Publications of W. Norris

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 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."

Sold by W. Norris

  • Squire, Francis. The west country farmer, (number 2,) Consisting of Three Parts: I. The landlord's answer to his tenant's complaint, wherein he objects to the Farmer's Arguments, blames the Conduct of the Country in several Particulars, but yet promises for the future to be their Friend and Advocate. II. The farmer's reply, in which the Errors of his brethren are excused, their Honesty and Loyalty defended, their Interest farther asserted and maintained, with some hints of Expedients that would be Serviceable to them, and to the whole Kingdom. III. A postscript to the farmers themselves, and assert their true Liberty, and not to be seduced, and beguiled by crafty and designing Men. Taunton: printed and sold by W. Norris, for the author: sold by Mr. Raikes in Gloucester, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Brown in Bristol, Mr. Tozer in Exon, Mr. Shute in Tiverton, and Mr. Gaydon, jun. in Barnstaple [1732?]. ESTC No. T176987. Grub Street ID 213956.

Printed for W. Norris

  • Fuller, Francis. Medicina gymnastica: or, every man his own physician. A treatise concerning the power of exercise with respect to the animal oeconomy: and the great necessity of it in the cure of several distempers. ... By Francis Fuller, M.A. The eighth edition, improved.. London: printed for W. Norris, 1771. ESTC No. N3675. Grub Street ID 24710.