Psycho: The 35th Anniversary Edition (Signed limited edition)
by Bloch, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
1/1/1994. Hardcover w/slipcase. Gauntlet Publications, 1994. Special signed edition limited to 500 numbered copies; this is number 431; signed by Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson, who wrote the introduction; afterword by Ray Bradbury. Brown cloth slipcase; dust jacket protected; brown cloth; binding tight; text clean. VG+/VG+
Synopsis
One of the most famous horror novels in history, Robert Bloch's Psycho is a true classic for anyone who collects modern first editions. Bloch had already been an established science fiction writer, and was even a toastmaster for the famed Hugo Awards just a year before Psycho was published. Using a real life case of grisly murder in a small town in Wisconsin as inspiration, Bloch was truly able to tap into the minds of readers with Psycho . Not only is Psycho one of the foremost novels of modern horror fiction, it also continues the tradition of fiction based loosely on actual events, a tradition also shared by authors such as Truman Capote with his novel In Cold Blood . Psycho was first published in 1959 by Simon and Schuster, and it became immensely popular after Hitchcock's famed film adaptation was released just a year later in 1960. The first edition dust jacket is well known. It is relatively simple in design, with the title printed sideways featuring cracks through the letters. Because the dust jacket was printed on standard stock paper which was generally lacking in durability, the jacket should be expected to be browned or yellowed with age. The first UK edition of Psycho features a more colorful and detailed dust jacket, and the UK edition was published by Robert Hale in London in 1960. If you are a collector of modern first editions, or if you collect horror literature, you will definitely want to search for that perfect copy of Psycho to add to your bookshelf. Truly, this book caused quite the stir when it was first published, and it continues to influence readers and writers alike today.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loganberry Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66712674
- Title
- Psycho: The 35th Anniversary Edition (Signed limited edition)
- Author
- Bloch, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover w/slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1/1/1994
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About the Seller
Loganberry Books
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Shaker Heights, Ohio
About Loganberry Books
Loganberry Books is an independently owned & operated bookstore in the historic Larchmere neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Established in 1994, we feature a carefully curated collection of new, used & rare books in all genres for both readers and collectors, with an inventory of over 100,000 volumes (give or take - we're still counting!).
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- VG+/VG+
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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