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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.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. First Printing. One of the most influential horror novels of the 20th century with a contemporary signature and lengthy inscription to an acquaintnce of the author"To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with kindest personal regards and in full confidence that the day is not far distant when he will be autographing HIS books for me! Robert Bloch, 1961" Lightly toned paperfar less than usually encountered with this cheaply made book. A little wear at tips of d.j., with some creasing at head of d.j., spine and lightly rubbed. A near fine-fine copy in v.g.+ d.j. A nice fresh copy.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959., 1959. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Foot of spine gently nudged and page fore-edges uniformly tanned, else a fine, bright copy in dust jacket with minor wear to the spine ends and with light professional restoration to the head of spine. Housed in an artisan clamshell case designed by James Tapley, with the spine and covers giving the effect of shattered glass; the inner front cover has a die-cut window, into which a clipped Robert Bloch signature (in red ink) has been inset. "Bloch's most famous and impressive novel of psychological aberration. Mary Crane steals $40,000 and heads toward her boyfriend. En-route she stops off – permanently – at the Bates Motel. She is pursued by a private detective, who also encounters Norman Bates's "Mother," and subsequently by her boyfriend, Sam Loomis, and her sister, Lila. A masterful, suspenseful study of paranoia, split personality and homicide. Norman Bates is… Read More

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.

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.

USA: Simon & Schuster, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Psycho by Robert Bloch First Edition Simon & Schuster 1959. New York. A fine copy. No previous owner's inscriptions or markings. Clean and unblemished throughout, no foxing to contents or edges. Covers are unblemished and have no bumping or rubbing to corners. In a near fine price clipped dust jacket that has no creasing, tears or loss. "Psycho" by Robert Bloch is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the disturbed mind of Norman Bates. The story revolves around Marion Crane, a young woman who, after embezzling money, seeks refuge at the secluded Bates Motel during a stormy night. Unbeknownst to her, the motel's proprietor, Norman Bates, harbors sinister secrets within the walls of his eerie mansion. As the narrative unfolds, a spine-chilling sequence of events reveals Bates's unsettling fixation on his deceased mother and the horrifying lengths he will go to protect her… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Toning to the interior pages, which is typical with this work. Several touches of rubbing to some edges of the dustjacket - protected in a Mylar sleeve, if requested - or we will ship it along with the book to be affixed by the new owner. See image. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Unclipped dustjacket; and clean, unmarked interior. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 185 pages .

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.

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 , 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. Hardcover. Fine. Signed. A FINE FIRST THUS IN DJ. WARMLY INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE BY THE AUTHOR.

Simon & Schuster: NY, 1959. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Psychological horror novel made into the classic Afred Hitchcock film. In Jones & Newman (eds.), Horror: 100 Best Books no 57. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON WHITE LABEL AFFIXED TO TITLE PAGE. Lending library ink-stamp and remnants of orange label on front free endpaper, page edges browned, a VG copy (lacking the dustjacket).

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.

Springfield: Gauntlet Publications, 1994. Book. Illus. by Alan Clark. Fine. Hardcover. Signed Copy. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean carefully used copy. Signed by Bloch and introduced and signed by Richard Matheson. Afterword by Ray Bradbury. Basis for the Hitchcock flick. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY..

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----