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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Signed review copy of the first edition, with publisher's review slip laid in. Signed by the author on the page bearing the publisher's logo, dubbed "The Sower," which depicts a man sewing seeds in mid-stride with one hand swung back. Bloch has augmented The Sower in a fantastically fitting manner--signing his name in a speech bubble and drawing a knife in the man's rear hand, complete with several drops of blood dripping from its blade. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards over white spine cloth stamped in red. Toning to pages and spine cloth and a bump at the crown, else Fine. In a Fine unclipped dust jacket with light foxing, trivial wear and two faint scratches to the spine panel. The book served as the basis for the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film, featuring perhaps one of the best-known scenes in all of cinema, where Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) is stabbed to death in the shower.

Simon and Schuster, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, signed by the actress Janet Leigh on the front free endpaper. Accompanying the book is a signed self-portrait by Alfred Hitchcock and a page signed by the author Robert Bloch. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Robert Bloch on the title page. Very Good with light shelf wear, sunning to covers at edges, and the usual toning to pages. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing, light edge wear with several short closed tears, and foxing to the blindside. A nice copy of the thriller that inspired the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, signed by the author.

Simon and Schuster, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket, with a card signed by Robert Bloch laid in. First Printing stated on the copyright page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Psycho is a 1959 Horror novel and one of the most influential horror books of the 20th century. The book can probably claim to being the founder of serial killer fiction genre. Most famous off course for the 1960 film adaption by Alfred Hitchcock telling the story of Norman Bates, the caretaker of an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother. Based on real life murderer Ed Gein. A fine to very fine book, some toning to the pages, but much less so than normally found. A fine to very fine, unclipped jacket. No obvious defects. Now with a clear protective cover. The book comes with a custom cloth clamshell with a leather spine label. Provenance: From the remarkable collection of Theodore B Baum. This book qualifies for our free worldwide shipping using a tracked courier service. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1959, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in New York by Simon and Schuster in 1959. First edition, first printing. Book near fine, with slight wear at spine ends, tiny tear at top of spine, spine and edges of pages slightly darkened, slight discoloration on end-papers. DJ very good, with small chipping mark at top of spine, slight rubbing at spine ends and corners and on bottom half of spine, slight discoloration on spine and on inside of DJ. Classic thriller, murder mystery, and Hitchcock film. One of the first 'serial killer' novels.

First edition, first impression (Simon and Schuster, 1959). Adapted into the famous Alfred Hitchcock film in 1960. Quarter-bound in cream cloth with black boards. Toning to edges with a chip to fore-edge of opening page of Chapter One and small closed tear to fore-edge of pages 5-9. Free from previous owner names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket is slightly smaller than the book, suggesting that it may have been trimmed; moderate rubbing and chipping in places with a tear to spine foot and to lower panel fore-edge, but still a very good copy overall.

London: Robert Hale, 1960. First English Edition. The basis of the superior Hollywood thriller, Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The dust jacket of the American edition is a rather simple typographical design, whereas, what sets this British first edition apart is the surreal colorful jacket illustration with the purple-tinted profile of the brutally slashed victim, Mary Crane (memorably portrayed by Janet Leigh in the film), the hazy image of the spooky Bates house in the background, and the figure of the tormented murderer, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkin’s most recognized role), in the foreground. Near fine in a fine bright dust jacket with only a trace of wear, and a couple of tiny date numbers stamped on the front flap.

First English Edition. Book with a touch of lean, edges a bit dusty, else Near Fine. Unclipped jacket with minor scattered rubbing and minute wear at edges, else Near Fine. Contemporary owner signature on front pastedown. A nice, bright copy featuring more compelling jacket art than its American counterpart.***Please email us for better pricing.***

HEYNE, WILHELM, 1984. 1.. softcover. Psycho

inner sanctum, simon & schuster, 1959, first edition jacket only, NO BOOK, . very good some damage at the base of the spine, probably sticker removal, 2.95 price intact

inner sanctum, simon & schuster, 1959, first edition jacket only, NO BOOK, . very good , black tape at the bottom of the spine, 2.95 price intact

Minneapolis: Fedogan and Bremer, 1994. As new in as new dust jacket. Only 2300 copies of this book have been printed. Thirty nine stories by the Grand Master of Horror and gathers for the first time in one volume all of the stories from Bob Bloch's first two long out of print collections. Robert Bloch was an important author of this century writing in this genre. He was the author of PSYCHO. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW COPIES SIGNED BY ROBERT BLOCH who did his last booksigning at our store on 2/27/94. One of the last titles to be signed by this grand master of the macabre. This is NOT the limited boxed edition of only 100 copies. Our copy is signed by Robert Bloch and dated 1994 on the title page. Robert Bloch was the only person the great H. P. Lovecraft ever dedicated a story to. Bloch influenced many authors in the horror genre, including Ray Bradbury, and is best known for the classic work PSYCHO, filmed by Alfred Hitchcock. Rare signed.. 8vo. Signed and Dated By The Author. 1st Edition. Hard Back.… Read more

London: BoOK CLUB ASSOCIATES, 1983, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. Signed. A FINE FIRST THUS IN DJ. WARMLY INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE BY THE AUTHOR..

Binghampton: Whispers Press, 1982. First Edition, Proof Copy. Signed by the author Robert Bloch on the title page. This is Bloch’s own personal proof copy of his novel which is inscribed to him by the book’s publisher, Stuart Schiff. Inscribed in on the printed half-title: “For Bob Bloch, An advance look at his latest epic, Stuart, 8/4/82”. The proof copy is made up of printed proof pages, brad bound, and then laid into a proof of the dust jacket. Near fine.

New York, Whispers Press, 1982. . First edition, copy 'D' of 26 lettered copies 'reserved for the press', double-signed by Bloch and the publisher Stuart Schiff; 8vo; publisher's device to title; publisher's red cloth lettered in black, pictorial dust-jacket with design by Don Ivan Punchatz, cloth slip-case with a little mild sunning. Psycho II - this time it's personal... Norman Bates escapes from the asylum and turns his psychotic attentions upon Hollywood. An attractive special attention of this sequel to the original classic Psycho, by the original author.

BASTEI-LÜBBE, 10/1992. 1.. softcover.

Binghampton, NY: Whispers Press, 1982. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Lettered copy "N" of 26 lettered copies signed on a special limitation page by Bloch and the publisher, Stuart Schiff, with additional inscription by Schiff, "Publisher's copy N for Russell Flinn, with great thanks for his support! Best, Stuart Schiff." Bound in original red buckram with lettering stamped in black. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket with slipcase. An as new, unread copy.

A COLLECTION OF INSCRIBED FIRST OR EARLY GERMAN PAPERBACK EDITIONS being AMOK (TERROR) published by Pabel in 1979; DER RIPPER (THE NIGHT OF THE RIPPER) published by Heyne in 1987; NACHT IN KOPF (NIGHT WORLD) published by Diogenes in 1986; EIN WIRKLICH SCHLECHTER FREUND (THE KING OF TERRORS) published by Rowohlt in 1979; UNHEIMLICHE SCHATTEN-LICHTER (TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE) published by Bastei Lubbe in 1983; DAS REGIMES DER PSYCHOS (SNEAK PREVIEW) published by Heyne in 1974; PSYCHO published by Heyne in 1984; NACHT DER SCHRECKEN (FRIGHT NIGHT stories from NIGHT WALKER & BLOOD RUNS COLD) published by Scherz in 1968; MIT FEUER SPIELT MAN NICHT (FIREBUG) published by Scherz in 1969; DAS HAUS DER TOTEN (AMERICAN GOTHIC) published by Heyne in 1976; DIE COUCH (THE COUCH) published by Desch in 1967; ICH KUSSE DEINEN SCHATTEN (PLEASANT DREAMS, NIGHTMARES) published by Diogenes in 1989; all volumes near fine to fine in wraps, all INSCRIBED by the author to the same individual. For the lot of 12----

[Binghamton, NY]:: Whispers Press,, [1982].. First edition; copy Y of 26 lettered copies, signed by Robert Bloch and Stuart Schiff, the designer.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket and slipcase.. Fine in a fine jacket and slipcase.. 8vo,.