Star Wars : From Concept to Screen to Collectible

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.