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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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
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- 1959
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Chelmsford, Essex, GBR
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NZ$1,601.92
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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 about this item Item Price
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780446908030
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Berkeley, California, USA
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Warner Books, 1982. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Sci-Fi Case. First edition thus. Signed by the author. Die-cut cover. Nearly flawless. Item Price
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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London, Greater London, GBR
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NZ$1,815.51
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1959
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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NZ$5,143.80
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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 about this item Item Price
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PSYCHO
by BLOCH, ROBERT
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- 1959
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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by BLOCH, Robert
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- First Printing
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- 1959
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Glendale, California, USA
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NZ$6,429.75
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$4,286.50
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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. Item Price
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PSYCHO
by Bloch, Robert
- Condition
- Used - Corners a little soft, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to upper front corner tip. (28429)
- Edition
- First British edition
- Published
- 1960
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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NZ$1,628.87
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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 about this item Item Price
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- Leather
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Spring Branch, Texas, USA
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NZ$857.30
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$2,057.52
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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 about this item Item Price
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Psycho (Bloomsbury Film Classics)
by Bloch, Robert
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780747531814
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Psycho
by Bloch, Robert
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$7,715.70
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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. Item Price
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
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- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780719810817
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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NZ$13.37
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Psycho: The 35th Anniversary Edition (Signed limited edition)
by Bloch, Robert
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- Used
- Published
- 1/1/1994
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- Hardcover w/slipcase
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Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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NZ$600.11
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1/1/1994. Hardcover w/slipcase. Gauntlet Publications, 1994. Special signed edition limited to 500 numbered copies; this is number 431; signed by Robert Bloch and Richard Matheson, who wrote the introduction; afterword by Ray Bradbury. Brown cloth slipcase; dust jacket protected; brown cloth; binding tight; text clean. VG+/VG+ Item Price
NZ$600.11
PSYCHO . ( Film / Movie Adaption ; Norman Bates ; Crest Book # S385; SCREAMING JANET LEIGH AND ROCKING CHAIR ON COVER 1ST SLASHER MOVIE );
by BLOCH, ROBERT. (Sam Moskowitz notes);
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- Used - GOOD, Decent Reading Copy
- Edition
- Third Edition by Publisher.
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Paperback
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- 1
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Steinbach, Manitoba, CAN
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NZ$8.56
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Canada: Crest Book, 1962. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover. GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. Soft cover. Third Edition by Publisher.. 159 page. "Norman Bates will never die . You remeber Norman - the shy motel manager with the fatal mother fixation. Now, years after his bout of butchery that horrified the world, Norman Bates is at large again, breaking free from… Read more about this item Item Price
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PSYCHO
by Bloch, Robert
- Condition
- Used - 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 fro
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1959
- Quantity Available
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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NZ$4,286.50
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Psycho: Slipcased Signed Artist Edition #/750
by Bloch, Robert
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Published
- 2023
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Lewisville, Texas, USA
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NZ$513.52
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Psycho
by Robert Bloch
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780446908030
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- 1
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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NZ$37.84
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Warner Books, 1982. Paperback. Good. Item Price
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Psycho: A Novel
by Bloch, Robert
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- New
- ISBN
- 9781590203354
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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NZ$25.72
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Harry N. Abrams. New. Special order direct from the distributor Item Price
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Psycho (Bloomsbury Film Classics)
by Robert Bloch
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- New
- Published
- 1997-03-20
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780747531814
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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NZ$15.43
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Trafalgar Square, 1997-03-20. Paperback. New. We ship each business day; Tracking provided. New paperback book. Item Price
NZ$15.43