The Exorcist: A Novel (Signed First Edition)

Blatty, William Peter

Verlag: Harper & Row, 49 East 33rd Street, New York, 1971

Beschreibung

Beautifully signed by William Peter Blatty at front endpaper: "William Peter Blatty." Very attractive contemporaneous signature with release of this epic title. Stated First Edition at copyright page. Copyright 1971 by William Peter Blatty. Full number-line beginning with "1" - & "71" for 1971; interestingly placed at the "About the Author" final page at back of volume. Very unusual placement as this is normally printed at copyright page. Deep dark maroon coated cloth boards, maroon cloth spine wrap, stylized silver metallic spine titles, light shelf wear, rub. Cover blind-stamped with Harper & Row torch emblem with origin year of 1817. Deckled pages near fine, clean. Mustard colored matte endpapers. Bind fine, moderate cant; hinges intact. Pictorial dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, curl; unclipped 6.95, protected in fine clear sleeve. Charming cover design of possessed woman by Frederick Cantor. Back panel features laid-back portrait of seaside Blatty with cup of joe and interestingly photo credit to his good friend actress Tippi Hedren. Ominous jacket design by Frederick Cantor. Date code 0571 at front flap. Sharp true first edition in same first issue wrapper. Presented here is the Infamous horror novel chronicling the demonic possession of an eleven-year-old daughter of a famous actress. Blatty was inspired by a 1949 case of exorcism he heard of while a Georgetown student. Blatty wrote the screenplay and produced the widely successful film released in 1973. The terror began so unobtrusively: noises in Regan's room, an odd smell, misplaced furniture, and an icy chill. Small annoyances for which Chris MacNeill, Regan's movie star mother, easily found explainable. The changes in eleven-year-old Regan were so gradual that Chris, busy filming a new picture, did not recognize how much her daughter's behavior had altered. And even when she did, the endless medical tests shed no light on her symptoms, which grew more severe and eerie. It was as if a different personality invaded and the home thickened with a sense of forboding. Chris desperately turned from unhelpful doctors to Father Damien Karras. Father Karras is a Jesuit priest trained as a psychiatrist with a deep knowledge of satanism and possession. Might exorcism be the answer to this demonic force loosed? Damien Karras resists the possibility. In its long history, the Church has been profoundly skeptical of possession. But finally, it came down to a matter of Regan's life, or death! That meant the time had come for that solemn and impacable right binding exorcist and demon in mortal combat. No reader of this fantastic and deeply religious novel will come away untouched by the power of the ritual, or unaffected by those things in this world which cannot be explained by rational inquiry! Printed in the United States of America. 344 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 022696

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Exorcist: A Novel (Signed First Edition)

Verlag: Harper & Row, 49 East 33rd Street, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1971

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author

Auflage: First Edition.

Art des Buches: Book