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at The Riverside Press” has gained so wide a distinction as a book imprint, and for almost sixty years has carried with it so high a reputation for maintaining the traditions of the great printers, that there is a host of book-lovers who would be glad to make a personal inspection of this famous printing establishment. Visitors are always welcome, but to those who live at a distance, and who cannot come in person, this little booklet will show where the complete writings of Aldrich, Emerson, Hawthorne, Holmes, Longfellow, Lowell, Mrs. Stowe, Thoreau, Whittier, and other more recent authors have been made into books.

The Riverside Press of Houghton Mifflin Company is attractively situated on the banks of the Charles River, between Western Ave. and River St., Cambridge, Mass., where the business has been located since 1852, having previously been on Remington Street. It was founded by Henry O. Houghton, who was born in Sutton, Vt., in 1823. He began as a newspaper apprentice at the age of thirteen, worked his way through the University of Vermont, and became, during his forty-three years at the head of The Riverside Press, one of the most distinguished and successful American printers.

The grounds of the Press now comprise about four acres. The main buildings face east on Blackstone St., from which they are separated by well-kept lawns; and the Charles River Park system, soon to be completed, will furnish a wide roadway past the rear of the establishment.