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Robert Bloch. Psycho....
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Robert Bloch. Psycho. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959.8vo. Publisher's black paper over boards backed in white, spine stamped in red; original pictorial dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO DAVID ARONOVITZ on the title page: "Best to David! Robert Bloch, '84."
The blueprint for the contemporary serial killer story, Psycho's legacy has endured in part due to the Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. Barron describes Psycho as "a genre masterpiece" for psychological suspense-horror.
Condition: Spine ends pushed; top edge faded. Text toned. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$2.95"); edgewear with some chips and tears; touch of toning to top edge of front panel.
References: Barron, Horror Literature (1990), 4-46; Barron, Fantasy and Horror (1999), 6-39; Currey p. 46.
Provenance: David Aronovitz (presentation inscription). From the collection of David Aronovitz.
Auction Info
2026 May 13 The David Aronovitz Collection of Important Science Fiction and Fantasy, Part I Rare Books Signature® Auction #6336 (go to Auction Home page)
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