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The three films of the Star Wars sagaStar Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and the Return of the Jedirank among the most popular of the modern era, with ticket and merchandise sales in excess of three billion dollars. Today, collecting Star Wars memorabilia has become one of the hottest hobbies around. The first illustrated Star Wars book to feature the multitude of merchandising spin-offs generated by the filmand the only one that traces the transformation of the movie's fabulous characters, creatures, and vehicles from original concepts and prototypes into toys, clothing, and dozens of other objectsthis spectacular volume is a veritable Star Wars fan's bible. A complete overview of a modern marketing extravaganza, featuring more than 150 full-color images of collectible items, the book takes readers behind the scenes and includes many never-before-published sketches and photographs from the Lucasfilm and Kenner toy archives. A lively text featuring recent interviews with George Lucas, among others connected with the film, completes this intriguing and fascinating glimpse into one of popular culture's most engaging phenomena.
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1998 Lucasfilm Ltd. STAR WARS, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, RETURN OF THE JEDI (TM) and THX and associated elements and logos are property of Lucasfilm Ltd. All content (e.g., clips, stills, designs, artwork, etc.) is protected by intellectual property laws and any use other than for private, non-commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. STAR WARS 1977, 1998 Lucasfilm Ltd.; The Empire Strikes Back 1980, 1998 Lucasfilm Ltd.; Return of the Jedi 1983, 1998 Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Stephen J. Sansweet has one of the world's largest and most complete private collections of Star Wars collectibles. The former Los Angeles Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, Sansweet is the author of two other books, including a photo guidebook to s Steve Essig is a well-known California commerical photographer whose work has appeared in hundreds of trade and other magazines around the world.
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- PublisherChronicle Books
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0811801012
- ISBN 13 9780811801010
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages131
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dust jacket. Essig, Steve; & David Tucker (photography) (illustrator). Fifth printing. San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 1992. Appears unread - still fresh and crisp. Fine condition in a bright, shiny, Very Good+ dust jacket. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. 10.25" wide by 9.75 tall." Photographs throughout in full-color. This is a beautifully illustrated look at the Star Wars phenomenon and the multitude of merchandising spin-offs that it generated. It serves as a behind-the-scenes guide to Star Wars memorabilia with superb photos of many collectible items including prop sketches and movie posters as well as a wide range of licensed products such as toys, linens, shoes, watches, CP-3Os, Millennium Falcons, R2-D2 cookie jars, Wookie mugs, Stormtrooper figures, ice-cream bars, bottle caps, shoelaces, laser rifles, etc. Also looks at never-produced toys with tantalizing glimpses of what might have been. Includes interviews with George Lucas and other Star Wars experts. Bound in the original black cloth, with gilt Darth Vadar on the cover. From the Dust Jacket: "It was a film to top all others. Audiences around the world gasped in delight as they watched alien creatures cavorting in a bar, entire planets exploding, and futuristic space ships rocketing through galaxies George Lucas had launched a new era in filmmaking, combining a vivid imagination with state-of-the-art technology. Star Wars and its sequels pitted traditional forces of good against evil in an exciting futuristic context. People had so much fun at the movies that they demanded toys, T-shirts, and just about anything else related to the saga STAR WARS : FROM CONCEPT TO SCREEN TO COLLECTIBLE takes readers behind the scenes and features over 150 full-color images -- many never before published -- of collectible items, movie stills, and prop sketches from the archives of Lucas-film and Kenner toys.". Fifth printing. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. Illus. by Essig, Steve; & David Tucker (photography). 132pp. Seller Inventory # 013572
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