W.D. Ticknor alone until 1845; and subsequently by himself and partners,
Mr. John Reed, Jr., and James T. Fields, until the spring of 1864, when
the senior partner died. The new firm of Ticknor (Howard M.), Fields
(James T.), and Osgood (James R.) remained at the Old Corner till 1867,
when they removed to No. 124 Tremont street. Messrs. E.P. Dutton & Co.
next moved into the Old Corner Store, and was succeeded, September 1,
1869, by Alexander Williams & Co. The store is now occupied, since 1882,
by Messrs. Cupples, Upham, & Co., well-known book publishers.
[Illustration: THE OLD CORNER IN 1800.]
It will be seen that the first appearance of the name of Ticknor, as in
any way associated with the publishing of books, was in 1832. In the
spring of 1864 Mr. William D. Ticknor visited Philadelphia in company
with Nathaniel Hawthorne; was taken suddenly ill and died there. Shortly
afterwards his eldest son Howard M. Ticknor, a graduate of Harvard
College in the class of 1856, was taken into the firm, which, under the
name of TICKNOR & FIELDS, held a very prominent place among American
publishers for over twenty years. During the period ending with the year
1867 the Old Corner was one of the best known spots in Boston, not alone
by reason of its antiquity, but equally by reason of its distinguished
literary history and its _habitues_.
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