NMLP P-037480 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty · Harper & Row (New York) · 1971
US Harper & Row 1971 is the true first. The first printing is confirmed by the stated 'FIRST EDITION' together with the full number line ending in '1' on the book's last page; the first-issue jacket carries the '0571' flap code and the cup-of-coffee author photograph on the rear panel. The film was released in December 1973, so any movie tie-in jacket or printing is a later issue.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037480 for "The Exorcist" by William Peter Blatty (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037480, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).