Publications of George Faulkner

Note: The following printer, bookseller, or publisher lists are works in progress. They are generated from title page imprints and may reproduce false and misleading attributions or contain errors.

What does "printed by" mean? How to read the roles ascribed to people in the imprints.

In terms of the book trades, the lists below are sorted into up to four groups where: the person is designated in the imprint as having a single role:

"printed by x"; or
"sold by x"; or
"printed for x" or "published by x";

or as having multiple roles in combination (which suggests a likelihood that the person is a trade publisher):

"printed and sold by x"; "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x" and so on.

Printers (owners of the type and printing presses, and possibly owners of the copyright) may be identified by the words printed by, but printed by does not universally designate a person who is a printer by trade. Booksellers may be identified by the words sold by, but sold by encompasses a number of roles. Booksellers or individuals who owned the copyright are generally identified by the words printed for, but nothing should be concluded in this regard without further evidence, especially since "printed for" could signify that the named person was a distributor rather than a copyright holder. Trade publishers, who distributed books and pamphlets but did not own the copyright or employ a printer—and were not printers themselves—might be identified by the words printed and sold by. Furthermore, works from this period often display false imprints, whether to evade copyright restrictions, to conceal the name of the copyright holders, or to dupe unwitting customers. Ultimately, one must proceed with caution in using the following lists: designations in the imprints may not reliably reflect the actual trades or roles of the people named, and the formulas used in imprints do not consistently mean the same thing.

David Foxon discussed the "meaning of the imprint" in his Lyell Lecture delivered at Oxford in March 1976, with particular attention to "publishers" in the eighteenth-century context:

The fullest form of an imprint is one which names three people, or groups of people:
     London: printed by X (the printer), for Y (the bookseller who owned the copyright), and sold by Z.
In the eighteenth century the printer's name is rarely given, at least in works printed in London, and the form is more commonly:
     London: printed for Y, and sold by Z.
Very often in this period, and particularly for pamphlets, it is further abbreviated to:
     London: printed and sold by Z.
It is this last form which is my present concern. Z is usually what the eighteenth century called 'a publisher', or one who distributes books and pamphlets without having any other responsibility—he does not own the copyright or employ a printer, or even know the author.

D. F. McKenzie coined the term "trade publisher" for these publishers in his Sandars Lectures, also in 1976, on the grounds that their principal role was to publish on behalf of other members of the book trade (Treadwell 100).

Michael Treadwell cautions that "In this period the imprint 'London: Printed and sold by A.B.' normally means 'Printed at London, and sold by A.B.' and must not be taken to mean that A.B. is a printer in the absence of other evidence." Further, "The imprint 'published by' occurs only rarely in Wing and is almost always associated with the name of a trade publisher" (104). While there are exceptions to the rule, it is "certain," he explains, "that anyone who made a speciality of distributing works for others will show a far higher proportion than normal of imprints in one of the 'sold by' forms" (116), which appear in the imprint as "sold by," "printed and sold by," or "published by" (104). Treadwell gives Walter Kettilby as an example of "a fairly typical copyright-owning bookseller" (106)—his role is almost always designated by the phrase "printed for" on imprints.

A final caution: publisher is a word that should be used with some deliberation. Samuel Johnson defines it simply as "One who puts out a book into the world," but "published by" rarely appears on the imprint until later in the eighteenth century, and then primarily associated with newspapers and pamphlets. Treadwell observes that John Dunton names only five publishers among the 200 binders and booksellers in his autobiographical Life and Errors (1705) wherein he undertakes "to draw the Character of the most Eminent [Stationers] in the Three Kingdoms" (100). Treadwell also remarks, however, that "in law, anyone who offered a work for sale 'published' it. In this sense every work had one or more 'publishers', and every bookseller, mercury, and hawker was a 'publisher'" (114).

See:

Terry Belanger, "From Bookseller to Publisher: Changes in the London Book Trade, 1750–1850," in Book Selling and Book Buying. Aspects of the Nineteenth-Century British and North American Book Trade, ed. Richard G. Landon (Chicago: American Library Association, 1978).
Bricker, Andrew Benjamin. "Who was 'A. Moore'? The Attribution of Eighteenth-Century Publications with False and Misleading Imprints," in The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 110.2 (2016).
John Dunton, The Life and Errors of John Dunton (London: Printed for S. Malthus, 1705).
John Feather, "The Commerce of Letters: The Study of the Eighteenth-Century Book Trade," Eighteenth-Century Studies 17 (1984).
David Foxon, Pope and the Early Eighteenth-Century Book Trade, ed. James McLaverty (Oxford University Press, 1991).
Samuel Johnson, Dictionary of the English Language, (printed for J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755).
D.F. McKenzie, The London Book Trade in the Later Seventeenth Century (Sandars lectures in bibliography, 1977).
Michael Treadwell, "London Trade Publishers 1675–1750," The Library sixth series, vol. 4, no. 2 (1982).

Printed by George Faulkner

Baker.. A letter to a Member of Parliament. Containing observations on a pamphlet, intituled, Considerations on the case of the bakers in Dublin. By a baker. Dublin: first printed in the year 1753; and now reprinted by George Faulkner; with notes by another hand, 1756. ESTC No. T179566. Grub Street ID 216288.
Mosely, William. The tryal and conviction of Capt. William Mosely, barrack master of Wicklow, Bray, and Eniscorthy, at the sessions held at the Old Baily, London, May 25th 26th 27th. [Dublin]: London printed, and Dublin re-printed by Geo Faulkner, [1726?]. ESTC No. T232142. Grub Street ID 257364.
Sheridan, Thomas. A letter sir there having been some editions of Dean Swift's Cadenus and Vanessa publish'd before the following little copy was added to it; you are desired to give it the publick in a single paper, ... A true and faithful inventory of the goods belonging to D. Sw-t, Vicar of Lara Cor; upon lending his house to the Bishop of M-, till his own was built. [Dublin: printed by George Faulkner?, 1726]. ESTC No. T202833. Grub Street ID 233608.
Madden, Samuel. A letter from the Reverend Mr. M--d--n to the Hon. Lady M---n---x, on occasion of the death of the Rt. Hon. S-----l M---n---x, Esq; who was attended by M. St. A--d--e, a Fr--ch s--g--n. Dublin: printed by G. Faulkner., 1730. ESTC No. T53609. Grub Street ID 280543.
St. John, Henry, Viscount Bolingbroke. A dissertation upon parties; in several letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq; dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole. Dublin: re-printed by G. Faulkner. Sold by him, by R. Gunne, and by J. Smith and W. Bruce, 1735. ESTC No. N8886. Grub Street ID 53795.
Bantley, (R.B).. Critical remarks upon Gulliver's travels; particularly his voyage to the Houyhnhms country. Part I. By Doctor Bentley. Published from the author's original Mss. [Dublin]: Printed at Cambridge for the benefit of the author, reprinted in London, and now reprinted in Dublin, by Geo. Faulkner, opposite to Essex-Bridge, Essex-Street, 1735. ESTC No. N2074. Grub Street ID 10121.
Trapp, Joseph. Thoughts upon the four last things: death; judgment; heaven; hell. A poem in four parts. Part 1. Death. [Dublin]: London: printed. And, Dublin re-printed by George Faulkner, bookseller, 1735. ESTC No. T50252. Grub Street ID 277936.
Pope, Alexander. Letters of Mr. Pope, and several eminent persons, from the year 1705, to 1711. ... Dubdin [sic]: re-printed by George Faulkner, and sold at his shop, by R. Gunne, by J. Smith and W. Bruce, 1735. ESTC No. N10473. Grub Street ID 484.
Pope, Alexander. The first epistle of the first book of Horace imitated. By Mr. Pope. Dublin: re-printed by Geo. Faulkner, 1738. ESTC No. T5662. Grub Street ID 283024.
Swift, Jonathan. Letters to and from Dr. J. Swift, D.S.P.D. From the year 1714, to 1738. To which are added, several notes and translations, not in the London edition. Dublin: [printed by George Faulkner] for Edward Exshaw, 1741. ESTC No. N19194. Grub Street ID 8623.
Barnard, William. A sermon preached in Christ-Church, Dublin, before the Right Honourable the House of Lords on Thursday the 30th of January, 1745, being the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles I. By ... William, Lord Bishop of Raphoe. ... Dublin: printed by Geroge Faulkner, 1745. ESTC No. T180233. Grub Street ID 216903.
Farmer.. A tenth and last letter from the farmer, To the Free and Independent Electors of the City of Dublin. Dublin: printed by George Faulkner in Essex-Street, MDCCXLIX. [1749]. ESTC No. N13511. Grub Street ID 3422.
Morgan, McNamara. Philoclea. A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden. Written by Mc.Namara Morgan, A Student of the Middle Temple. Dublin: printed by G. Faulkner in Essex-Street, M,DCC,LIV. [1754]. ESTC No. T10004. Grub Street ID 154016.
Lawson, John. Lectures concerning oratory. Delivered in Trinity College, Dublin, by John Lawson, D.D. ... [London]: Dublin, printed by George Faulkner. London, reprinted for W. Bowyer, and L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1759. ESTC No. T149340. Grub Street ID 195368.
Shenstone, William. The works in verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq. in two volumes, with decorations. Vol. I. Dublin: printed by G. Faulkner, on the Blind Quay, MDCCLXIV. [1764]. ESTC No. T60075. Grub Street ID 286023.
Pratt, Charles. Lord Camden's argument in Doe on the demise of Hindson, & ux. & al. v. Kersey. Wherein Lord Mansfield's argument in Wyndham v. Chetwynd, is considered and answered. Dublin: printed by G. Faulkner, 1766. ESTC No. N10864. Grub Street ID 850.

Sold by George Faulkner

Attorney.. Proposals humbly offered to the Parliament of Great-Britain and Ireland. For remedying the great charge and delay of suits at law and in equity. The sixth edition, with additions. By an attorney. Dublin: printed and sold by George Faulkner, 1725. ESTC No. N12390. Grub Street ID 2393.
Swift, Jonathan. The lady's dressing-room. A poem. By D---n S----t. From the Original Copy. Dublin: printed and sold by George Faulkner in Essex-Street, 1732. ESTC No. T100982. Grub Street ID 154896.
Wilson, Robert. The interest and trade of Ireland consider'd. Dublin: printed and sold by G. Faulkner, 1733. ESTC No. T166868. Grub Street ID 205016.

Printed for George Faulkner

Robins, Benjamin. Observations on the present convention with Spain. Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for George Faulkner, in Essex-Street, opposite to the Bridge, 1739. ESTC No. N10056. Grub Street ID 67.
St. John, Henry, Viscount Bolingbroke. A dissertation upon parties; in several letters to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq; Dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole. Dublin: printed for George Faulkner, 1749. ESTC No. T71030. Grub Street ID 294636.
Bindon, David. A scheme for supplying industrious people with money to carry on their trades: and for the better providing for the poor of Ireland. By David Bindon, Esq;. Dublin: printed for Geo. Faulkner, 1750. ESTC No. N24281. Grub Street ID 13636.
Russell, Richard. A dissertation on the use of sea-water in the diseases of the glands. Particularly the scurvy, jaundice, King's-Evil, leprosy, and the glandular consumption. Translated from the Latin of Richard Russel, M.D. by an eminent physician. Dublin: printed for Geo. Faulkner in Essex-Street, and J. Exshaw, on Cork Hill, M,DCC,LIII. [1753]. ESTC No. N8878. Grub Street ID 53786.
Pope, Alexander. The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; ... together with the commentaries and notes of Mr. Warburton. Dublin: printed for G. Faulkner; T. Moore, and A. Bradley, 1752 [1756]. ESTC No. T177918. Grub Street ID 214842.
Gray, Thomas. Odes by Mr. Gray, author of An elegy in a country church-yard. Dublin: printed for G. Faulkner, in Essex-Street and J. Rudd, at the Apollo in Dame-Street, MDCCLVII. [1757]. ESTC No. N10432. Grub Street ID 443.
B-gh, L-t G-l.. A letter from the Honourable L-t G-l B-gh, to the Rt. Hon. W-m P-t, Esq; Sey of S-te. Together with His M-y's instructions for the late expeditions on the coast of France. Dublin: printed for G. Faulkner in Essex-Street, MDCCLVIII. [1758]. ESTC No. N19736. Grub Street ID 9154.
An account of the execution of the late Laurence Earl Ferrers, Viscount Tamworth, and of his Lordship's behaviour, ... By the authority of the sheriffs. Dublin: printed for George Faulkner; Oliver Nelson; William Sleator; and James Potts, 1760. ESTC No. T214482. Grub Street ID 240874.
Member of the Guild of Merchants, and a Real Lover of His Country. Impartial considerations on the danger of multiplying banks here; ... By a member of the guild of merchants, and a real lover of his country. Dublin: printed by D. Chamberlaine. For George Faulkner and all the booksellers, 1763. ESTC No. N29058. Grub Street ID 18246.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by George Faulkner

Haywood, Eliza. A present for a servant-maid. Or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem. Under the following heads: observance. Avoiding sloth ... With some rules for washing, &c. ... Dublin: printed by and for George Faulkner, 1743. ESTC No. T198873. Grub Street ID 231293.
Haywood, Eliza. A present for a servant-maid. Or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem. Under the following heads: observance. Avoiding sloth. Sluttishness. Staying on Errands. Telling Family Affairs. Secrets among Fellow-Servants. Entering into their Quarrels. Tale-Bearing. Being an Eye-Servant. Carelesness of Children. Of Fire, Candle, Thieves. New Acquaintance. Fortune-Tellers. Giving saucy Answers. Liquorishness. Apeing the Fashion. Dishonesty. The Market-Penny. Delaying to give Change. Giving away Victuals. Bringing in Chair-Women. Wasting Victuals. Quarrels with Fellow-Servants. Behaviour to the Sick. Hearing Things against a Master or Mistress. Being too free with Men-Servants. Conduct towards Apprentices. Mispending Time. Publick Shews. Vails. Giving Advice too freely. Chastity. Temptations from the Master. If a single Man. If a married Man. If from the Master’s Son. If from Gentlemen Lodgers. To which are added, Directions for going to Market: Also, For Dressing any Common Dish, whether Flesh, Fish or Fowl. With some Rules for Washing, &c. The whole calculated for making both the Mistress and the Maid happy. Dublin: printed by and for George Faulkner, 1744. ESTC No. T82981. Grub Street ID 303458.

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