Elaborate turn-ins with further vines and leaves
separated into rectangular and square compartments all the way around
Spine "bleached" to a lighter shade than covers
outlined with an inlaid brown morocco border
[Fine Binding] The Table Talker E-List 16 Elaborate turn-ins with further vinesJohnson, William. The Table Talker or Brief Essays on Society and Literature [2 volumes]. London: William Pickering, 1840. First edition. A selection of essays originally published in the "Morning Post," on various topics including, superstition, free trade, the political influence of women, the female character, Shakespeare, Coleridge, etc. Bound in dark brown crushed morocco with an art nouveau design on the top, bottom, and right side of the front