Star Wars - George Lucas - 1976

"Now a spectacular motion picture from 20th Century-Fox!" "Bold, imaginative, and packed with excitement, STAR WARS is destined to become a classic in the genre. This is the novel that brings that 'sense of wonder' back to science fiction -- each page brimming with heroic adventure, unexpected marvels and amazing characters like... Luke Skywalker, a young farmboy on the remote, sun-baked world of Tatooine, who is compelled to break from the dull chores on his uncle's ranch. When he intercepts a cryptic message from a kidnapped princess, Luke embarks on the most dangerous mission of his life, enlisting aid from... Ben Kenobi, a shabby old desert rat who, before the rise of the sinister Galactic Empire, was one of the greates warriors of the old Republic. It is Ben who gives Luke a legendary light saber and interprets the secret code words of... Princess Leia Organa, the very young Senator from the rebel planet Alderaan..." May The Force Be With You - A Must-Have for Star Wars collectors & fans! - Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker - George Lucas. Cover art by John Berkey. Photographs for special insert furnished by Twentieth Century-Fox. Published 1976, Del Rey / Ballantine Books, New York Hardcover. Approx. 6x8.5in. Dustjacket has wear along edges. Book is in otherwise good vintage condition.