Publications of Roger Wilson

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 Roger Wilson

  • Society of Friends.. A declaration from the harmles & innocent people of God called Quakers. Against all plotters and fighters in the world. For the removing of the ground of jealousie and suspition from both magistrates and people in the kingdoms, concerning wars and fightings. And also something in answer to that clause of the Kings late proclamation, which mentions the Quakers, to clear them from the plot and fighting, which therein is mentioned, and for the clearing their innocency. London: printed for Roger Wilson, at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill in Martins l'Grand, 1660. ESTC No. R202061. Grub Street ID 79332.