The Exorcist
by Blatty, William Peter
The Exorcist is a horror novel written by William Peter Blatty. It is based on a 1949 exorcism Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University, a Jesuit and Catholic school. The exorcism was purportedly performed in Mount Rainier, Maryland.
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On Apr 24, 2014, Anonymous said
Great book. Captures the very essence of the movie and gives more to the reader. One of the best horror stories written all time.
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The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good-
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- First Edition; Second Printing
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- 1971
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Carrollton, Texas, USA
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£81.63
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Burgundy boards with gold writing on spine; publisher's emblem with 1817 embossed on front cover. Top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; page edges slightly yellowed. Front dust jacket has less then 1/4-inch tear at top and chip near bottom edge where it meets dust jacket spine; top and bottom of dust jacket spine has very minor chips and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
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- Used - Very Good
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- Near Fine
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- 1971
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Tomball, Texas, USA
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£346.97
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Stated First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line on the last page in the first state dust jacket; a Very Good book in a Near Fine dust jacket. An excellent copy of this important work of horror fiction and basis for the seminal movie starring Linda Blair. This copy is in very good or better condition with only a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Exorcist
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1971
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
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- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£293.90
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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. One of the great horror novels of the 1970s, and the basis for the 1973 film (fifty years ago!) of the same title. First edition (stated, first printing with a numberline ending in 1 on the last page). A very good or better copy in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1971
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- Tight
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Santa Clarita, California, USA
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£816.40
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First Edition, Fifth Printing. SIGNED. The last printed page of the book is the About the Author page. At the base of the page is the number sequence which reads 71 72 73 10 9 8 7 6 5. SIGNED and inscribed by William Peter Blatty directly to the title page. Inscription reads: To Will - All the best -… Read more about this item Item Price
£816.40
The Exorcist
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- February 1994
- Binding
- Black cloth
- ISBN
- 9781568496092
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Belleville, Illinois, USA
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£12.25
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Buccaneer Books, Cutchogue, NY, First Edition Thus, Limited Edition of 1000, 8vo., 340 p. hardcover only. front corner bumped, else very fine clean straight lovely copy. Inv. # 32572 bds 2023 Item Price
£12.25
The Exorcist
by BLATTY, William Peter
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£693.94
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New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Near fine with light rubbing at the spine and slightly cocked in near fine dust jacket with light edgewear, creases to the rear flap and small, subtle stain at the bottom of the spine, only visible from the inside. With a slip Signed by Blatty… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE EXORCIST
by Blatty, William Peter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780061007224
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- 1
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Rougemont, North Carolina, USA
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£61.23
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New York: Harper Paperbacks, 1994. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Harper Paperback edition, 1994, with full number line. A Very Good copy. 8vo, 385 pp. Bound in publisher's stiff printed paper wrap. Light rubbing to the edges. Beginning to age-tone. Item Price
£61.23
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THE EXORCIST
by William Peter Blatty
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chamblee, Georgia, USA
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£285.74
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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First endpaper holds previous owners bookplate at upper left corner. Pages are otherwise clean and free of any markings. 1/4 cloth burgundy boards are clean. Theres light fading to cloth on the head and tail of spine. Some light rubbing to corners of extremities.… Read more about this item Item Price
£285.74
The Exorcist
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition. 8th Printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
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- 1
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£163.28
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Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition. 8th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus book in VG dust jacket. Book spine has slight vertical crease, dulled silver titles. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edgewear, light rubbing, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . This is… Read more about this item Item Price
£163.28
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The Exorcist
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781111879990
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Northridge, California, USA
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£285.73
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Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first edition hardcover. Full number line on last page. Mild edgewear to cloth, slight exterior soil, slight lean. The DJ in mylar is very lightly shelfworn, creased to flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages . Item Price
£285.73
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
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- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Black cloth with green gilt lettering to spine
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Cape Town, ZAF
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£8.16
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DW rubbed and worn. Not price clipped. Clean and tight inside. Item Price
£8.16
Exorcist
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780552105354
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- 1
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£3.00
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
£3.00
The Exorcist
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used
- Edition
- First Photoplay Edition
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Galway, IRL
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£146.95
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New York, Harper & Row, 1973. First Photoplay Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 340 pages; Price-clipped. Description: 340 p. 22 cm. Subjects: Blatty, William Peter. Horror. Exorcism. Item Price
£146.95
The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Edition, Autographed
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Special Edition
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781887368094
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- 1
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Vancouver, Washington, USA
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£175.53
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.: Gauntlet Pr, 1997 Hardback book in fine condition with near fine dust jacket. Tiny tear on top edge of jacket, otherwise jacket is perfect. Special 25th Anniversary Edition; numbered #515 of 600 with four signatures. Does not include box slipcase.. Signed by Author(s). Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
£175.53
THE EXORCIST
by William Peter Blatty
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; Sixth Printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pomona, New York, USA
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£155.08
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New York: Harper & Row. 1971. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0060103655 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner inscription on rear pastedown. Few small open tears. Bumping at spine crown/heel. Foxing on top edge of text block. ; 8.3 X 5.6 X 1.3 inches; 340 pages . Item Price
£155.08
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The Exorcist ( signed and lined by Eileen Dietz aka Pazuzu )
by Blatty, William Peter
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition first printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
- Quantity Available
- 1
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St. Catharines, Ontario, CAN
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£1,632.80
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First edition first printing of this novel that became one of the best horror movies of all time. SIGNED and lined by Eileen Dietz who was the face of Pazuzu the demon in The Exorcist and possessed Regan ( Linda Blair's Character). Performing scenes that were deemed too scary or violent for Linda Blair, on the title page. Rear free… Read more about this item Item Price
£1,632.80
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The Exorcist: Screenplay for the Twenty-First Century
by Blatty, William Peter
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2018
- ISBN
- 9781587673450
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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£326.56
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As New in an As New dust jacket. Bound in full black cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front panel are stamped in silver. Blood-red endpapers. 243pps. Large format. First Limited Edition Printing. This is a flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. Absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust… Read more about this item Item Price
£326.56
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The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty
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- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1971
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
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£81.64
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Stated First Edition.
Book is in Good- condition, with torn areas on cover boards (looks like marks from taping the dust jacket to the cover and then removing, dust jacket shows no injury, so may have been in a protector at the time of the taping/tearing). Area of tearing and adhesive residue on front endpaper, may have been a bookplate being… Read more about this item Item Price
£81.64
The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Edition Slipcased Signed Limited Edition #169/600
by Blatty, William Peter
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781887368094
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lewisville, Texas, USA
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£326.15
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Springfield: Gauntlet Press, 1997. Book. Illus. by Kirk Reinert. Fine. Hardcover. Signed Copy. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread unused copy. The priced jacket has a light crease to the rear flap and two really small nicks to the rear panel. Introduction by F. Paul Wilson. Introduction by Matthew R. Bradley. Afterword by Paul Day Clemons and… Read more about this item Item Price
£326.15
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THE EXORCIST
by Blatty, William Peter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060103651
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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£122.46
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Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 0060103655 . ; Red cover is rubbed on spine caps with lightly bumped corners but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket has light… Read more about this item Item Price
£122.46