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Star Wars Episode 1: The Visual Dictionary                    Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket
Featuring a bonus limited edition Battle Droid poster. Awesome!!
Writer: David West Reynolds

No matter what you thought of Phantom Menace, you just have to love its visual effects and props. Episode I was absolutely radiant with special effects, making use of some 2,000 of them, dwarfing that of previous Star Wars installments and even the CGI-happy Titanic with its now-paltry 500.  And the low-tech effects, the physical props of Star Wars, have always been unbelievably detailed, from Luke’s scuffed-up speeder to Vader’s slightly dinged-up helmet (don’t pretend you didn’t notice).  Phantom Menace continues this tradition proudly, whether it’s with Amidala’s baroque headgear or the intricately machined (and deadly) armament on a droideka.

A page-turning droolfest, Episode I: The Visual Dictionary stops the film and zooms in on all this eye candy.  As he did with the first trilogy in Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, author-archaeologist David West Reynolds once again elucidates and itemizes with glee, combining witty, pseudo-scholarly prose with clear movie stills and excellent closeup photos of actual props and characters.  Every personality and group of note gets its due in this well-labeled, picture-packed book, from the Jedi High Council to the podrace crowd to the sea monsters of Naboo.  Craving a closer look at Maul’s double lightsaber?  Wish you could tell a Neimoidian’s rank by the hat on its head?  Need some ideas for filling out your podracer toolkit?  This is the book for you.

Similar in size and concept to Reynold’s Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary (1998), which covers the movie series up to that point, this large-format volume will appeal to those who can’t get enough of Star Wars: Episode I as well as those who are still trying to understand what they saw.  Each double-page spread introduces one main character or group of characters and includes several extremely crisp photographs (movie stills and posed photos) surrounded by captions and paragraphs of information.  Taking a deadpan approach, archaeologist Reynolds never mentions movies or actors, he simply reports on creatures and events, explaining history, technology, anthropology, and politics in a galaxy far, far away, and perhaps helping fans to figure out what the heck was going on there long, long ago.

Publisher: DK
Publication Date: 1999
Format: FC, 64 pages, HC, 12″ x 10.25″
ISBN-10: 0789447010
ISBN-13: 9780789447012

Collectible Entertainment note:  Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket is in Very Good condition. (shelf wear and tear) Bonus Poster is in Fine condition.  Nice Reading Copy!  Please See Pictures!!  A must have for any serious The Phantom Menace and/or Star Wars collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Highly Recommended.

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