Spacecraft 2000-2100AD - 1978 Sci-Fi Art Book

Back home in Scotland, I found this old book in a collection of my dad's books, and realised that it was absolutely worth talking about.
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[ObsidianAnt]

A lot of modern sci-fi really has lost that sense of wonder, awe and majesty!  This is fantastic stuff. :)

[TheFewzz]

Oh man I loved that book and the art. Glad to see someone else remembers it.

[ecyor]

(*grabs copy off bookshelf and cuddles it*)

Found this and the companion book Spacewreck in an antiques shop back when I was about 14. To this day, I still consider it one of the best purchases I ever made.

[callumybob]

My dad had this book as a kid, when I was 9 or 10 (25 now) I found this in my grandparents basement and it sparked my love of sci fi. Watching your video is like a home movie from a summer of my childhood trying to draw the scenes from this book.

[Charnel]

This has to be one of the most bizarre coincidences that has ever happened in my life. I was recently speaking to some friends about this book and another I used to have in the same series. This weekend, I was visiting my Brother for an annual cookout / lan party when he presents me with one of these books he had found while cleaning out my uncles garage. That book was titled, "Great Space Battles". I log onto YouTube tonight and here this post is in my recommended viewing list. I hadn't searched for the book or posted anything about it, it was just there.

[dmheinecke]

I had these on permanent cjeck-out from our local library when I was kid. I eventually "forgot" to return them and ended up having to pay the library for them. I feel bad now that I was preventing other folks from appreciating them at that time. Now they sit on my son's bookshelf and get pulled out and poured over fairly often.

[jamesmurray]

I founded that book in Seattle in1980.Still have it. Had both book.

[calebbrothers]

I just had a couple friends show up at my place. One of them picks this book up from my coffee table and I was explaining how I had inherited it from my dad. Just as I opened up YouTube and saw this in my feed, awesome!

[Ostsol]

I would have loved this book as a kid! I swear I went through every "space" book in my elementary school library. :)

[Logrowlf]

THANK YOU!
I have been trying to remember for years the title of the book i had a a youngster with all the beautiful spacecraft images. This is it.

[SpaceKingDinosaur]

Wow!  It's so awesome to see someone else who appreciates that book like I do.  I can't imagine how many hours were spent pouring over those paintings as a youth.  Like you describe they had an impact on my future, although I went into art insted.  Thanks for sharing and rekindeling cool memories.  Oh, and I'm lucky enough that my copy is still in my library.  : )

[chumprock]

Touching on a piece of my childhood. That book was a foundation of my imagination, and each page had some great stories and explanations just based on a painting.

[wwtom]

Thanks for using the word "Ancient" and making me feel Old! Bought the whole series long ago at bookstores back when I was reading all the SF could get my hands on and could afford. I thank Larry Niven for starting me down that road. Sorry, I'm not selling anything from my bookshelves. Fly Safe!

[HeadHunterSix]

I LOVED those books!  I used to borrow them from the school library and I wish I'd have bought them for myself.  I found them very exciting and inspirational.

[Erc]

OMG, I read this in the library when I was a kid and thought it was awesome. As an adult, I forgot its title and have since tried to track it down, with no luck... until now! Thanks Scott!

[Jkrswyd]

I remember seeing and taking that book out multiple times from the local public library as a kid in primary school! Amazing artwork!

[GlanderBrondurg]

I remember that book!

I have no idea where my copy ended up, as I think my little sister threw it into the garbage on one of her cleaning fits (but made my mother happy because the house got cleaned).  I lost quite a few things that way, but I don't mind so much.

Still, this video is a great trip down memory lane.  Thank you so much for introducing this book to a new audience!

[TheBelrick]

Had that book as a kid, loved it. Thank you for the trip back in time!

[keybeardist]

Massive fan of Foss' work. Nice to see some here. Growing up, I had a few books like these that used to belong to my dad!

[NeilVickers]

My goodness, that's a blast from my past!  46 years old, and still remember this book clearly :)