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PSYCHO
de BLOCH, Robert
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Fine/Near Fine
- Librería
-
Glendale, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
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.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Terence McVicker, Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 106
- Título
- PSYCHO
- Autor
- BLOCH, Robert
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Simon & Schuster
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1959
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- FANTASY, SF & HORROR; SIGNED;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Terence McVicker, Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2021
Glendale, California
Sobre Terence McVicker, Rare Books
I have been a collector/dealer since 1970, and handle collections from single items to libraries in all fields, but especially, HORROR, FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION. I primarily focus on books, but manuscripts, letters, any holograph material is of interest. In addition, I buy and sell original illustration artwork by Gary Gianni, Virgil Finlay, Roy Krenkel, and illustrators from the PULP and Classic Illustration Era. Permanent wants are H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Stephen King, Arkham House authors, Robert Aickman, and others in the English, Ghost Story genre.
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