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Psycho
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Psycho Mass market paperbound - 2003

by Robert Bloch

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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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The classic chiller that inspired the spine-tingling Alfred Hitchcock film. Everyone was scared to death when they saw the movie Psycho. But before the film was even a glint in Alfred Hitchcock's eye, award-winning author Robert Bloch put real fear into the minds of readers with his unforgettable portrait of a very polite young man who proves that evil lurks just beneath a smile. When the Bates Motel loomed up out of the storm, Mary Craine thought it was her salvation. The rooms were musty but clean and the manager Norman Bates seemed like a nice enough fellow, if a little strange... Then Mary met Norman's mother - and the butcher knife. The nightmare had just begun...

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NORMAN BATES heard the noise and a shock went through him.

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  • Title Psycho
  • Author Robert Bloch
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher iBooks, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Publication date June 1, 2003
  • ISBN 9780743459075 / 0743459075
  • Weight 0.22 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.72 x 4.22 x 0.62 in (17.07 x 10.72 x 1.57 cm)
  • Category Fiction - Horror
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Psycho

by Robert Bloch

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I Books, 2003. Hardcover. New/New. Author: Robert BlochPublisher: I BooksBinding: HardcoverISBN: 9780743459075Release Date: 2003Number Of Pages: 224Details: When the Bates Motel loomed up out of the storm, Mary Craine thought it was her salvation. The rooms were musty but clean, and the manager, Norman Bates, seemed like a nice enough fellow, if a little strange... . Then Mary met Norman's mother. And the butcher knife. The nightmare had just begun... .
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Psycho
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Psycho

by Robert Bloch

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780743459075 / 0743459075
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Description:
I Books, 2003. Hardcover. New/New. Author: Robert BlochPublisher: I BooksBinding: HardcoverISBN: 9780743459075Release Date: 2003Number Of Pages: 224Details: When the Bates Motel loomed up out of the storm, Mary Craine thought it was her salvation. The rooms were musty but clean, and the manager, Norman Bates, seemed like a nice enough fellow, if a little strange... . Then Mary met Norman's mother. And the butcher knife. The nightmare had just begun... .
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Item price
A$333.05
A$11.33 Delivery to USA