Publications of Thomas Wright

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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 Thomas Wright

  • Phillips, Edward. The stage-Mutineers: or, a play-house to be let. A tragi-comi-farcical-ballad opera, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. By a gentleman late of Trinity-College, Cambridge. The second edition.. London: printed for H. Slater, in Clements Inn; F. Noble, at Otway's Head, St. Martin's-Court; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange, Strand; J. Duncan, in St. Martin's-Court, St. Martin's-Lane, [1733]. ESTC No. T68219. Grub Street ID 292535.
  • Campbell, John. The polite correspondence: or, Rational amusement; being a series of letters, philosophical, poetical, historical, critical, amorous, moral, and satyrical. Wherein are introduc'd a great variety of instructive and delightful incidents, both in prose and verse. Among those of the entertaining kind, are, The Story of Alonzo and Elvira, - of Torquatus and Melissa - of Belinda and Adolphus. Remarkable story of a Scottish lady, - another of a divine who married a shrew. History of Sophronia, - of Phaon and Eliza - of Honoria and Myrtillo. - of Celadon. Adventures of a foot-boy. Pleasant story of a Romish monk, - of Pope Innocent XI: A strange story of a Turkish slave. An odd story of a criminal in the Inquisition, - Remarkable accident in a conclave. A short history of the Mounts of Piety, or legal lumber houses. Story of pretended magician at Naples, - an Indian Tale, &c. &c. Poetry. A Birth-day ode, - Verses on the power of love. - The bracelet, a poem, - Life, an elegiac poem, - Verses on h. London: printed and sold by John Atkinson, in Lincoln's-Inn; S. Birt, in Ave-Mary-Lane; John Hinton, in Pauls-Church-Yard; J. Marshall, in Newgate-Street; John Clark, in Duck-Lane; Geo. Strahan, in Cornhill; T. Harris, and J. Hodges, on London-Bridge; and T. Wright, in Exeter-Change. [between 1740 and 1743?]. ESTC No. T80864. Grub Street ID 301811.
  • An historical account of mandrakes, both male and female. With a particular account of those which Rachel long'd for. London: printed for H. Slater, in Clements Inn; F. Noble, at Otway's Head, St. Martin's-Court; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange, Strand; J. Duncan, in St. Martin's-Court, St. Martin's-Lane, MDCCXLI. [1741]. ESTC No. T86894. Grub Street ID 306993.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The unfortunate princess, or, the ambitious statesman. Containing the life and surprizing adventures of the Princess of Ijaveo. Interspers'd with several curious and entertaining novels. By Mrs. Eliza Haywood. London: printed for T. Wright, 1741. ESTC No. N35413. Grub Street ID 23685.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The unfortunate princess, or, the ambitious statesman. Containing the life and surprizing adventures of the Princess of Ijaveo. Interspers'd with several curious and entertaining novels. By Mrs. Eliza Haywood. The second edition.. London: printed for T. Wright, at the Bible, in Exeter Exchange, in the Strand, 1741. ESTC No. N35414. Grub Street ID 23686.
  • Defoe, Daniel. Roxana: or, the fortunate mistress. Being a history of the life and vast variety of fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau. London: printed for H. Slater, in Clements Inn. F. Noble, at Otway's Head, St. Martins-Court. J. Rowlands, No. 13. in Exeter Exchange, Strand. T. Wright, at the Bible J. Duncan, in St. Martins-Court, St. Martins-Lane, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T199296. Grub Street ID 231484.
  • Ray, John. A compleat collection of English proverbs; also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages The Whole Methodically Digested and Illustrated with Annotations, and proper Explications. By the late Rev. and Learned J. Ray, M. A. And Fellow of the Royal Society, and Author of The Wisdom of God in the Creation. &c. &c. To which is added, (written by the same author) A collection of English words not generally used, With their Significations and Original in two Alphabetical Catalogues; the one, of such as are proper to the Northern, the other, to the Southern Counties. With an Account of the preparing and refining such Metals and Minerals as are found in England. The third edition, augmented with many hundreds of words, observations, letters, &c.. London: printed for H. Slater, near Clare-Market; F. Noble, at Otway's Head in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields; W. and T. Payne, at Horace's Head, in Round-Court, opposite York-Buildings, in the Strand; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange; and J. Duncan, in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T88585. Grub Street ID 308541.
  • Crull, Jodocus. The antiquities of St. Peter's, or, the Abbey-Church of Westminster: containing The inscriptions and Epitaphs upon the Tombs and Grave-Stones; with the Lives, Marriages, and Issue of the most eminent Personages therein Reposited; and their Coats of Arms truly Emblazoned. In two volumes. Adorn'd with draughts of the tombs, curiously engraven. The fifth edition, with the addition of twelve new monuments.. London: printed for S. Birt, in Ave-Mary Lane; J. Hodges, on London Bridge; F. Noble, in St. Martin's Court, St. Martin's Lane; T. Davis [sic], Duke's Court, near the Meuse; and T. Wright, at the Bible, in Exeter Exchange, in the Strand, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T141303. Grub Street ID 188865.
  • Castiglione, Baldassare. Il cortegiano, or the courtier: written by the learned Conte Baldassar Castiglione, and a new version of the same into English. Together with his other celebrated pieces, as well Latin as Italian, both in prose and verse. To which is prefix'd The life of the author. By A. P. Castiglione, Gent. The second edition.. London: printed for H. Slater, in Clement's-Inn; F. Noble, at Otway's Head, in St. Martin's-Court, near Leicester-Fields; W. and T. Payne, at Horace's Head in Round-Court, opposite York-Buildings in the Strand; T. Wright, at the Bible, in Exeter-Exchange; and J. Duncan, in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T160849. Grub Street ID 200131.
  • Locke, John. Familiar letters between Mr. John Locke, and several of his friends. In which are explain'd, his notions in his Essay concerning human understanding, and in some of his other works. The fourth edition. To which is added, the life and character of Mr. John Locke. London: printed for F. Noble, at Otway's Head in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange, Strand; and J. Duncan, in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T130566. Grub Street ID 179659.
  • Colliber, Samuel. Columna rostrata: or, a history of the English sea-affairs. With an account of the most remarkable sea-fights, &c. between the English, French, Dutch, Spaniards, &c. Containing, among many other curious Particulars, the following: The Sea-Fight between Admiral Blake and Van Trump, the Dutch Admiral. Admiral Byng's Engagement with the Spanish Fleet off Sicily; with an Account of his hindering the Pretender's Landing in Scotland. An Account of the Dutch destroying several of our Men of War at Chatham. An Account of the taking and destroying the Spanish Galeons, by Admiral Blake, Sir George Rooke, and Sir Charles Wager. Sir John Norris's Expedition to Portugal. An Account of the taking Gibralter, by Sir George Rooke, and his Engagement with the French Fleet off Malaga. Sir Cloudsley Shovel's Naval Actions. With an Account of the Shipwreck in which he was lost. An Account of the taking Vigerus. With several others. By Samuel Colliber. The second edition, improved.. London: printed for F. Noble, at Otway's Head, St. Martin's-Court; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange, Strand; J. Duncan, in St. Martin's-Court, St. Martin's-Lane, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T106566. Grub Street ID 159714.
  • Memoirs of the life and character of Mr. John Locke. London: printed for F. Noble, at Orway's Head in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields; T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange, Strand; and J. Duncan, in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester-Fields, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T110275. Grub Street ID 162814.
  • Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. Persiles and Sigismunda: a celebrated novel. Intermix'd with a great Variety of Delightful Histories And Entertaining Adventures. Written in Spanish Michael Author of Don Quixote. London: printed for Thomas Wright, Bookseller, at the Universal Circulating Library, in Exeter Court, near Exeter Change, in the Strand, MDCCXLV. [1745]. ESTC No. T60529. Grub Street ID 286380.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by Thomas Wright

  • Ladies delight: or, The merry songster. Containing a collection of above one hundred songs intirely new; none of which are contain'd in the Syren, Nightingale, Lark, Merry companion, or any other collection. The third edition.. London: Printed and sold by T. Wright, at the Bible in Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand, MDCCXLI. [1741]. ESTC No. N63449. Grub Street ID 45617.

Author

  • Wright, Thomas. A catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of books: chiefly history, memoirs, lives, voyages and travels, romances, novels, &c. several of which are not to be met with, but in libraries of the curious, which are to be sold, or lent to read, either by the single book, week or quarter, at reasonable rates. By Thomas Wright, bookseller at the Bible, in Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand. Where most money is given for any library or parcel of books, or books exchang'd. London: Thomas Wright, bookseller at the Bible, in Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand, between 1741 and 1745?. ESTC No. T476241. Grub Street ID 359234.