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The Art of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The Art of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition includes behind-the-scenes sketches, storyboards, character illustrations, photos, and many more examples of the work of conceptual artists and designers who gave rise to the original Star Wars trilogy.

Some highlights of this volume include the enhanced Mos Eisley and Jabba the Hutt sequences from A New Hope, creatures created to populate Tatooine, storyboards depicting the Cloud City, character designs for the dancers and musicians from "Jedi Rocks," and the first filmed appearance of Coruscant.

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Facts

Title
The Art of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition
Illustrator
Michaelis/Carpelis Design Assoc., Inc.
Editor
Allan Kausch
Steve Saffel
Publisher
Del Rey
Released
October 26, 1997
Pages
56
Isbn
034542557X