Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography
Language: English
Published by Tor Books, 1995
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Life Science Records, Florham Park, NJ, U.S.A.Life Science Records
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Condition: Used - Fine
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Softcover. Condition: Fine 1st Printing. 416p. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Binding is firm and squared, spine remains uncreased, book has not been read so binding is in great shape. Blue covers are glossy. A fantastic book to add to anyone interested in a writer's life or fan of horror. See photo to verify condition. RARE OUT OF PRINT.
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- Title
- Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography
- Author
- Bloch, Robert
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0312859759
- ISBN 13
- 9780312859756
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.95 pounds
- Dimensions
- 13.34 centimeters width by 20.32 centimeters height by 3.18 centimeters depth
Once Around the Bloch takes the reader from Bloch's early years in an up-and-coming Chicago suburb to his first fateful encounter with the cult fiction magazine Weird Tales. Bloch's Hollywood adventures are also chronicled, including his encounters and friendships with such famous superstars as Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Buster Keaton, and Joan Crawford. Bloch also recounts the inspiration for and the birth of one of the most famous villains of all time, Norman Bates.
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