Arab & Islamic Silver

London: Stacey International, 1981. First edition. Softcover. g+ to vg. Quarto. 216pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers with white and red lettering on cover, white on spine. Photo-illustrated half title and title page. In depth treatise of Arab and Islamic silverwork, it's history, function, craft, distribution throughout the Islamic world by geographical region, and it's relation to other art forms which evolved at the same time, based on the author's own collection of some 5,000 different pieces. Profusely illustrated with extraordinary color photographs of silverwork throughout. Wrappers with very light wear along edges, rubbing, and slightly bent along foredge of front cover. Inscription inked in red to free front endpaper. Wrappers in overall good+, interior in very good condition.