R & A specimens . j# ;>N connection with thespecimens of our artwhich we here submitto our patrons and thepublic, and as a fittingintroduction to such ex-- position, it may not beinappropriate to give abrief description of the establish-ment where they were produced,and the means and facilities wehave at command for executing inthe most creditable and satisfac-|J tory manner every description ofwork falling within the provinceof our profession. We have beeni long established in Boston, andfeeling that our efforts have beenmore and more appreciated by thepublic, we can now point to theirM re
R & A specimens . j# ;>N connection with thespecimens of our artwhich we here submitto our patrons and thepublic, and as a fittingintroduction to such ex-- position, it may not beinappropriate to give abrief description of the establish-ment where they were produced,and the means and facilities wehave at command for executing inthe most creditable and satisfac-|J tory manner every description ofwork falling within the provinceof our profession. We have beeni long established in Boston, andfeeling that our efforts have beenmore and more appreciated by thepublic, we can now point to theirM result with an honest pride: andI may this be an earnest to the pub-s lie that our future efforts will no less praiseworthy and Front on Cornhill. t block of buildings used by us for a Printing Establish-ment begins at 13 Washington Street, and extends to7 Cornhill, comprising the buildings numbered 13, 15, 17, 19, and 21 Washington Street, and 1, 3, 5, and jOf f 7 Cornhill, reaching back in each instance to Brattle Street, hi the above engraving is seen the Washing- ton-Street and Cornhill Front. It is 125 feet in lengthon the two streets, and six stories in height, and, though not an archi-tectural model, yet presents an appearance at once solid, substantial,and majestic. No. 3 Cornhill is the main entrance, leading directlyto the Counting Room. We also give a view of the Brattle-Street Front. Here may beseen the entrance for the reception and delivery of merchandise,such as books, paper, ink, and other printing material. The streetin front is wide, and not pressed with travel, so that our ingressand egress are not obstructed by the many difficulties that prevail inmore crowded thoroughfares.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, booksubjectprinting, bookyear186
