Ballantine Books, a publishing house, was established in 1952 by the husband-and-wife team of Ian Ballantine and Betty Ballantine. Subsequently, in 1973, Random House acquired it.
In 1977, Del Rey was introduced as Ballantine Books' science-fiction imprint, and it is responsible for publishing all Star Wars novels, with the exception of those initially released by Bantam Spectra between 1991 and 1999.
- Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker (December 1976) (first published edition)
- The Star Wars Sketchbook (September 1977)
- Star Wars Blueprints (November 1977)
- The Star Wars Album (November 1977)
- The Star Wars Portfolio (December 1977)
- The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook (June 1980)
- The Empire Strikes Back Notebook (October 1980)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Portfolio (October 1980)
- Return of the Jedi Sketchbook (June 1983)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Portfolio (June 1983)
- The Star Wars Intergalactic Passport (June 1983)
- The Jedi Master's Quizbook
- " Looking At Lucasfilm" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1