The Star Wars Sketchbook is a reference book that was published by Ballantine Books in September 1977. The book collected many of the sketches created by Joe Johnston for the movie, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It also included behind the scenes and in-universe information for each vehicle and vessel.

Publisher's summaryEdit

This was the beginning of the most powerful, fantastic, mind-boggling sights ever put on film!

Shows how the incredible equipment was developed. Here, in their early stages, are:

• The Death Star
• The Millennium Falcon
• The Life Pod
• The TIE fighter
• The Sandcrawler
• The X-wing fighter
• The Rebel Blockade Runner
• The Y-wing fighter
• The Imperial Star Destroyer

ContentsEdit

• Introduction by Carol Wikarska
• Imperial-class Star Destroyer
• CR90 corvette
  • Tantive IV
• Class-6 escape pod
• T-16 skyhopper
• Sandcrawler
• Death Star
  • XX-9 heavy turbolaser
• YT-1300 light freighter
  • Millennium Falcon
    • Quad laser cannon
• T-65 X-wing starfighter
• BTL Y-wing starfighter
• TIE/ln starfighter
• TIE boarding craft
• TIE Advanced x1