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    Robert Bloch. Psycho. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First edition. Inscribed by Bloch on the front free endp...

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    Robert Bloch. Psycho. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First edition. Inscribed by Bloch on the front free endpaper: "This one I / don't remember! / Robert Bloch." Octavo. [vi], [1]-185, [1, blank] pages. Publisher's white cloth backstrip over black boards, spine lettered in red. In the original publisher's dust jacket. Cloth spine with mild rubbing and toning, minor rubbing to boards. Front hinge just starting, rear hinge barely starting (both are still solid). Text toned. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown. Jacket rubbed with some edgewear, and a few chips and a few short tears. Some soiling to jacket. Overall, a very good copy.

    This classic horror novel is the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's landmark 1960 film.

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