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Tony DiTerlizzi signed copies of "Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight" at BookExpo America this afternoon. 

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From Amazon.com: 

"The classic tale of good versus evil set in a galaxy far, far away, quickly became a cultural phenomenon during its time, inspiring a generation of story lovers and storytellers. Now, the original trilogy of Star Wars shines anew with the vibrant concept art of Ralph McQuarrie, the legendary conceptual designer behind the original trilogy.

Collected in a picture book for the first time, McQuarrie's art is paired with captivating text by New York Times bestselling author Tony DiTerlizzi-a winning combination that will delight Star Wars fans old and new and delight generations of readers to come."

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From Starwars.com:

"To be asked by Lucasfilm to take Ralph McQuarrie’s visionary concept paintings and retell the story of Luke Skywalker for young readers was beyond an honor for me. I have admired Ralph’s artwork since I first copied his drawings out of my dog-eared copy of The Art of Star Wars. And, because he is no longer with us, I wanted to give Ralph’s legacy the respect it so richly deserves by introducing his artistic genius to a whole new generation of readers. I wanted his paintings to be reproduced as large as possible on each page spread in that unmistakable palette of his. For these larger images, I urged the folks at the Lucasfilm archive to produce high-resolution files scanned directly from the original artwork — something that is routinely done in the production and design of picture books, but had not been done with Ralph’s work (!)."