior pages. The dust jacket remains complete and attractive but shows age-related edge wear, several closed tears along the upper front portion, a small tear/chip at the lower front edge, and light rubbing and soiling.