Return of the Jedi

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 12
Scope and content:

Includes draft table of contents, with edits in black pen; draft decisions about placement of ten interior paintings by artist Ralph McQuarrie throughout the book; manuscript edits in red pen, chapters are not always numbered.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Beware the Power of the Darkside was published in 2015. It is an adaptation of the 1983 Return of the Jedi, directed by George Lucas. The text is written for middle grade readers (approximately 8-12 years old) with artwork by McQuarrie interdispersed.

Language:
English
Biographical / historical:

Ralph McQuarrie (1929-2012) was an illustrator and designer who worked on the original Star Wars film trilogy, ET, the Extra-Terrestrial, and Cocoon. His conceptual illustrations were instrumental in bringing the original Star Wars script to life.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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