Psycho: The 35th Anniversary Edition Slipcased Signed Limited Edition #215/500
by Bloch, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Missing
- ISBN 10
- 0962965995
- ISBN 13
- 9780962965999
- Seller
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Lewisville, Texas, United States
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About This Item
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..
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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- Bookseller
- Pat Cramer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046850
- Title
- Psycho: The 35th Anniversary Edition Slipcased Signed Limited Edition #215/500
- Author
- Bloch, Robert
- Illustrator
- Alan Clark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Missing
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0962965995
- ISBN 13
- 9780962965999
- Publisher
- Gauntlet Publications
- Place of Publication
- Springfield
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
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Pat Cramer, Bookseller
I accept cash, checks, money orders and bank cards. International orders paid by check must be made out to a United States bank branch. International orders paid by money order must be a postal money order made out in United States dollars. You can return any book that you purchase from me if you are not satisfied with it.
About the Seller
Pat Cramer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2006
Lewisville, Texas
About Pat Cramer, Bookseller
I have been selling used and rare books internationally since 1985.I tend to list modern fiction because that is what i know the most about.I specialize on horror and suspense fiction because these are two areas that i enjoy most and because they are two areas that I know the most aboutI am not a generalist dealer but I have been known to list a small percentage of anything that looks interesting to me, fiction and non-fiction, to bring new customers to my site.
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