Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- 1959
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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… Read more
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- 1959
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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.
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- 1959
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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,… Read more
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Psycho
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- 1959
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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.
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Psycho (Custom Clamshell Case and Free Worldwide Tracked Shipping)
by Robert Bloch
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- 1959
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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… Read more
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Psycho
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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… Read more
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PSYCHO
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- 1960
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- Corners a little soft, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to upper front corner tip. (28429)
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London: Robert Hale Limited, 1960. First British edition. Corners a little soft, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to upper front corner tip. (28429). Octavo, boards. "Psycho is a genre masterpiece which set the pattern for the psychological suspense-horror novel." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-46. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror:… Read more
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Psycho
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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… Read more
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Psycho
by BLOCH, ROBERT
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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… Read more
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- 1960
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£668.68
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First English Edition.
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PSYCHO
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Gauntlet Publishing. Softcover. Very Good. Signed. SIGNED Soft Covered 35th Anniversary Reviewer Prevue Edition. Book is signed by Robert Bloch on title page. Stated one of 30 copies on front cover. Covers are in Very Good + condition. Bottom spine area of covers has been lightly bumped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No… Read more
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PSYCHO
by BLOCH, ROBERT
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- 1983
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REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM, Houghton Mifflin, 1905, second edition, a fine bright copy in the publishers original pictorial cloth in a vg dust-wrapper chipped at the dust-wrapper spine extremities and upper right corner of the front dust-wrapper panel. Rare in any dust-wrapper.
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Psycho
by Robert, Bloch
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Psycho
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Psycho
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- 1997-01-01
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Psycho,
by Bloch, Robert
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- 1966
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1966. 2. Auflage, München, Heyne (= Heyne-Bücher Nr. 1193), o.J. (um 1966), 157 S., illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Rückdeckel und ebenda der Seitenschnitt an zwei Stellen geringfügig bestossen, der helle Vorderdeckel längs einer Kante minimal angedunkelt, untere Rückenhälfte mit einer zarten Knickspur, Papier altersgemäß ein wenig nachgedunkelt, sonst ein sehr gutes Exemplar (prezl) Frühe Ausgabe des (wohl… Read more
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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Psycho
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- 1991-06-15
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PSYCHO
by Bloch, Robert
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- 1983
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- Stephen White Books
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- 1960-01-01
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Hale, 1960-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean copy in good condition.
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Psycho: A Novel
by Bloch, Robert
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- 2010-05-25
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- 1991-06-15
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£38.26
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Psycho (Psycho Trilogy)
by Robert Bloch
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Psycho
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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PSYCHO (# 1193)
by BLOCH, ROBERT
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- PUB 1966
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- VERY GOOD+ IN PICTORIAL WRAPS
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MUNICH, GERMANY: WILHELM HEYNE VERLAG. VERY GOOD+ IN PICTORIAL WRAPS. PUB 1966. FIRST EDITION. PAPERBACK. TRANSLATED INTO GERMAN BY PAUL BAUDISCH / 158 PAGES OF TEXT AND 2 PAGES OF ADVERTS . COVERS DEPICT PHOTOS FROM THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK FILM. BOOK IS ABOUT FINE BUT FOR READERS' CREASING TO THE SPINE. .
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Psycho
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Psycho: A Novel
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Psycho; Psycho II; Psycho House
by Bloch, Robert
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- 1993
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USA: Wings Books, 1993 Remainder dot on bottom. The three Psycho novels all in on book. Triple your terror.
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Psycho: A Novel
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Psycho: A Novel
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- 1999-02-01
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Psycho: A Novel
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Psycho: A Novel
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Psycho
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- 2015
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Psycho: A Novel
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Psycho: A Novel
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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Psycho [Paperback] Robert Bloch
by Robert Bloch
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- 1962-01-01
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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The Old Copper Collar
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Psycho
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- 1989
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satellite science fiction digest size magazine 1958 june
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- 1982
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Psycho (Bloomsbury Film Classics)
by Bloch, Robert
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Psycho (Bloomsbury Film Classics)
by Bloch, Robert
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