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Auction History Result 6a179 STAR WARS linen British quad 1977 George Lucas classic, great art by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt! Date Sold 4/29/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked British Quad Movie Poster (BQ; Quad Crown; measures 26 1/4" x 39" [67 x 99 cm]) (Learn More) Star Wars (now known as "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"), the classic 1977 George Lucas (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) outer space fantasy action adventure science fiction (sci-fi) epic ("A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."; "George Lucas, the man who brought you American Graffiti now brings you an adventure as big as the cosmos itself: Star Wars, the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. It's a spectacle light years ahead of its time from 20th Century Fox."; "Written and Directed by George Lucas"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (as Princess Leia), Peter Cushing (as Grand Moff Tarkin), Alec Guinness (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Obi-Wan Kenobi), Anthony Daniels (as C-3PO), James Earl Jones (as the voice of Darth Vader), David Prowse (billed as "Dave Prowse"; as the man inside the Darth Vader suit!), Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (as R2-D2), and Phil Brown (as Uncle Owen) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Greg & Tim Hildebrandt Important Added Info: Note that this is one of three British quads that were created for the 1977 release of this classic movie. In 1978, when the movie was still in first release in England, a new quad was prepared with the same Chantrell artwork as one of the earlier three quads, but with information about the awards it had won. Offered here is a "pre-Awards" British quad from 1977. Also note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 26 1/4" x 39" [67 x 99 cm]. It was trimmed by over 3" at the top, but it is entirely "sky" background that was trimmed off in that area (no other image or writing was trimmed). There was also a small amount trimmed from the left and right borders, but again, only sky background was affected, and no writing. We leave it to the bidders to decide how significant of a detraction this is. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. The poster was trimmed on three sides (see above). In addition, the poster had tape stains in the corners. It had an extra horizontal fold across the center 1/2" below the regular one and some creases on some of the folds. It had small paper loss below the "S" of "STAR" and in the blank area at the top of the "W". It had a 3" tear in the bottom left going through the "M" of "HAMILL" and the "T" of "PETER". There was a 5" semi-circular tear starting at the bottom of the "W" of "WARS" and going into the background below, with some staining along that tear. Other than the trimming, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed, and in spite of the above defects, it displays well, but the restorer of course did not address the trimming issue. We leave it to the bidders to decide how significant a defect that is, but the poster will display well on the new owner's wall. Learn More about condition grades 
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