Publications of VVilliam Larner

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 VVilliam Larner

  • Coppin, Richard. Crux Christi, and iudgement executed. Or, Divine wisdom crucifying the humane, carnal, devillish, malicious, mad, raging wisdom of the world. By His righteous judgements, drawing nearer to its full and perfect manifestation. Then shall Josephs and Daniels afflictions end; and their imprisonments be no more heard of. And also bondaged Israel return, & be brought from their captivity both of men, and from that malicious spirit of ignorance and darkness, into perfect liberty, peace, and everlasting rest. ... Written and experienced by Richard Coppin, in his sufferings for the truth. London: printed for VVilliam Larner, and are to be sold at the Black-Moore neer Fleet-Bridge, 1657. ESTC No. R23937. Grub Street ID 107780.