diff --git a/js/test/unit/table-tests.ts b/js/test/unit/table-tests.ts
index f346ed61056e9..d745908a48745 100644
--- a/js/test/unit/table-tests.ts
+++ b/js/test/unit/table-tests.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ const { predicate, Table } = Arrow;
 
 const { col } = predicate;
 
-describe(`Table`, () => {
-    test(`can create an empty table`, () => {
-        expect(Table.empty().length).toEqual(0);
-    });
-
-    describe(`single record batch`, () => {
-        const table = Table.from({
+const F32 = 0, I32 = 1, DICT = 2;
+const test_data = [
+    {name: `single record batch`,
+     table: Table.from({
           'schema': {
             'fields': [
               {
@@ -115,79 +112,19 @@ describe(`Table`, () => {
               }
             ]
           }]
-        });
-
-        // Wrap floating point values in a Float32Array and take them back out to
-        // make sure that equality checks will pass
-        const values = [
-            [Math.fround(-0.3), -1, 'a'],
-            [Math.fround(-0.2),  1, 'b'],
-            [Math.fround(-0.1), -1, 'c'],
-            [Math.fround( 0  ),  1, 'a'],
-            [Math.fround( 0.1), -1, 'b'],
-            [Math.fround( 0.2),  1, 'c'],
-            [Math.fround( 0.3), -1, 'a']
-        ];
-        test(`has the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.length).toEqual(values.length);
-        });
-        test(`gets expected values`, () => {
-            for (let i = -1; ++i < values.length;) {
-                expect(table.get(i).toArray()).toEqual(values[i]);
-            }
-        });
-        test(`iterates expected values`, () => {
-            let i = 0;
-            for (let row of table) {
-                expect(row.toArray()).toEqual(values[i++]);
-            }
-        });
-        test(`scans expected values`, () => {
-            let expected_idx = 0;
-            table.scan((idx, batch) => {
-              const columns = batch.schema.fields.map((_, i) => batch.getChildAt(i)!);
-              expect(columns.map((c) => c.get(idx))).toEqual(values[expected_idx++]);
-            });
-        });
-        test(`count() returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.count()).toEqual(values.length);
-        });
-        test(`filter on f32 >= 0 returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('f32').gteq(0)).count()).toEqual(4);
-        });
-        test(`filter on i32 <= 0 returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('i32').lteq(0)).count()).toEqual(4);
-        });
-        test(`filter on dictionary == 'a' returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('dictionary').eq('a')).count()).toEqual(3);
-        });
-        test(`countBy on dictionary returns the correct counts`, () => {
-            // Make sure countBy works both with and without the Col wrapper
-            // class
-            expect(table.countBy(col('dictionary')).toJSON()).toEqual({
-                'a': 3,
-                'b': 2,
-                'c': 2,
-            });
-            expect(table.countBy('dictionary').toJSON()).toEqual({
-                'a': 3,
-                'b': 2,
-                'c': 2,
-            });
-        });
-        test(`countBy on dictionary with filter returns the correct counts`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('i32').eq(1)).countBy('dictionary').toJSON()).toEqual({
-                'a': 1,
-                'b': 1,
-                'c': 1,
-            });
-        });
-        test(`countBy on non dictionary column throws error`, () => {
-            expect(() => { table.countBy('i32'); }).toThrow();
-        });
-    });
-    describe(`multiple record batches`, () => {
-        const table = Table.from({
+        }),
+        // Use Math.fround to coerce to float32
+     values: [
+         [Math.fround(-0.3), -1, 'a'],
+         [Math.fround(-0.2),  1, 'b'],
+         [Math.fround(-0.1), -1, 'c'],
+         [Math.fround( 0  ),  1, 'a'],
+         [Math.fround( 0.1), -1, 'b'],
+         [Math.fround( 0.2),  1, 'c'],
+         [Math.fround( 0.3), -1, 'a']
+     ]},
+     {name: `multiple record batches`,
+      table: Table.from({
           'schema': {
             'fields': [
               {
@@ -319,11 +256,8 @@ describe(`Table`, () => {
               }
             ]
           }]
-        });
-
-        // Wrap floating point values in a Float32Array and take them back out to
-        // make sure that equality checks will pass
-        const values = [
+      }),
+      values: [
             [Math.fround(-0.3), -1, 'a'],
             [Math.fround(-0.2),  1, 'b'],
             [Math.fround(-0.1), -1, 'c'],
@@ -333,63 +267,134 @@ describe(`Table`, () => {
             [Math.fround( 0.3), -1, 'a'],
             [Math.fround( 0.2),  1, 'b'],
             [Math.fround( 0.1), -1, 'c'],
-        ];
-        test(`has the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.length).toEqual(values.length);
-        });
-        test(`gets expected values`, () => {
-            for (let i = -1; ++i < values.length;) {
-                expect(table.get(i).toArray()).toEqual(values[i]);
-            }
-        });
-        test(`iterates expected values`, () => {
-            let i = 0;
-            for (let row of table) {
-                expect(row.toArray()).toEqual(values[i++]);
+      ]}
+]
+
+describe(`Table`, () => {
+    test(`can create an empty table`, () => {
+        expect(Table.empty().length).toEqual(0);
+    });
+    test(`Table.from([]) creates an empty table`, () => {
+        expect(Table.from([]).length).toEqual(0);
+    });
+    test(`Table.from() creates an empty table`, () => {
+        expect(Table.from().length).toEqual(0);
+    });
+    for (let datum of test_data) {
+        describe(datum.name, () => {
+            const table = datum.table;
+            const values = datum.values;
+
+            test(`has the correct length`, () => {
+                expect(table.length).toEqual(values.length);
+            });
+            test(`gets expected values`, () => {
+                for (let i = -1; ++i < values.length;) {
+                    expect(table.get(i).toArray()).toEqual(values[i]);
+                }
+            });
+            test(`iterates expected values`, () => {
+                let i = 0;
+                for (let row of table) {
+                    expect(row.toArray()).toEqual(values[i++]);
+                }
+            });
+            test(`scans expected values`, () => {
+                let expected_idx = 0;
+                table.scan((idx, batch) => {
+                  const columns = batch.schema.fields.map((_, i) => batch.getChildAt(i)!);
+                  expect(columns.map((c) => c.get(idx))).toEqual(values[expected_idx++]);
+                });
+            });
+            test(`count() returns the correct length`, () => {
+                expect(table.count()).toEqual(values.length);
+            });
+            const filter_tests = [
+                {
+                    name:     `filter on f32 >= 0`,
+                    filtered: table.filter(col('f32').gteq(0)),
+                    expected: values.filter((row)=>row[F32] >= 0)
+                }, {
+                    name:     `filter on i32 <= 0 returns the correct length`,
+                    filtered: table.filter(col('i32').lteq(0)),
+                    expected: values.filter((row)=>row[I32] <= 0)
+                }, {
+                    name:     `filter method combines predicates (f32 >= 0 && i32 <= 0)`,
+                    filtered: table.filter(col('i32').lteq(0)).filter(col('f32').gteq(0)),
+                    expected: values.filter((row)=>row[I32] <= 0 && row[F32] >= 0)
+                }, {
+                    name:     `filter on dictionary == 'a'`,
+                    filtered: table.filter(col('dictionary').eq('a')),
+                    expected: values.filter((row)=>row[DICT] === 'a')
+                }
+            ]
+            for (let this_test of filter_tests) {
+                describe(`filter on f32 >= 0`, () => {
+                    const filtered = this_test.filtered;
+                    const expected = this_test.expected;
+                    test(`count() returns the correct length`, () => {
+                        expect(filtered.count()).toEqual(expected.length);
+                    });
+                    test(`scans expected values`, () => {
+                        let expected_idx = 0;
+                        filtered.scan((idx, batch) => {
+                            const columns = batch.schema.fields.map((_, i) => batch.getChildAt(i)!);
+                            expect(columns.map((c) => c.get(idx))).toEqual(expected[expected_idx++]);
+                        });
+                    })
+                });
             }
-        });
-        test(`scans expected values`, () => {
-            let expected_idx = 0;
-            table.scan((idx, batch) => {
-                const columns = batch.schema.fields.map((_, i) => batch.getChildAt(i)!);
-                expect(columns.map((c) => c.get(idx))).toEqual(values[expected_idx++]);
+            test(`countBy on dictionary returns the correct counts`, () => {
+                // Make sure countBy works both with and without the Col wrapper
+                // class
+                let expected: {[key: string]: number} = {'a': 0, 'b': 0, 'c': 0};
+                for (let row of values) {
+                    expected[row[DICT]] += 1;
+                }
+
+                expect(table.countBy(col('dictionary')).toJSON()).toEqual(expected);
+                expect(table.countBy('dictionary').toJSON()).toEqual(expected);
             });
-        });
-        test(`count() returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.count()).toEqual(values.length);
-        });
-        test(`filter on f32 >= 0 returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('f32').gteq(0)).count()).toEqual(6);
-        });
-        test(`filter on i32 <= 0 returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('i32').lteq(0)).count()).toEqual(5);
-        });
-        test(`filter on dictionary == 'a' returns the correct length`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('dictionary').eq('a')).count()).toEqual(3);
-        });
-        test(`countBy on dictionary returns the correct counts`, () => {
-            // Make sure countBy works both with and without the Col wrapper
-            // class
-            expect(table.countBy(col('dictionary')).toJSON()).toEqual({
-                'a': 3,
-                'b': 3,
-                'c': 3,
+            test(`countBy on dictionary with filter returns the correct counts`, () => {
+                let expected: {[key: string]: number} = {'a': 0, 'b': 0, 'c': 0};
+                for (let row of values) {
+                    if(row[I32] === 1) { expected[row[DICT]] += 1; }
+                }
+
+                expect(table.filter(col('i32').eq(1)).countBy('dictionary').toJSON()).toEqual(expected);
             });
-            expect(table.countBy('dictionary').toJSON()).toEqual({
-                'a': 3,
-                'b': 3,
-                'c': 3,
+            test(`countBy on non dictionary column throws error`, () => {
+                expect(() => { table.countBy('i32'); }).toThrow();
+                expect(() => { table.filter(col('dict').eq('a')).countBy('i32'); }).toThrow();
             });
-        });
-        test(`countBy on dictionary with filter returns the correct counts`, () => {
-            expect(table.filter(col('i32').eq(1)).countBy(col('dictionary')).toJSON()).toEqual({
-                'a': 1,
-                'b': 2,
-                'c': 1,
+            test(`table.select() basic tests`, () => {
+                let selected = table.select('f32', 'dictionary');
+                expect(selected.schema.fields.length).toEqual(2);
+                expect(selected.schema.fields[0]).toEqual(table.schema.fields[0]);
+                expect(selected.schema.fields[1]).toEqual(table.schema.fields[2]);
+
+                expect(selected.length).toEqual(values.length);
+                let idx = 0, expected_row;
+                for (let row of selected) {
+                    expected_row = values[idx++];
+                    expect(row.get(0)).toEqual(expected_row[F32]);
+                    expect(row.get(1)).toEqual(expected_row[DICT]);
+                }
+            });
+            test(`table.toString()`, () => {
+                let selected = table.select('i32', 'dictionary');
+                let headers  = [`"row_id"`, `"i32: Int32"`, `"dictionary: Dictionary<Utf8, Int8>"`]
+                let expected = [headers.join(' | '), ...values.map((row, idx) => {
+                    return [`${idx}`, `${row[I32]}`, `"${row[DICT]}"`].map((str, col) => {
+                                return leftPad(str, ' ', headers[col].length);
+                            }).join(' | ');
+                })].join('\n') + '\n';
+                expect(selected.toString()).toEqual(expected);
             });
         });
-        test(`countBy on non dictionary column throws error`, () => {
-            expect(() => { table.countBy('i32'); }).toThrow();
-        });
-    });
+    }
 });
+
+function leftPad(str: string, fill: string, n: number) {
+    return (new Array(n + 1).join(fill) + str).slice(-1 * n);
+}