The banquet book : a classified collection of quotations designed for general reference, and also as an aid in the preparation of the toast list, the after-dinner speech, and the occasional address : together with suggestions concerning the menu and certa

Item description

Very dark red (C17) cloth; oval panel with gilt fruit and flower baskets, cornucopias and lettering, within gilt floral border; embossed vertical ribs from top and bottom, and horizontal ribs from sides meet at 45 degree angle; signed "MA", i.e. Margaret Armstrong; motif repeated on spine; t.e.g., untrimmed. H: 20 cm.; W: 13.5 cm.; D: 3.5 cm.