Nichols and Noyes, Boston
Noyes, Snow & Co., Boston
Henry D. Noyes & Co., Boston
As early as 1862 Henry D. Noyes was at the 117 Washington Street address acting as a publisher’s agent for the American Sunday School Union. In the fall of 1864, Crosby & Nichols dissolved their partnership and Henry P. Nichols formed a co-partnership with Henry D. Noyes under the firm name of Nichols & Noyes. It operated until 1870.
In 1870 Noyes, Holmes & Co. became an active publishing firm. The partners were Henry D. Noyes, John S. Lockwood, John B. Holmes and Walter D. Brooks. Noyes, Holmes & Co. was dissolved by contractual limitation in May, 1875.
Noyes, Snow & Co. was established in 1876 at 13 1/2 Bromfield Street. It principal’s were Henry D. Noyes, late of Noyes, Holmes & Co., Russell Woodman of the same firm and Ezra H. Snow, previously of West & Lee Game and Printing Co. of Worcester, Mass. The new firm published and sold books, games and home amusements.
By 1878 Henry D. Noyes & Co. was active as a publisher on his namesake imprint.
Addresses:
1862-1872 117 Washington Street
1873-1875 219 Washington Street
1876-1890's 13.5 Bromfield Street
The firms above only published two series for juveniles. The Kettle
Club Series and the Long Look Books
Kettle Club Series by Cousin Virginia (Virginia Wales Johnson)
| 1. Kettle Club Christmas Tales | (Copyright 1866) |
| 2. Cricket's Friends: Tales Told by the Cricket | (Copyright 1868) |
| 3. Kettle's Birthday Party | (Copyright 1869) |
| 4. Grandfather's Pocket Book | (Copyright 1869) |
Nichols and Noyes published the first editions of this series.
Catalogue entries note that Noyes, Holmes & Company also published
this four book series. None of these volumes have been seen and they
may not actually exist.
Subsequently the set was published by Lockwood, Brooks & Co.
Illustrated
Cloth. Various colors. Blindstamped. Gilt lettering and illustration
on the spine. 12 mo.
Sold individually or as a boxed set.
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Long Look Books by Edward Abbott
| 1. Long Look House | (Copyright 1876) |
| 2. Out Doors at Long Look | (Copyright 1877) |
| 3. A Trip Eastward | (Copyright 1880) |
Noyes, Snow & Co. published the first editions of Volumes 1-2.
Henry D. Noyes & Co. published the first edition of Volume 3 and
reprinted Volumes 1-2.
Silhouette illustrations by Helen Maria Hinds.
Format 1. Volumes #1-2
(Noyes, Snow & Co.)
Cloth. Various colors. Gilt title lettered on the cover. Cover
illustration of a small girl. Spine with gilt lettering and a picture
of a boy. Square. 16 mo.
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Format 2. Volume 3
(Henry D. Noyes & Co.)
Cloth. Various colors. Gilt cover title with black illustration of a
boy and a wheelbarrow.
(It is unknown what the format of the Henry D. Noyes' editions of
Volume #1 and #2.)
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