Publications of Tho. Simmons

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."

Printed for Tho. Simmons

  • Catholic Church. Pope (1676-1689 : Innocent XI).. A brief account of the proceedings of the French clergy, in taking away the Pope's usurp'd supremacy, shewing by what steps or degrees the same was effected. By way of introduction to the Pope's letter, written to the clergy of France 11th of Apr. 1682. and their protestarion [sic] thereupon, 6th of May following; the letter condemning, and the protestation justifying and ratifying the said proceedings. Both which are here published in Latine, to gratifie the curiosity of scholars, and in English for the satisfaction of other readers. London: printed for Tho. Simmons, at the Prince's Amrs [sic] in Ludgate Street, 1682. ESTC No. R14707. Grub Street ID 62711.