Publications of Samuel Gerrish

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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 the seller and printer roles in combination, or an absence of the printer's name following "London: printed:" or "London: printed,":

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

On this last point, trade publishers may seem to have "printed" or "published" the work, though they did not own the copyright. The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.

See also "The Meaning of the Imprint."

Printed for Samuel Gerrish

  • Wadsworth, Benjamin. The faithful reprover. Or, An essay to quicken Christians, to the faithfully giving and suitably receiving reproofs, as there is occasion. In two lecture sermons, by B. Wadsworth, A.M. Pastor of a church of Christ in Boston, N.E. [Eight lines of Scripture texts]. Boston in N. England: Printed by B. Green, for Samuel Gerrish at the corner shop near the Old Meeting-House in Corn Hill, 1711. ESTC No. W12197. Grub Street ID 321451.

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  • Gerrish, Samuel. A catalogue of curious and valuable books, belonging to the late reverend & learned, Mr. Ebenezer Pemberton, consisting of divinity, philosophy, history, poetry, &c. Generally well bound, to be sold by auction, at the Crown Coffee-House in Boston, the second day of July 1717. Beginning at three a clock afternoon, and so, de die in diem, until the whole be sold. Also a valuable collection of pamphlets will then be exposed to sale. The books may be viewed from the 25th day of June, until the day of sale, at the house of the late Reverend Mr. Pemberton, where attendance will be given. Boston: Printed by B. Green, and may be had gratis, at the shop of Samuel Gerrish, bookseller, near the Old Meeting-House in Boston, 1717. ESTC No. W35732. Grub Street ID 346399.
  • Gerrish, Samuel. A catalogue of curious and valuable books, (which mostly belonged to the Reverend Mr. George Curwin, late of Salem, deceased) consisting of divinity, philosophy, history, poetry, &c. Generally well bound. To be sold by auction, at the house of Mr. Elisha Odlin, on the south side of the Town-House in Boston, on Tuesday the second day of September, 1718. Beginning at three a clock afternoon. The books will be shewn by Samuel Gerrish bookseller, near the Old Meeting House in Boston, from Thursday the 28th day of August, until the day of sale, where catalogues may be had gratis, and at the Sign of the Light House the place of sale. N.B. A parcel of pamphlets will be then also to be sold. Boston: Printed by J. Franklin, at his printing-house in Queen Street, over against Mr. Sheaf's school; where all sorts of printing work and engraving on wood, is done at reasonable prizes [sic], 1718. ESTC No. W7769. Grub Street ID 356879.
  • Gerrish, Samuel. A catalogue of rare and valuable books, being the greatest part of the library of the late Reverend and learned, Mr. Joshua Moodey, and part of the library of the Reverend & learned, Mr. Daniel Gookin, late of Sherbourn, deceas'd. With a valuable collection of books, imported in October last from London. Consisting of divinity philosophy history poetry miscellanies mathematicks voyages and travels. To be sold at auction, at the house of Mr. Elisha Odlin, on the south side of the Town-House in Boston, on Tuesday, the 23d day of December 1718. Beginning at three aclock afternoon. The books to be shewn by Samuel Gerrish bookseller, near the Old Meeting-House in Boston from Thursday the 18th of December, until the day of sale. Boston: Printed by Samuel Kneeland, at the lower end of Queen-Street, for Samuel Gerrish, near the Old-Meeting-House, where catalogues may be had gratis, 1718. ESTC No. W9958. Grub Street ID 359153.
  • Gerrish, Samuel. Boston, Novemb. 12. 1720. Whereas the Reverend Mr. T. Walter has prepared for the press ... [Boston: Printed by Samuel Gerrish, 1720]. ESTC No. W35731. Grub Street ID 346398.
  • Gerrish, Samuel. [Choice English books. Sold in the house of Andrew Cunningham, Jr. opposite to the north door of the Old Church, Boston.]. [Boston: Printed by James Franklin?, 1720]. ESTC No. W35733. Grub Street ID 346400.
  • Gerrish, Samuel. Catalogue of choice and valuable books, of divinity philosophy law mathematicks poetry history miscellanies medicine, &c. By some of the best authors ancient and modern, and generally well bound, and many of them extraordinary. Lately imported from London. To be sold at lo prizes by retail, from Tuesday, October 22. 1723. at 10 of the c[lock] am. until 5. of November follo[wing] by S[amuel Gerrish] B[ookseller?] ... [Boston: s.n, 1723]. ESTC No. W7767. Grub Street ID 356877.
  • Gerrish, Samuel. A catalogue of curious and valuable books, being the greatest part of the libraries of the Reverend and learned Mr. Rowland Cotton, late Pastor of the church in Sandwich, and Mr. Nathanael Rogers, late Pastor of a church in Portsmouth, in New-Hampshire, deceas'd ... To b sold by auction, in the house of Mr. Francis Holmes, at the Bunch of Grapes, just below the Town-House, in Boston, on Monday, the fourth day of October, 1725. at five a clock, p.m. By Samuel Gerrish, bookseller. Printed catalogues may be had gratis. [Boston: s.n, 1725]. ESTC No. W7768. Grub Street ID 356878.
  • Gerrish, Samuel. Boston, May 25. 1726. Proposals for printing by subscription, an account of the lives of above one hundred persons men, women & children, among the Christianized Indians of Martha's Vineyard, carefully collected, by the Reverend Mr Experience Mayhew, Minister of the Gospel among the Indians there. [Boston: Printed for Samuel Gerrish, 1726]. ESTC No. W39074. Grub Street ID 349836.