James McClure — Four and Twenty Virgins
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1973. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this thriller by James McClure. The first edition of this thriller novel by James McClure. Set in an alien and savage England, the Underworld of the Seventies, this novel deals with a society led by conservatives pressing for a reform: to restore traditional values and their profit margins. So, the Virgins, a law-enforcement agency, is unleashed. A book of excitement, action, mystery, and suspense.With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's red cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally lovely with only minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is unclipped and also lovely, with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
