Publications of William Phillips

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 Phillips

  • Turford, Hugh. The ancient Christian's principle, or rule of life, revived and brought to light: with a description of true godliness, ... Also some extracts from the writings of the late Judge Hale. London: printed and sold by William Phillips, 1799. ESTC No. N30177. Grub Street ID 19149.

Printed for William Phillips

  • Articles of agreement & subscription, between his highness Prince Rupert, and divers noble and honourable persons, and others, undertakers for working of mines royal, in the counties of Cardigan & Merioneth, in the principality of Wales. London: printed for William Phillips at the Black Raven in Chancery-lane, 1670. ESTC No. R220874. Grub Street ID 95116.

Author

  • Phillips, William. Studii legalis ratio: or, Directions for the study of the law, under these heads: the qualifications for nature means method time and place of the study. By W.P. London: printed by J[ames]. C[ottrell]. for Francis Kirkman and Henry Marsh, at the Princes-Armes in Chancery-lane, 1662. ESTC No. R41053. Grub Street ID 122790.
  • Phillips, William. Studii legalis ratio, or, Directions for the study of the law under these heads; the qualifications or nature means method time and place of the study. The third addition, corected [sic] and enlarged, by W.P. London: printed for F. Kirkman and T. Dring and are to be sold by most London booksellers, 1675. ESTC No. R40100. Grub Street ID 121937.