I had another book that had a similar format, but it was like a military history book from the future that had spaceship paintings along with the history of their use in various interstellar conflicts. I have no idea what it was called or who did it, but the style of the art was very similar.

Was it by perhaps Star Quest? (cover picture: http://www.pointlessmuseum.com/star%20quest.png )

I could scan that in, if you want? (It might take a while, though, as I think my scanner is on the verge of dying