Nichols & Hall, Boston

Edward H. Hall (1829-1884). Hall began his book career in the book trade with the Phillips, Sampson & Co. firm. Prior to his partnership with Nichols, Hall was with Whittemore, Niles & Hall beginning in 1855.

Samuel Flint Nichols* (1835-1880) was born in Salem, Massachusetts. Early on he apprenticed with W. J. Reynolds and Brown, Taggard & Chase. In 1860 he became a partner in the firm of Chase (Lucius A.), formerly of Brown, Taggard & Chase, Nichols & Hill (William H. Hill). Hill retired and Chase & Nichols operated for a couple of years. Nichols ran his own firm for a time until he entered into a partnership with Edward H. Hall forming Nichols & Hall in 1869.

Edward H. Hall (1829-1884). Hall began his book career in the book trade with the Phillips, Sampson & Co. firm. When Nichols retired in 1880 Hall joined Charles H. Whiting to establish the Hall & Whiting firm.

* This Nichols is different from H. P. Nichols of the Crosby and Nichols firm.

Nichols and Hall purchased most of the stereotyped plates of Woolworth, Ainsworth in February of 1870. This explains why so many of the earlier series and books published by Crosby and Nichols and their successors (including Woolworth, Ainsworth) were published by Nichols and Hall.

This firm published one T. S. Arthur book: All for the Best. It was published at least between 1871 and 1875. It was not published within a series. It is in cloth, 18 mo. and cost 50 cents.

The first edition was published in 1850 by Crosby and Nichols. The title "All's for the Best" which was published in 1868 by J. B. Lippincott has entirely different contents.

This book has not been seen.