$8,320
An original copy screenplay of Star Wars (20th Century, 1977) from very early in the pre-production stages of development, issued to Colin Cantwell in an effort to recruit him for involvement in the production of the film. From the collection of Cantwell, who worked closely with George Lucas on the spaceship and vehicle designs for the original 1977 Star Wars film, Star Wars : A New Hope (now known as Episode IV). This very early draft of Star Wars is bound with red cardstock, front and back, with copied pen and ink artwork and “ADVENTURES OF THE STARKILLER” imprinted below it in gold foil. The artist of the cover artwork is not known, and other appearances of this illustration could not be found in use through our research. It may have been “borrowed” from another source at the time, or an artist may have been commissioned to create it for Lucas. The work does bear some resemblance to the style of art created by Alex Tavoularis, who began working for Lucas around that time. Inside is a title page that reads “ADVENTURES OF THE STARKILLER (episode one), 'The Star Wars,' by George Lucas.” It is marked in the lower left corner “Second Draft, January 28, 1975” and in the lower right corner “LUCASFILM LIMITED, 52 Park Way, San Anselmo, California 94960." “#4” is handwritten in the top right corner. Enclosed with the draft is a 5 by 3-inch slip of paper, handwritten, with the same information and “copy #4." The script is 115 pages in length. The script opens with, “And in
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-12-05
