William Peter Blatty / THE EXORCIST Signed 1st Edition 1971

Description: THE EXORCIST [Signed] Author: Blatty, William Peter Title: THE EXORCIST [Signed] Publication: New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971 Edition: First Edition, First Printing Description: Octavo, 340 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Dark brown spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has mild wear along the edges, mild wear along the fore corners, mild chipping along the head fore corners, and mild wear and chipping along the spine head and tail edges. Boards have mild wear along the edges, denting along the fore edges, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock is lightly cocked, has staining from signatures opposite title page, moderate age-toning along the pastedowns and end-pages, mild to moderate age-toning along the edges, staining along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by author William Peter Blatty and director William Friedkin on title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 3. NOTES William Peter Blatty was born on January 7, 1928 in New York City as the youngest of five of two Lebanese Christian immigrants. Blatty lived a chaotic childhood having to move every few months to a new apartment. Blatty's first stable home would be Georgetown University at which he earned both a bachelor's and masters, graduating in 1954 and joining the Air Force. Soon after joining the Air Force, Blatty moved to the US Information Agency in Beirut. There he began to cultivate his writing ability, publishing funny articles in local magazines. After Beirut, Blatty went to work as the public relations director of University of Southern California where he wrote his first novel "Which Way to Mecca Jack?", a humorous book about his early life and time in Beirut which published in 1960. Blatty won a game show in 1961, earning $10,000, enough where he could quit his job and focus on his writing. Blatty would publish three more comedic novels which would each earn him critical success and acclaim. During this time Blatty began writing screenplays with director Blake Edwards as well as on his own for the first time using the nickname "Bill Blatty". In 1971, Blatty went back to writing fiction, writing "The Exorcist" which came out to incredible success remaining atop the New York Times Bestseller list for 17 weeks, remaining on the list 57 consecutive weeks. The novel sold over 13 million copies in the United States alone, and would receive a film adaptation in 1973. Blatty worked with director William Friedkin to create "The Exorcist". The novel and movie are set in Washington D.C. as the possession case the novel deals with is based on a real case Blatty had heard of in 1949 while at Georgetown University. The movie itself earned much financial and critical success, being the first horror film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, earning a Best Adapted Screenplay, and becoming the highest-grossing R-rated horror film until "It". Seller ID: 1386717 Subject: Dupont Circle, Literature Welcome to the eBay store of Second Story Books! DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have an extensive internet presence and provide accredited appraisals member ASA.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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