Publications of Henry Hall

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:

  1. "printed by x"; or
  2. "sold by x"; or
  3. "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):

  1. "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 Henry Hall

  • Cavendish, William, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne. An answer of the Right Honourable the Earle of Nevv-Castle His Excellency, &c. To the six groundlesse aspersions cast upon him by the Lord Fairefax, in his late warrant (here inserted) bearing date Feb. 2. 1642. By the Earle himselfe. [Oxford]: Printed at Yorke, and reprinted at Oxford by H[enry]. H[all]., 1642. ESTC No. R12249. Grub Street ID 60454.
  • Mercvrivs avlicvs, communicating the intelligence, and affaires of the Court, to the rest of the Kingdome. Oxford [England]: printed by Henry Hall for William VVebb. An. Dom., M.DC.XLII. [i.e. 1643]-1645. ESTC No. P1262. Grub Street ID 55093.
  • Mercvrivs aulicus, a diurnall, communicating the intelligence and affaires of the Court to the rest of the Kingdome. Oxford [i.e. London, England]: printed by H[enry]. Hall for W[illiam]. Webb. ESTC No. P1263. Grub Street ID 55094.
  • Tertullian. A trve Christian svbiect vnder an heathen prince, or, Tertullians plea for allegeance argued in time of the sixth persecution, under the Emperour Severus, ann. Dom. 204 : with a briefe application to the citizens of London written by a member of the House of Commons. [Oxford]: Printed by Henry Ha[ll, 1642/3]. ESTC No. R41722. Grub Street ID 123276.
  • A trve relation of the Queenes Maiesties returne out of Holland, and, of Gods mercifull preservation of her from those great dangers wherein her royall person was engaged both by sea and land. Also, her Majesties letter sent to the States about the stay of her ammunition-ship. VVritten by one in the same storme and ship with her Majestie. [Oxford]: Printed at Yorke, and reprinted at Oxford [by H. Hall] 1643. ESTC No. R185713. Grub Street ID 74680.
  • Sampsons foxes agreed to fire a kingdom: or, The Jesuit, and the Puritan, met in a round, to put a kingdom out of square. [Oxford: printed by H[enry] H[all], 1644]. ESTC No. R4997. Grub Street ID 125477.
  • Maxwell, John. Sacro-sancta regum majestas: or, The sacred and royall prerogative of Christian kings. VVherein soveraigntie is by Holy Scriptures, reverend antiquitie, and sound reason asserted, by discussing of five questions. And, the Puritanicall, Jesuiticall, antimonarchicall grounds are disproved, and the untruth and weaknesse of their new-devised-state-principles are discovered. Dei gratia mea lux. Printed at Oxford: [by Henry Hall], ann. Dom. 1644. ESTC No. R11275. Grub Street ID 59577.
  • Falkland, Lucius Cary. Of the infallibilitie of the Church of Rome. A discourse written by the Lord Viscount Falkland. Now first published from a copy of his owne hand. Oxford: printed by H Hall printer to the University, M.DC.XLV. [1645]. ESTC No. R40575. Grub Street ID 122349.
  • Articles concerning the surrender of VVallingford. Oxford: printed by Henry Hall., printer to the Vniversity, A.D. 1646. ESTC No. R214878. Grub Street ID 90030.
  • Owen, John. Vindiciæ evangelicæ or The mystery of the Gospell vindicated, and Socinianisme examined, in the consideration, and confutation of a catechisme, called A Scripture catechisme, written by J. Biddle M.A. and the catechisme of Valentinus Smalcius, commonly called the Racovian catechisme. With the vindication of the testimonies of Scripture, concerning the deity and satisfaction of Jesus Christ, from the perverse expositions, and interpretations of them, by Hugo Grotius in his Annotations on the Bible. Also an appendix, in vindication of some things formerly written about the death of Christ, & the fruits thereof, from the animadversions of Mr R.B. By John Owen D.D. a servant of Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospell. Oxford: printed by [Henry Hall? and] Leon. Lichfield printer to the University, for Tho. Robinson, 1655. ESTC No. R203109. Grub Street ID 80247.
  • Whiddon, Francis. A golden topaze, or, Heart-jewell. Namely, a conscience purified and pacified by the blood and spirit of Christ. Written by Francis Whiddon Pastor of Morton-Hampsted in Devon. Oxford: printed by Henry Hall, 1656. ESTC No. R10315. Grub Street ID 58700.
  • Osborne, Francis. Advice to a son; or, Directions for your better conduct, through the various and most important encounters of this life. Vnder these general heads I. STudies &c. II. Love and marriage. III. Travell. IV. Government. V. Religion. Conclusion. Oxford: printed by H[enry]. Hall, printer to the university, for Thomas Robinson, 1656. ESTC No. R181057. Grub Street ID 71839.
  • Tanner, Thomas. The entrance of Mazzarini. Or; Some memorials of the state of France, between the death of the Cardinall of Richelieu and the beginning of the late regency. Collected and digested out of forraign writers. By an indifferent hand. Oxford: printed by H[enry] H[all] printer to the University. for Thom. Robinson, 1657. ESTC No. R203744. Grub Street ID 80832.
  • Cotton, John. A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of selfe contradiction, charged on him by Mr. Dan: Cavvdrey written by himselfe not long before his death. Whereunto is prefixed, an answer to a late treatise of the said Mr. Cavvdrey about the nature of schisme. By John Owen: D:D:. Oxford: printed by H: Hall; for T. Robinson, 1658. ESTC No. R2830. Grub Street ID 111386.
  • Mayne, Jasper. Tvvo plaies, The city match. A comoedy. And The amorovs vvarre, a tragy-comoedy. Both long since written, by J. M. of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Oxford: re-printed by Hen. Hall, for Ric. Davis, 1658. ESTC No. R13752. Grub Street ID 61826.
  • Bagshaw, Edward. Saintship no ground of soveraignty: or A treatise tending to prove, that the saints, barely considered as such, ought not to govern. By Edw: Bagshaw, student of Ch: Ch:. Oxford: printed by H: Hall, printer to the University, for T. Robinson, 1660. ESTC No. R10641. Grub Street ID 58989.
  • Ellis, Clement. A sermon preached on the 29th of May 1661. The day of His Majestie's birth, and happy restauration, after a long exile, to his crown and kingdome. Before His Excellency VVilliam Ld Marquis of Newcastle. at his house of Welbeck. By Clement Ellis M.A. houshold chaplain to his excellency. Oxford: printed by Henery Hall printer to the University, for Edward and John Forrest, 1661. ESTC No. R24953. Grub Street ID 108682.
  • Vaughan, Robert. British antiquities revived: or A friendly contest touching the soveraignty of the three Princes of VVales in ancient times, managed with certain arguments, whereunto answers are applyed. By Robert Vaughan Esq. To which is added the pedegree of the right honourable the Earl o Carbery, Lord President of Wales: with a short account of the five royall tribes of Cambria, by the same author. Oxford: printed by Hen: Hall printer to the University, for Thomas Robinson, 1662. ESTC No. R13109. Grub Street ID 61235.
  • Riland, John. Elias the Second his coming to restore all things: or Gods way of reforming by restoring. And Moses the peace-maker his offers to make one of two contending brethren. In two sermons: the former preacht in Warwick, at the Generall Assize there, held August 19. 1661. The other in Coventry, at the annuall solemnity of the maior's feast there, on All Saints day following. Both publisht at the importunity of divers of the auditors, being eminent persons of quality in that county. By John Riland, Arch-Deacon of Coventry, and sometimes Fellow of St M: Magdalene Coll: i Oxon:. Oxford: printed by Hen: Hall, printer to the University, 1662. ESTC No. R11927. Grub Street ID 60149.
  • Scudamore, James. Homer a la mode. A mock poem upon the first, and second books of Homer's Iliads. Oxford: printed by H[enry]. H[all]. for Ric. Davids, 1665. ESTC No. R183632. Grub Street ID 73469.
  • Addison, Lancelot. West Barbary, or, A short narrative of the revolutions of the kingdoms of Fez and Morocco. With an account of the present customs, sacred, civil, and domestick. By Lancelot Addison, chaplain to His Majesty in ordinary. [Oxford]: Printed at the Theater in Oxford [by H. Hall], and are to be sold by John Wilmot, 1671. ESTC No. R10903. Grub Street ID 59240.
  • Liturgiae Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ, partes præcipuæ: viz. preces matutinæ & vespertinæ; ordo administrandi c?nam Domini; ordo baptismi publici; una cum ejusdem Ecclesiæ doctrina, triginta novem Articulis comprehensa. Nec non homiliarnm [sic] argumentis: in linguam Arabicam traductæ. Operâ Eduardi Pocock S.Th.D. lingg. Hebraic. & Arab. in Academiâ Oxon. professoris. Oxoniæ: [printed by Henry Hall] typis & impensis Academiæ, 1674. ESTC No. R211727. Grub Street ID 87499.
  • Rose, Henry. A philosophicall essay for the reunion of the langvages, or, The art of knowing all by the mastery of one. Oxford: Printed by Hen. Hall for James Good, 1675. ESTC No. R11378. Grub Street ID 59670.
  • South, Robert. Sermons preached upon several occasions. By Robert South, D.D. and Chaplain to his Royall Highness the Duke of York. Oxford: printed by H. Hall, for Ric. Davis and VVill. Nott, 1679. ESTC No. R10013. Grub Street ID 58411.
  • Boyle, Robert. Experiments and notes about the producibleness of chymicall principles, being parts of an appendix, design'd to be added to The sceptical chymist. By the authour of that booke. Oxford: printed by H. Hall for Ric. Davis, 1680. ESTC No. R16311. Grub Street ID 64179.

Printed for Henry Hall

  • Harwood, Richard. King David's sanctuary, or A sermon preached before His Majesty the fourth of Febr: 1643. at Christ-Church in Oxford: by Richard Harwood Master of Arts. Oxford: printed [by Henry Hall] for H. Hall and W. Webb, 1644. ESTC No. R18253. Grub Street ID 72610.
  • Hammond, Henry. Of resisting the lavvfull magistrate vnder colour of religion, and appendant to it, or the word krima, rendred damnation, Rom. 13. Reprinted. Also, of the zelots among the Jewes. Of taking up the crosse. a vindication of christs reprending St. Peter, from the exceptions of Mr. Marshall. Oxford: printed for H[enry]. H[all]. and VV[illiam]. VV[ebb]., 1646. ESTC No. R177877. Grub Street ID 69829.