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Lot 5
  1. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  2. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  3. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  4. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  5. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  6. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  1. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  2. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  3. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  4. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  5. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
  6. R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945
R. Bloch Opener of the Way signed Arkham 1945

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[ARKHAM HOUSE, publishers]. - Robert BLOCH (1917-1994). The Opener of the Way. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1945. Octavo (7 3/8 x 5 inches; 187 x 127 mm). Pp. [i-]x-xi[-xii; 1-]4-309[-312]. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, original dust-jacket, printed in sepia with a design by Ronald Clyme.  Provenance: signed by Robert Bloch on front free endpaper.

First edition, one of just 2065 copies: an excellent signed copy in fine dust-jacket. A very sharp copy of Bloch's first substantial book. The dust-jacket includes a biography on back flap. The introduction (pages ix-xi) answers the question, "Where do you get the ideas for your stories?". Listed as #23 on Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide's list of the 35 most valuable Arkham editions, and Stephen King listed ‘The Opener of the Way” as one of Arkham House's "most important works": essentially, this work launched Bloch's writing career, paving the way for ‘Psycho’ and others.

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