13 DECEMBER 1986, page 39

Who Is The Victor Now?

Andrew Lownie CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE by Barrie Penrose and Simon Freeman Grafton, £14.95 T he enduring popular image of Anthony Blunt probably relies heavily on the press......

My Coffee-table Is Full Of Plates

David Ekserdjian CCW hat is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or con- versations?" ' The art book, with its inevit- able double-act of plates and text, would......