Blair, Claude (editor) — The History of Silver

NY, Ballantine Books, 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth, black DJ. 256 pp. 100 color, 200 bw plates. This wonderfully illustrated and documented guide to silver is as much for the reader with a broad interest in the decorative arts and their historical background as for the serious collector. The book tells the story of the evolution of silver from the earliest times to the present, in both Europe and North America. VG/VG .