Doug Allan Editor (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Moderate edge wear on covers. Otherwise in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First Edition. Cloth. Collection of accounts about Africa by a producer of television action programs. Introduction by Lowell Thomas, Jr. Few half-tone photograph plates. Staining and shelf dust soiling to top edge of book. Otherwise clean and tight in a lightly edgworn dust jacket; white portions of rear panel of jacket show some irregular brown discoloration alongside spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small octavo. B&W photographs. Condition: slight rubbing to DJ; pages tanned; else good in very good DJ. Pages: x, 214.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Stories Layouts & Press [Myron Fass]. Issues 1 and 2. 1978 Magazine. First edition. Oversize about 8" x 10.75" format, saddle-stapled pictorial wrappers, each issue 66 pages, profusely illustrated. Both issues in very good condition with light wear. mag9E.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Near fine plus, if not fine 86 page 11 inch by 8.5 inch wraps/paperback. Book has oval, silver "Truckee Donner Historical Society" sticker (2.5 inch by 1.5 inch) on first page. Only trivial signs of age/wear/previous use.…

Wraps. Condition: Fair. The format is approximately 8.75 inches by 12 inches. 64 pages, including covers. Color illustrations on front and back cover. Illustrations (many in color). The format is largely in two-column format. The cover has wear, tears, soiling, chips, and partial separation of cover from text. The context discussed the making of the movie, the special effects, key participants, George Lucas, and the fantasy world that has been created. Star Wars is an American media franchise created by George Lucas. The space opera saga began with the original Star Wars film (1977) and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. It has expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. Star Wars is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The original film was followed by the sequels Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), forming the original Star Wars trilogy. Lucas later returned to the series to write and direct a prequel trilogy, consisting of Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) This led to a sequel trilogy, consisting of Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015), Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017), and Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). All nine films, collectively referred to as the "Skywalker Saga", were nominated for Academy Awards, with Oscars going to the first three releases. Star Wars (later retitled as Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. Produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox, it is the first film in the Star Wars franchise and the fourth chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". Set in a fictional galaxy ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the film follows a resistance movement called the Rebel Alliance that aims to destroy the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star. When the rebel leader Princess Leia is captured by the Galactic Empire, Luke Skywalker acquires stolen architectural plans for the Death Star and sets out to rescue her while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as "the Force" from the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, and James Earl Jones. Lucas had the idea for a science fiction film in the vein of Flash Gordon around the time he completed his first film, THX 1138 (1971), and he began working on a treatment after completing American Graffiti (1973). After numerous rewrites, principal photography began in March 1976 in locations including Tunisia and Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England. Lucas formed the visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic to help create the film's visual effects. Star Wars suffered production difficulties: the cast and crew believed the film would be a failure, and it went $3 million over budget due to delays. Few were confident in the film's box office prospects. It was released in a small number of theaters in the United States on May 25, 1977, and quickly became a surprise blockbuster, leading to it being expanded to a much wider release. Star Wars opened to critical acclaim, with particular praise for its special effects. It grossed $410 million worldwide during its initial run, surpassing Jaws (1975) to become the highest-grossing film until the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982); subsequent releases have brought its total gross to $775 million. When adjusted for inflation, Star Wars is the second-highest-grossing film in North America (behind Gone with the Wind) and the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time. It received six Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and thirteen Saturn Awards, among others.…

Newspaper. 20p., folded tabloid newspaper on newsprint, articles, news, opinion, reviews, events, ads, photos. Debut of a new Gay/Lesbian newspaper. Cover story on Burt Pines, openly gay city attorney. Five holdings located in OCLC as of 4/2023. Likely only two issues were published.