BLOCH, Robert.
Psycho: An Inner Sanctum Mystery.
First Edition of Psycho; lengthily Inscribed by Robert Bloch and Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
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First edition of this classic thriller novel, the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on a page bound, "For Danny and Myrna with love from their American Uncle Robert Bloch." In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Psycho tells the story of Norman Bates, caretaker at an isolated motel who struggles under his domineering mother and becomes embroiled into a series of murders. The novel is widely recognized as Bloch's most enduring work and one of the most influential horror books of the 20th Century. The story was adapted into Alfred Hitchcock's seminal 1960 film of the same name, starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam
Psycho: An Inner Sanctum Mystery.
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