Publications of William Marshall

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 for William Marshall

  • By-stander.. The Catholick gamesters or A dubble match of bowleing with an account of a sharp conference held on the eve of St. Jago, between His Holiness and the Mahometan dons in St. Katherines Bastile: wherein their nine-pins are wholly condemned, and their Worships severely checkt, for playing at that small game now in the heat of his harvest. To the tune of, The plot in the meal-tub; or, Tan-ta-ra-ra-ra, make shift. Published by a by-stander, to prevent false reports. [London]: Printed at the half-way house that stood betwixt Bothwel-Bridge and Holy Road-House [for William Marshall], February 14, 1680. ESTC No. R37537. Grub Street ID 119761.
  • Ashwood, Bartholomew. The best treasure, or, The way to be truly rich. Being a discourse on Ephes. 3.8. Wherein is opened and commended to saints and sinners the personal and purchased riches of Christ, as the best treasure, to be pursu'd, and ensur'd by all that would be happy here and hereafter. By Bartholomew Ashwood, late minister of the Gospel; author of The heavenly trade. London: printed for William Marshal, at the Bible in Newgate-Street, at the corner of Ivy Lane, 1681. ESTC No. R16623. Grub Street ID 64445.
  • The terms of toleration: or, The conditions enjoyned Protestant dissenters, by the late Act of Parliament for indulgence: upon the performance whereof, they are to enjoy the liberty therein granted. Licensed and entred according to order. London: printed for William Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-Street, 1689. ESTC No. R1. Grub Street ID 58396.
  • An Elegy upon the death of Mr. Francis Holcroft who dyed the sixth, and interred this twelfth of January, 1691/2 [i.e. 1692]. London: Printed for Will. Marshall .., 1692. ESTC No. R36261. Grub Street ID 118568.
  • Dent, Edward. Everlasting blessedness. A sermon preached at the funeral of that faithful, famous, pious & godly Christian, and servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. William Baker, who left this vale of tears, and was received to heavenly joyes, the 14th. day of October, 1691. Wherein is shewed, I. That there is eternal blessedness to be enjoy’d in the world to come. II. Who are not blessed after this life. III. Who are blessed when they die. IIII. Wherein eternal blessedness consisteth. V. Six reasons laid down why saints are blessed when they die. VI. The application: wherein there is seven signs of a true Christian: four comfortable considerations for the afflicted: and five reasons why we should prepare for death. The conclusion. All briefly handled. By Edward Dent. London: printed for W. Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-street 1692. ESTC No. R11875. Grub Street ID 60109.
  • Cooke, James. Mellificium chirurgiæ: or, the marrow of chirurgery. With the anatomy of human bodies according to the most modern anatomists; illustrated with many anatomical observations. Institutions of physick, with Hippocrates's Aphorisms largely commented upon. The marrow of physick shewing the causes, signs and cures of most diseases incident to human bodies. Choice experienced receits for the cure of several distempers. The fourth edition, enlarged, with many additions. Illustrated in its several parts with twelve copper cuts. By James Cooke of Warwick, practitioner in physick and chirurgery. Revised, corrected and purged from many faults that escaped in the former editions, by reason of the authors great distance from the press; by Tho. Gibson, M.D. and fellow of the Colledg of Physicians, London. Licensed by the Colledg of Physicians. London: printed for W[illiam] M[arshall] and sold by Joshua Phillips at the Seven Stars in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCXCIII. [1693]. ESTC No. R215967. Grub Street ID 90915.
  • Collins, Hercules. The antidote proved a counterfeit: or, Error detected, and believers baptism vindicated. Containing an answer to a nameless author's book, entituled, an antidote to prevent the prevalency of anabaptism. By Hercules Collins of Wappin. London: printed for William Marshall, at the Bible in Newgate-Street, where is to be sold Mr. Knowles's exposition onthe whole book of the Revelation, price bound 2s. 6d. And Mr. Bunyan's Works in folio, price bound 14s. And Mr. Claridges Looking Glass for Princes, price bound 6d. And likewise most of Dr. Owen's and Mr. Beverley's Works, MDCXCIII. [1693]. ESTC No. R171443. Grub Street ID 65686.
  • Beverley, Thomas. An exposition of the divine standard of prayer, styl'd the Lord's Prayer. Of the preface, conclusion, and of every petition of it; as of the prayer of the kingdom of Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. By T. Beverley. London: printed for William Marshal at the Bible in Newgate-Street, and John Salusbury, at the Rising Sun in Corn-hil, 1693. ESTC No. R14396. Grub Street ID 62422.
  • Beverley, Thomas. The great Gospel-grace of faith, its nature opened, illustrated, and argued from Scripture, principally, as so often affirmed in the Word of God, to be faith, by which we are justified. Being the substance of several discourses on John 17. 7, 8. By a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, pretending to no name, but of one desirous; truth may be received on its own evidence with love. London: printed for W. Marshal, at the Bible in Newgate-street, 1695. ESTC No. R1850. Grub Street ID 74322.
  • A divine poem. London: printed for William Marshal at the Bible in Newgate-street, and John Marshal at the Bible in Grace-Church-street near Corn-hill, where you may likewise be supplied with these sheets and books following, useful for youth and others, viz. ..., [1695 - 1725]. ESTC No. R236721. Grub Street ID 107407.
  • Beverley, Thomas. Christianity, the great mystery. In answer to a late treatise, Christianity not mysterious: that is not above, not contrary to reason. In opposition to which is asserted, Christianity is above created reason, in its pure estate. And contrary to humane reason, as fallen and corrupted: and therefore in proper sense, mystery. Together with a postcript [sic] letter to the author, on his second edition enlarg'd. By T.B. Dondon [i.e. London]: printed for W. Marshal at the Bible on Newgate-Street: and John Marshall at the Bible in Grace-Church-street, 1696. ESTC No. R12817. Grub Street ID 60968.
  • Beverley, Thomas. God all in all: or, The kingdom of the Son deliver'd up to God, even the Father, by the Son himself. Being a sermon on the kingdom of God all in all. Leading into an exacter and clearer discovery of the kingdom of Christ, upon that great context, I Cor. 15. 24, 28. &c. By T. Beverley, a companion in the tribulation, and patience of the kingdom of Christ. London: printed for Will. Marshal, at the Bible in Newgate-street, and John Marshal, at the Bible in Grace-Church-street, 1698. ESTC No. R24854. Grub Street ID 108600.
  • Beverley, Thomas. A review of what God hath been pleased to do this year, according to prophecy and particularly near the 23d of the month we stile August : in the general peace, and the Muscovian and imperial victories over the Turks : with a most humble apology and defence concerning th falling short of events, of what was expected according to the interpretation of that sure word of prophecy / by T. Beverley. London: Printed for William Marshal.. and John M[a]rshal .., MDCXCVIII [1698]. ESTC No. R37111. Grub Street ID 119359.
  • Elys, Edmund. An answer to six arguments produc'd by Du-Pin, to prove that passage in Josephus, in which thee is such honourable mention of Jesus Christ, to be spurious together with some reflexions on a passage in Cornelius Tacitus, and another in one of Plinie's epistles concerning the Christian religion. In a letter to Mr. C.G. London: printed for W[illiam]. Marshall, at the Bible in Newgate-street; and J[ohn]. Marshall, at the Bible in Gracechurch-street, M DC XCVIII. [1698]. ESTC No. R174963. Grub Street ID 67985.
  • A discourse of Christian religion, in sundry points. Preached at the merchants lecture in Broadstreet, as followeth, I. Christ in us the hope of glory, from Col. 1.27. II. What it is to know God in Christ, from John 8.54,55. III. Christ the only saviour of his people fro sin, from Luke 1.77. IV. Christ the great redeemer of body and soul, from 1 Cor. 6.20. V. Christ the only redeemer of the New Covenant, from Heb. 12.24. VI. Christ the foundation of our adoption, from Gal. 4.5. VII. The necessity of preaching Christ, from 1 Cor. 23. By the late Reverend Mr. Tho. Cole, Master of Arts, and student of Christ's Colledge in Oxf. London: printed for Will. Marshall, and sold at the Bible in Newgate-street, and at the Bible in Grace-church-street, where is likewise sold Mr. Cole of Regeneration, faith and repentance. Price bound 2 s, likewise his Incomprehensibleness of imputed righteousness. Price bound 6 d., [1698]. ESTC No. R224022. Grub Street ID 97751.
  • T., M.. An essay for reformation of manners, wherein the sword of the word in concurrence with the sword of the magistrate, is drawn against immoralities. Particularly, those of swearing, cursing, taking the Lord's name in vain. Prophanation of the Sabbath. Drunkenness. Uncleanness. Plainly shewing and representing from the Word of god, the dangerous state and dreadful doom of all such who live and dye impenitently therein; together with most pressing arguments to perswade them to a speedy reformation. By. M.T. London: printed for W[illiam]. Marshal, and sold by him at the Bible in Newgate-street, [1699?]. ESTC No. R184830. Grub Street ID 74213.
  • Beverley, Thomas. The praise of the glory of grace, investing with grace in the beloved, demonstrated to be the supreme end of God in the salvation of man: According to which, The Preaching of the Gospel is to be directed; and the Inward Peace, and Consolation of Believers is to be Settled, and Cutting off all Angry Disputes in these Great Points. By T. Beverley, humbly desirous to be a Preacher of the Grace of the Gospel. London: printed for Will. Marshal at the Bible in Newgate-Street, and J, Marshal at the Bible in Grace-Church-Street, 1701. ESTC No. T99363. Grub Street ID 318502.
  • Cooke, James. Mellificium chirurgiæ: or, the marrow of chirurgery. With the anatomy of human bodies, according to the most modern anatomists; ... The marrow of physick, ... The fifth edition enlarged, with many additions. Illustrated in its several parts with twelve copper cutts. By ... Dr. James Cooke, ... Revised, corrected ... By Tho. Gibson, ... London: printed for William and Joseph Marshall, [1704]. ESTC No. N10306. Grub Street ID 312.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by William Marshall

  • Owen, John. A brief and impartial account of the nature of the Protestant religion: its present state in the vvorld, its strength and weakness, with the ways and indications of the ruine or continuance of its publick national profession. By the late pious and learned minister of the Gospel, John Owen, D.D. London: printed, and are to be sold by William Marshal at the Bible in Newgate-street, 1690. ESTC No. R6174. Grub Street ID 126536.
  • Chauncy, Isaac. A plea for the antient gospel. Wherein these following points are discussed. I. Of a change of person between Christ and the elect. II. Of the conditionality of the Covenant of Grace. III. Of the nature of saving faith. IV. Of the free offer of Christ to sinners, and of preparatoroy qualifications. V. Of union to Christ before faith. VI. Of justification by faith. VII. Of the necessity and benefit of holiness, obedience and good works, with perseverance therein. VIII. Of intending our souls good, by duties we perform. IX. Of the way to attain assurance. X. Of God's seeing sin in his people. XI. Of the hurt that sin may do to believers. XII. Of God's displeasure for sin in the afflictions of his people. XIII. Of the beauty of sincere holiness. XIV. Of gospel and legal preaching. XV. Mr. John Nisbert's reply to D. W XVI. A rejoynder, discovering what law is, and what gospel is. XVII. A friendly examination of the pacifick paper. XVIII. The paper of exceptions against Mr. D. W's book, at . London: printed and sold by W. Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-street, and J. Marshall at the Bible in Great-Church-Street: At both places you may be supplied with a body of divinity, entituled, The doctrine which is according to godliness, by J.C. And likewise with most of Dr. Owen's works Mr. Caryl's Mr. Bunnyon's, &c., 1697. ESTC No. R215932. Grub Street ID 90884.
  • Keach, Benjamin. The Jewish sabbath abrogated: or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted. In two parts. First, proving the abrogation of the old seventh-day sabbath. Secondly, that the Lord's-Day is of divine appointment. Containing several sermons newly preach'd upon a special occasion, wherein are many new arguments not found in former authors. By Benjamin Keach. London: printed and sold by William Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-street, 1700. ESTC No. R179300. Grub Street ID 70779.
  • Moor, Thomas. The doctrin [sic] of transubstantiation consider'd and fully confuted from a union of scriptures hitherto not perform'd / by Tho. Moor; with An advertisement concerning a dispute in the country between T.M. and one Mr. S. on the 25th of July, 1700. London: Printed and sold by W. Marshall, 1700. ESTC No. R29037. Grub Street ID 112059.
  • Owen, John. The works of the late Reverend and Learned John Owen, D.D. Sometime Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Dean of Christ-Church: Containing several scarce and valuable discourses, (viz.) I. A declaration of the glorious mystery of the person of Christ, God and man. II. of communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. III. Of In-Dwelling Sin in Believers. IV. Of Temptation; the Nature and Power of it. V. Of Mortification of Sin in Believers. VI. Of the Death of Christ, the Price he paid, and Purchase he made. With a display of Arminianism. First published in the Doctor's Life-Time; and now Collected together in one Volume; being very useful for Families. To which is prefixed the doctor's effigies curiously engraven. Recommended by several Learned and Judicious Divines. London: printed for, and sold by William and Joseph Marshall, at the Bible in Newgate-Street; and likewise by J. Marshall, at the Bible in Grace-Church-Street; R. Ford, at the Angel in the Poultry; Aaron Ward, at the King's-Arms in Little-Britain; and E. Harrison, at the Royal Exchange: As also by James M' Ewen, and James Davidson, at Edinburgh in Scotland; and John Hunt, at Boston, in New-England, MDCCXXI. [1721]. ESTC No. T100359. Grub Street ID 154317.