Publications of J. H.

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 J. H.

  • Maultby, Josias. The office and duty of ministers according to the Scriptures. A sermon at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Samuel Wood, at Wivenhoe, near Colchester in the county of Essex, November 25, 1709. By Josias Maultby, Minister of the Gospel at Sudbury. London: printed by J. H. for John Lawrence, at the Angel in the Poultrey, 1710. ESTC No. N10556. Grub Street ID 568.

Printed for J. H.

  • Pope, Alexander. The new Dunciad: by Mr. P-----o-----p-----e. With the illustrations of Scriblerus. And notes variorum. London: printed for J. H. Hubbard, in the Old-Bailey, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. N10045. Grub Street ID 56.

Author

  • H., J.. A remonstrance of the present estate of the Kings armie. Being an exact discovery of his Maiesties strength, with the number of his forces, taken at the generall muster on Mervill-Heath the 6th. day of October. With many remarkable passages contained therein. 1. The two princes troopes. 2. The earles in their order. 3. A list of the whole number presented to his Maiesty by the Lord Digby, commissary generall for his Maiesties army, which is 1950. horse, and 6500. foot. 4. His Maiesties honouring Prince Robert. 5. The effect of two letters, the one from Marquesse Hartford, the other from the Lord Mohone, touching Plimmouth, and other forts thereabouts. 6. The releasement of Captaine Wingate, upon 500l. ransome. London: printed by Tho: Fawcet, Octob. 12. 1642. ESTC No. R20628. Grub Street ID 82819.
  • H., J.. A vvonderfull and terrible plot of the Papists against the Parliament, lately discovered by Gods providence, June the 11. 1642. With a relation of the Lord Major of London, and sheriffes sent for by the command of the Parlaiment, concerning His Majesties proclamation. Whereunto is annexed a contention betwixt two traine bands viz. of London and Middlesex met at Westminster. Together with the manner how the Lady Harveys son was slaine in a taverne neer Ramme Alley in Fleetstreet. Also a true list of the particular number of the ammunition discovered to the Parliament for the north. Averred by J.H. Gent. London: printed for I[ohn]. H[ammond?]. and T. H. Iune 15, 1642. ESTC No. R177778. Grub Street ID 69764.
  • H., J.. The excellencie of Jesus Christ: or, The faithfull soules discoverie. Concerning, the great mystery of our redemption: with its labours and desires to bee with Christ. A work full of heavenly instructions, and bringing much spirituall comfort to the readers. Abundantly proved out of the Holy Scriptures. By J.H. D.D. London: printed by Barnard Alsop, for Richard Tomlins, and are to be sold at his house, at the signe of the Sun at Pie-Corner, 1646. ESTC No. R204712. Grub Street ID 81608.
  • H., J.. A modell of a Christian society. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Printed by Roger Daniel .., 1647. ESTC No. R32037. Grub Street ID 114781.
  • H., J.. The last newes from the North. Shewing our brethrens farewell and fidelity in delivering up of Newcastle, Carlile, Durham, Hartlepool, and other northern garrisons into the hands of the Parliament. As also their full intentions to march speedily against Montrosse, Kilketto, Antrim, with the rest of that barbarous crew. With some speciall observations thereupon, vindicating our brethren of those many jealousies cast upon them by the adverse party, which should bee a strong motive to stir up our English hearts to blesse God for their brotherly assistance and faithfulues [sic] in this cause. Also some objections against Independency. Written by J.H. a well-willer to the common-wealth. London: printed by E. Purslow, 1646. [i.e. 1647]. ESTC No. R201363. Grub Street ID 78798.
  • H., J.. The declaration and speech of Colonel Massey: concerning, the inthroning of the King of Scots; and his desires to engage against His Excellency the Lord General Cromwel: and to give the first onset. With, the resolution of the English-Army thereupon, to dispute the field and fight it out to the last man. Also, the final representation of the Parlament and kirk of Scotland, to the respective Presbyteries, touching their present engagement. London: printed for G. Horton, 1650. ESTC No. R205901. Grub Street ID 82509.
  • H., J.. A gagg to Love's advocate: or, An assertion of the justice of the Parlament in the execution of Mr Love. By J.H. Esq. London: printed by William Du-Gard printer to the Council of State, August 25. 1651. ESTC No. R206702. Grub Street ID 83186.
  • H., J.. The history of Polindor and Flostella. With other poems: by J.H. London: printed by Tho: Roycroft for Tho: Dring, at the George in Fleet Street, neere Cliffords Inne, 1651. ESTC No. R202368. Grub Street ID 79613.
  • H., J.. Two essays of love and marriage. Being a letter written by a gentleman to his friend, to disswade him from love. And an answer thereunto by another gentleman. Together with some characters and other passages of wit. Written by private gentlemen for recreation. London: printed for Henry Brome, at the Hand in Pauls Church-yard, 1657. ESTC No. R14574. Grub Street ID 62588.
  • H., J.. Englands alarm, the state maladies, and cure: a memento to the soldiers, and a parallel of Egypts plagues with Englands sinnes: to which is added, a perpetual almanack. By J.H. A lover of Englands peace. London: printed by Tho. Johnson, 1659. ESTC No. R207889. Grub Street ID 84205.
  • H., J.. Justice restored: or, A guide for his Majesties justices of peace, both in sessions, and out of sessions; according to the ancient lawes of the kingdom. With directions for clerks of the peace. By. J. H. London: printed by T[homas]. R[oycroft]. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, 1660. ESTC No. R217113. Grub Street ID 91938.
  • H., J.. Englands joy, expressed in epinikion, to the most renowned man of honor, and temporal redeemer of the prince, peers, and people of this land, his excellency the Lord General Monck. London: printed for M.B., 1660. ESTC No. R212458. Grub Street ID 88054.
  • H., J.. The description and use of a quadrant, by which, all the most usefull and necessary propositions of both the globes are easily and exactly performed, as the right ascension, declination, altitude, amplitude, rising, setting, azimuth, and houre of the day. Also of a qvadrat, [sic] by which you may take all manner of heights & distances, as of towers, steeples, &c. And lastly, of a nocturnal; for the ready finding of the houre of the night. Published by J.H. for the use of such as are mathematically affected. London: printed for the author, 1665. ESTC No. R19278. Grub Street ID 77033.
  • H., J.. Astronomia crystallina: or, A new and clear vvay to know and behold all the heavenly motions plainly, as through a crystal glass. Far more easie and perspicuous, than any before extant. Composed according to the best observations, and most rational grounds of art. By J.H. lover of truth and mathematical demonstrations. London: printed for the author, 1670. ESTC No. R225547. Grub Street ID 98707.
  • H., J.. A description of the last voyage to Bermudas, in the ship Marygold, S.P. commander; by J.H philocheir?rneia Begun November the twelfth, 1670. and ending May the third, 1671. With allowance. London: printed for Rowland Reynald at the Sun and Bible in the Poultry, 1671. ESTC No. R9916. Grub Street ID 129954.
  • H., J.. [A modest] representation of the benefits and advantages of making the River Avon navigable from Christ-Church to the city of New Sarum; humbly submitted to the consideration of the city aforesaid, and the countries bordering upon the said river, and to all other persons that are, or may be concerned therein, for their incouragement, joyntly to carry on so noble a work. By J.H. a real well-wisher both to the city and country. London: printed by John Macock for the author, 1672. ESTC No. R215937. Grub Street ID 90888.
  • H., J.. The description and use of a quadrant by which all the most useful and necessary propositions of both the globes are easily and exactly performed ... : also of a quatrat [sic] by which you may take all manner of heights and distances ... : and lastly of a nocurnal, for the ready finding of the hour of the night published by J.H. for the use of such as are mathematically affected. London: Printed for the author, 1672. ESTC No. R43245. Grub Street ID 124285.
  • H., J.. Essays of love and marriage: being letters written by two gentlemen; one dissuading from love, the other an answer thereunto. With some characters and other passages of wit. London: printed for H. Brome at the Gun in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1673. ESTC No. R11545. Grub Street ID 59819.
  • H., J.. Vain worship and worshipers detected; and the right and profitable worshipers briefly described; in some short and plain observations made upon our Saviours reprehension of the hypocrisie and vain worship of the scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem. By an unworthy servant of God (in the Gospel of his blessed Son) and a well-wisher to all men. Not unprofitable to be consider'd by all that pretend to and desire rightly to practice the worship of God. London: printed for the author, 1675. ESTC No. R39225. Grub Street ID 121156.
  • H., J.. Divine considerations upon sin, death, judgment, heaven, affliction, riches, contentation by J.H. London: Printed for R. Royston .., 1676. ESTC No. R19208. Grub Street ID 76997.
  • H., J.. Astronomia crystallin[a]: or, A new and clear way to know and perceive all the motions of the heavens, and also the motion of the earth plainly, as through a crystal-glass. Far more easie and perspicuous than any before extant. Whereunto is now added a postscript by way of dialogue, between the author and two grand objectors; wherein all objections are fully answered, and the objectors clearly confuted. Composed according to the best observations, and most rational grounds of art. By J.H. a lover of truth, and mathematicial demonstrations. London: printed for the author; and are to be sold in Cornhil, by N. Brooke at the Angel, and J. Hancock at the three Bibles at Popes-head Alley end, 1676. ESTC No. R40535. Grub Street ID 122312.
  • H., J.. A brief narrative of the state of the Protestants in Hungary; and the sufferings and persecutions of the ministers of Christ for religion in that kingdom. With allowance. London: printed for T. Parkhurst at the Bible and three Crowns in Cheap-side, and N. Simmons at the Princes Arms in S. Paul's Church-Yard, 1677. ESTC No. R8732. Grub Street ID 128871.
  • H., J.. The vanity of honour, wealth, and pleasure. With the indispensable duty of amendment of life. By J.H. London: Printed for J. Magnes, and R. Bentley, in Russel-street, near the Piazza in Covent-Garden, 1678. ESTC No. R42066. Grub Street ID 123521.
  • H., J.. A choice compendium, or, An exact collection of the newest, and most delightful songs, that are sung at court, and both the theatres. Collected by J.H. [London]: Printed by T. H[aly]. for P. Brooksby, 1681. ESTC No. R35714. Grub Street ID 118079.
  • H., J.. The description and use of a quadrant; by which all the most usefull and necessary propositions of both the globes are easily and exactly performed; as the right ascension, declination, altitude, amplitude, rising, setting, azimuth, and hour of the day. Also of a quadrat by vvhich you may take all manner of heights, and distances, as of towers, steeples, &c. And lastly, of a nocturnal, for the ready finding of the hour of the night. Published by J.H. for the use of such as are mathematically affected. London: printed for the author, 1681. ESTC No. R483543. Grub Street ID 125326.
  • H., J.. A full and true account of a terrible and bloody engagement at sea, between a squadron of the French fleet and the naval forces under the command of our English admiral together with a particular account of the sinking of three of the French men of war, taking of two, an disabling most of therest [sic], with the great courage and bravery of our English sea-men / in a letter to an eminent merchant in the city of London. London: Printed for W. Brown .., [1690]. ESTC No. R33593. Grub Street ID 116187.
  • H., J.. Dreadful news from Limerick, being an account of the magazine of powder taking fire the 12th. of this instant February, 1694. And the destroying and blowing up of a great part of the city, killing above one hundred persons, and mortally wounding many more. In a letter from gentleman there, to his brother, a Reverend Divine in Dublin. London: printed and sold by R. Taylor, near Stationers-Hall, 1694. ESTC No. R4324. Grub Street ID 124281.
  • H., J.. Religion justified; in a sermon preached before the worshipful the mayor and magistrates of Bridgwater, in the county of Somerset. At a lecture appointed for the promoting the reformation of manners. By J. H. minister of the Gospel. London: printed for J. Roberts, in Bridgwater, MDCXCIX. [1699]. ESTC No. R177777. Grub Street ID 69763.
  • H., J.. Scelera aquarum: or, a supplement to Mr. Graunt on the bills of mortality. Shewing as well the causes, as encrease of the London, Parisian, and Amsterdam scorbute: With all its Attendants. Demonstrating the Locality, of the said Causes, and how they result from Morbifick Salts, which abound in the Strata of the Earth, and Stagnate Waters, round those three Cities. By J. H. M.D. London: printed for the author, and sold by Du Chemin, at the Sign of Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, over against Somerset-House in the Strand; and Joshua Lintot in New-Street, Covent-Garden, 1701. ESTC No. T47126. Grub Street ID 275111.
  • H., J.. The magazine of war, or general adjutant. In three parts. The first contains the whole exercise of horse, foot and dragoons, ... The second of fortification, ... The third of gunnery, ... illustrated by 18 copper plates curiously engraven. Price 2 s. 6 d. London: printed for and sold by J. Moxon, and John Young, [1701]. ESTC No. N71040. Grub Street ID 51449.
  • H., J.. The compleat gentleman soldier: or, a treatise of military discipline, fortifications and gunnery. In three parts. ... The whole illustrated with 19 copper-plates. By an officer in the Army. London: printed for Thomas Ballard, 1702. ESTC No. T107717. Grub Street ID 160729.
  • H., J.. Præsagium medicum, or, the prognostick signs of acute diseases; established by antient observation, and explain'd by the best modern discoveries. By James Harvey, M.D. London: printed for George Strahan at the Golden Ball, near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1706. ESTC No. T114242. Grub Street ID 166065.
  • H., J.. A sermon preach'd, on the sad occasion of the much lamented death of Mr. John Edwards, late pastor of a church of Christ in Dublin; who departed this life the sixth day of March, 1710. By J. H. M.A. Dublin: printed by Edward Waters, 1710. ESTC No. T216140. Grub Street ID 241881.
  • H., J.. A few plain arguments, proving the true form of baptism to consist in immersion. And that believers and not infants are the proper subjects thereof. By J. H. M.A. Dublin: printed in the year, 1711. ESTC No. T216124. Grub Street ID 241869.
  • H., J.. Præsagium medicum, or, the prognostick signs of acute diseases; ... By James Harvey, M.D. London: printed for George Strahan, 1713. ESTC No. N20912. Grub Street ID 10295.
  • H., J.. A word in season; being a modest enquiry into the lawfulness of making and imposing creeds. With the plain man's reply to a socinian paper. By J. H. a servant of Christ. London: printed and sold by Joseph Marshall and Stephen Dagnel, 1719. ESTC No. T195591. Grub Street ID 229235.
  • H., J.. Præsagium medicum: or, the prognostick signs of acute diseases; Establish'd by Antient Observation, And Explain'd by the Best Modern Discoveries. By James Harvey, M.D. London: printed for George Strahan, at the Golden Ball near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1720. ESTC No. T114794. Grub Street ID 166577.
  • H., J.. An essay towards restoring primitive communion, in a letter to a friend. By J. H. London: printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford arms in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]. ESTC No. T70381. Grub Street ID 294130.
  • H., J.. To the freeholders, to prevent mistakes. A short vindication and explanation of part of a late mysterious printed sheet, called, Advice and information to the freeholders and freemen of the province of Pennsylvania, but particularly to the city of Philadelphia. [Philadelphia: Printed by Andrew Bradford, 1727]. ESTC No. W8945. Grub Street ID 358079.
  • H., J.. A dissertation upon tithes. With a collection of papers imperfectly published in The Gentleman's Magazine, in answer to T. B. [London?]: Printed: and sold by T. Cooper, and at York and Leeds, 1739. ESTC No. T106942. Grub Street ID 160015.
  • H., J.. Prognostic signs of acute diseases: explain'd by the best modern discoveries. With some observations concerning health, on sudden death, and the Nature of Chronical and Acute Diseases, on a Delirium and Frenzy. Of Prognostics from the Senses, from Pains, from the Pulses, from Urine, from Salivation, from Sweat, from the Appetite, from Tremors, &c. London: printed for George Strahan, at the Golden-Ball, against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, MDCCXLI. [1741]. ESTC No. T114733. Grub Street ID 166534.
  • H., J.. Remarks on 'squire Ayre's memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. Pope. In a letter to Mr. Edmund Curl, Bookseller. With authentic memoirs of the life and writings of the said E- C-l. London: printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, 1745. ESTC No. T46792. Grub Street ID 274810.
  • H., J.. The private character of Admiral Anson. By a lady. London: printed for J. Oldcastle, near St. Paul's, [1746?]. ESTC No. T66454. Grub Street ID 291201.
  • H., J.. A lamentation on occasion of the sickness and mortality in East-Guilford, Anno Domini, 1751. By J.H. N. London [i.e., New London, Conn.]: Printed & sold by T. Green, 1752. ESTC No. W35161. Grub Street ID 345852.
  • H., J.. A letter from a by-stander, containing remarks on and objections to the bill now depending in Parliament, for the better preventing clandestine marriages. ... London: printed for M. Sheepey, 1753. ESTC No. T11327. Grub Street ID 165213.
  • H., J.. Remarks on some "gentle strictures" (so called) in Mr. Rowland Hill's "imposture detected". Bristol: printed by W. Pine, in Wine-Street, 1777. ESTC No. T168832. Grub Street ID 206699.
  • H., J.. Marwnad er coffadwriaeth am yr enwog Mr. Gryffydd Morgans, or Clynhir Ymhlwyf Llandeilo-Talybont, Sir Forganwg; Yt hwn fu ddefnyddiol mewn gwlad ac Eglwys; ac a ymadewod ar Byd Rhagfyr 18ed, 1795. Gan J. H. ac O. D. Abartawe: argraphwyd gan S. Llewelyn, [1796]. ESTC No. T127511. Grub Street ID 177203.