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The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels

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The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels is a Legends reference book written by Bill Smith, with illustrastions by Doug Chiang and Troy Vigil, published by Del Rey in March 1996 as the second book in Star Wars: Essential Guides series. It features an in-depth look at one hundred ships, fighters, and other vehicles from the original trilogy and Expanded Universe, each with its own two-page spread including detailed schematics.

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Title
The Essential Guide to
Vehicles and Vessels
Author
Bill Smith
Cover artist
Doug Chiang
Illustrator
Doug Chiang (Original illustrations)
Troy Vigil (Schematics)
Editor
Allan Kausch (Lucasfilm)
Steve Saffel (Del Rey)
Publisher
Del Rey
Released
March 1996
Pages
202
Dimensions
8.4 × 0.5 × 10.8 inches
Weight
12.6 ounces
Isbn
034539299X
Series
Star Wars: Essential Guides

Who turns up here

Characters: 86
Species: 45
Planets: 55
Places: 45
Galaxy: 19
Starships: 166
Vehicles: 41
Organizations: 119
Events: 34
Technology: 165
Lore: 29
Media: 5
Everything else: 432

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