Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
By George Lucas (Alan Dean-Foster)
 
First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated to the title page by ghostwriter, Alan Dean Foster, author of a number of movie novelisations including Alien and Star Trek before eventually returning to the Star Wars franchise to write The Force Awakens in 2015. Precedes the hardcover edition, which was issued the following year.
 
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, a novelisation of the 1977 film Star Wars, was published months before the film's release. Credited to George Lucas, this book provides a detailed backstory, including references to Palpatine's rise to power, which would later be explored in subsequent films.
 
In later years, the book was retitled Star Wars: A New Hope to align with the subsequent addition of the film's subtitle in 1981.
 
A very good or better copy with some reading wear to hinge of upper cover with a fairly inconspicuous tape repair to bottom corner, some mild rubbing in places and a couple of creases.