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The book, Bristol: An Aircraft Album represents a pictorial study of over 55 different aircraft designed and built by Bristol Aeroplane Company. The period of time covered in this publication spans from the early 1920s up through the early 1970s. "Bristol: An Aircraft Album" takes an objective view of each type and evaluates the primary designs against their contemporaries and background events. The aircraft types reviewed include trainers, light & heavy transports for both the commercial & military markets, fighters, bombers and maritime reconnaissance aircraft, VTOL & STOL transports, fighter designs, supersonic & research aircraft, expendable & long-range bombers and at the tail-end of this review the definitive supersonic transport. "Bristol: An Aircraft Album" includes "fresh" information on well-known aircraft like the Blenheim, Beaufort, Beaufighter, Freighter and Britannia. In addition to an informative narrative, "Bristol: An Aircraft Album" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 144 black and white photographs many published for the first time and 2) 2 black and white illustrations. Each aircraft type reviewed includes specifications for engine, span, length, wing area, weight empty, weight loaded and maximum speed along with the number produced. This book is 128 pages and is in very good condition. The author is James D. Oughton. Edition published in 1973.