James McClure — Four and Twenty Virgins

London, Victor Gollancz, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling crime novel from James McClure, set in the 1970s criminal underbelly of London. The first edition, first impression of this crime novel from British author James McClure, best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Set in an alien and savage England - the nineteen-seventies criminal underworld - McClure's novel deals with a society led by conservatives pressing for reform, motivated by restoring traditional values and their profit margins. So, the Virgins, a new law-enforcement agency, is unleashed. A book of excitement, action, mystery, and suspense, according to the publisher. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. A touch of minimal fading to the cloth at spine head and tail. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with a small minor mark to back strip head. Gollancz price sticker to front flyleaf of dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.