Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
The first Star Wars book, published six months before the first Star Wars film.
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The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
The archive opened, and it turns out nobody knew what they were doing.
Published in April 2007 with a foreword by Peter Jackson, J. W. Rinzler’s production history draws on unpublished Lucasfilm interviews, memos and photographs to reconstruct the making of the 1977 film day by day. It is the definitive account and remains unsurpassed.
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0 BBY – 4 ABY
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