Publications of William Strahan

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 by William Strahan

  • Wesley, John. Hymns and sacred poems. Published by John Wesley, M. A. Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford; and Charles Wesley, M. A. Student of Christ-Church, Oxford. London: printed by William Strahan; and sold by James Hutton, Bookseller, at the Bible and Sun, without Temple-Bar; and at Mr. Bray's, a Brazier in Little-Britain, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]. ESTC No. T31323. Grub Street ID 262150.
  • Wesley, John. A collection of forms of prayer for every day in the week. The fifth edition. Published by John Wesley, M. A. Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. London: printed by William Strahan, and are to be sold at the Foundery, near Upper Moorfields, M.DCC.XL. [1740]. ESTC No. N27429. Grub Street ID 16677.
  • The Jacobite's journal. By John Trott-Plaid, Esq;. London: printed by W[illiam]. Strahan, in Wine-Office-Court, Fleetstreet; and sold by M[ary]. Cooper, in Pater-Noster-Row, and G[eorge]. Woodfall, at Charing-Cross. Where advertisements, and letters to the author are taken in, [1747-1748]. ESTC No. P1430. Grub Street ID 55239.
  • Whitefield, George. The true nature of beholding the lamb of God, and Peter's denial of his Lord, opened and explained, in two sermons, by George Whitefield, . London: printed by William Strahan, 1753. ESTC No. T51905. Grub Street ID 279092.
  • Wesley, John. Hymns and spiritual songs, Intended for the Use of real Christians of all denominations. London: printed by William Strahan; and sold at the Foundery in Upper Moorfields, and in the Horsefair, Bristol, MDCCLIII. [1753]. ESTC No. T53194. Grub Street ID 280179.
  • In His Majesty's High Court of Appeals for Prizes. The Nicholas, Nathaniel Atkins, master. ... On an appeal from the Court of Vice-Admiralty at Halifax in Nova Scotia. Case on behalf of the said appellants. London]: [printed by William Strahan], [1780. ESTC No. T6759. Grub Street ID 292062.
  • Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Saint Eustatius and its dependencies. Claim, No. 19, of Richard Puller. Richard Puller, of new broad street buildings, London, merchant, - - claimant and appellant. Against Sir George Bridges (now Lord) Rodney, and the Honourable Lieutenant General John Vaughan, the commanders of His Majesty's sea and land forces on an expedition to the Island of Saint Eustatius, - - - captors and respondents Case on behalf of the claimant and appellant, in objection to the register's report. London: Printed by William Strahan, 1792. ESTC No. T15030. Grub Street ID 196130.

Printed for William Strahan

  • A harmony of the four Gospels: in which the natural order of each is preserved. With a paraphrase and notes. By James Macknight, D.D. In two volumes. The second edition, corrected and greatly enlarged. ... London: printed for William Strahan, Richard Baldwin, William Johnston, Thomas Longman, and Robert Horsfield, 1763. ESTC No. T102263. Grub Street ID 156107.