The National Air and Space Museum
- ISBN-10
- 0810913801
- ISBN-13
- 9780810913806
- Series
- The National Air and Space Museum
- Pages
- 498
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- H.N. Abrams
- Author
- Courtlandt Dixon Barnes Bryan
Description
The thrill and excitement of a visit to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum is captured here with new chapters and specially taken photographs of the museum's five major new galleries. 305 illustrations.
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