George Lucas: The Creative Impulse.

CHAMPLIN, Charles. [George Lucas].

Item Number: 108200

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, 1992.

First edition of Champlin’s work documenting Lucasfilm’s first twenty years. Quarto, original cloth with iridescent gilt titles to the spine and fighter jet vignette to the front panel, illustrated with 221 illustrations including 90 plates in full color. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by George Lucas on the half-title page, “Dear Andrew, Happy Graduation! Since you’re one of the few actors around who’s ever done a voice-over to these films, thought you might like this. You’re the best – George. P.S. Read up on your science fiction films – just a hint!!!” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Drew Struzan.

Created by George Lucas, the American Star Wars franchise centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. The saga quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon which spawned into other media, including books, television shows, computer and video games, theme park attractions and lands, and comic books, resulting in significant development of the series' fictional universe. Champlin's George Lucas: The Creative Impulse reveals the power of Lucas' imagination, his belief in the power of film, and his commitment to the art and technology of the moving image.