Arkham - ROBERT BLOCH 1st book, 1st Ed OPENER OF THE WAY Psycho Lovecraft SIGNED

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We are full-time professional antiquarian booksellers, in business here in the San Francisco area since 1993, members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, and we've been selling rare books on eBay fitfully since 1999; usually about three or four times a year. Anything purchased from us is returnable for any reason. CA sales tax applies. If you have any questions, please email. Many thanks. Bloch, Robert. THE OPENER OF THE WAY. Sauk City: Arkham House, 1945. First edition. A FINE COPY in a FINE DUST JACKET, a beautful example of the author's first book, INSCRIBED to pioneer collector and friend Ed Kuss at the 1955 Worldcon: "To Ed Kuss, even though this is a convention, I hesitate to offer a conventional sentiment. I'd rather extend my very best wishes and appreciation! Yours sincerely, Robert Bloch. September 1955." Limited to 2,065 copies printed. Robert Bloch (1917-1994) was not only best known as the writer on the novel PSYCHO which serves as the source for the legendary Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation of the same name. He was also one of the prize pupils of his mentor H. P. Lovecraft and Bloch was the ONLY individual to whom Lovecraft ever dedicated a story. Winner of a lifetime achievement Hugo award as well as an Edgar Allan Poe award. Author of several Star Trek scripts. Excluding stories written for the read more

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