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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.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with light shelf wear to the spine ends and corner tips, 14 mm closed tear to upper front panel and several light scratch marks to front panel. White lettering to spine is nice and bright, no tanning. (31233). Octavo, boards. On a label affixed to the front paste down, this copy is inscribed and signed by Bloch to a well known early fan. "Psycho is a genre masterpiece which set the pattern for the psychological suspense-horror novel." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-46. Filmed by Alfred Hitchcock. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 57.

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

In great condition. The unrestored jacket without any tape restauration has excellent. Has a small chip on front of jacket over the p as seen. Jacket has a few small closed tears the biggest probably the low one on spine. Book has some small spoting on spine-sides as seen some very small wear on top and low down on spine. Last board also has some small discolouration as seen in picture. Entirely fresh inside. A great condition book. Price 2.95 intact:)

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.

Jacket has a tape on spine. Book has faint marks from previous on last blank page from previous tape marks as seen on last blank page(this cant be seen on either inner or outer part of jacket. Book has tight binding but some stains inside.Book has two tapemarks on outer side of boards on both sides it also has some small moisturedamage on upper and lower part of spine. The book is very fresh inside without dog-eared pages, stains or foxing. Biggest one on front-free endpage. Rare book in original jacket

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

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

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

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).

Wings Books, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed (name only) and signed by Robert Bloch. The book appears unread with only gentle shelf rubbing. The dust jacket is crisp and free of chips, rips & tears, covered with a brodart. IMAGES UPON REQUEST

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..

Suntup Editions, 2023. Book. Illus. by Gene Kreutz, Paul Mann, Tony Palladino. Fine. Hardcover. Signed Copy. First Edition/First Printing. The Artist edition is limited to 750 copies, and is the only edition to include a dust jacket illustrated by Paul Mann. It is a smyth-sewn, quarter cloth binding with Zanders Elephant Hide paper covering the boards. The spine and cover are foil blocked, and the binding design is inspired by the first edition book cover. The dust jacket is double-sided featuring a licensed version, on the reverse side, of the famous first edition dust jacket originally designed by Tony Palladino. The edition is housed in a slipcase wrapped in Japanese metallic paper with cloth ends and is printed letterpress from metal type on Mohawk Superfine. This edition is signed by Gregg Kreutz and Paul Mann.This copy will be shipped in publisher's original box as received by me. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY .