The Young Unicorns

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969. Fourth printing of the first edition. Small octavo in purple DJ, deckle edges, 245 pages, 21 cm. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, exceedingly mild rubbing to front board-rear corner, very gentle bumping to other three corners, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages, binding is tight, sunned DJ spine, very mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, very gentle rubbing to DJ corners, faint soiling to rear DJ, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(-) DJ. Price-clipped jacket. . Hardcover.

A seventeen-year-old boy, former member of a tough New York gang, a blind and talented twelve-year-old musician, the Austin family, and Canon Tallis are among the key characters who become involved in a frightening and evil scheme relying on the ability of a refined laser to give complete power over people's minds. Gangs -- children's fiction. Young adult fiction