Publications of Benjamin Billingsly

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 Benjamin Billingsly

  • Strong, Nathaniel. England's perfect school-master. Or, directions for exact spelling, reading, and writing. Shewing how to spell or read any chapter in the Bible by four and twenty words only. With Examples of most words, from one to six Syllables, both in whole Words, and also divided: With Rules how to spell them. Also how to spell all such words which are alike in sound, yet differ in their Sense and Spelling. Together with the true meaning and use of all Stops and Points to be observed by all that would Read and Write well. With a Table of Orthography, shewing how to write true English. With several Copies of the most usual Hands Engraven in Copper. As also, Variety of Pieces, both of English and Latin Verse, on the most remarkable Passages mentioned in Scripture; very useful for Writing-Schools. Lastly, Directions for Writing of Letters, Acquittances, Bills of Exchange, Bills of Parcels, Bills of Debt, Bonds, &c. How to state Accompts aright, &c. The ninth edition, much enlarged. By Nathaniel Strong, Sc. London: printed by T. W. for Benjamin Billingsly, at the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal-Exchange, 1706. ESTC No. T100318. Grub Street ID 154280.