Publications of J. Downing

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 J. Downing

  • The methods used for erecting charity-schools: with the rules and orders by which they are govern'd. To which is added, an appendix, containing forms, &c. relating to the charity-schools. The eighteenth edition with additions.. London: printed and sold by J. Downing, 1724. ESTC No. N11318. Grub Street ID 1318.

Sold by J. Downing

  • Greatrakes, Valentine. A brief account of Mr. Valentine Greatrak's, and divers of the strange cures by him lately performed. Written by himself in a letter addressed to the Honourable Robert Boyle Esq; Whereunto are annexed, the testimonials of Robert Boyle Esq; Bishop Wilkins, Bishop Patrick, Dr. Cudworth, Dr. Whichcot, and many other Persons of Distinction; concerning the chief Matters of Fact therein Related. London: printed and sold by J. Downing in Bartholomew-Close, near West-Smithfield, 1723. ESTC No. N15560. Grub Street ID 5275.

Printed for J. Downing

  • Watts, Robert. The true time of keeping St. Matthias's-Day in leap-years. Shewing, that it is to be kept on the 24th, and not on the 25th of February, as some almanacks place it. Wherein are inserted, I. Dr. Wallis's letter to Bishop Fell, on this Subject, A. D. 1684. printed from his original Manuscript. II. Arch-Bishop Sancroft's order, sent to the Clergy of his Province, on this Point, A. D. 1684. III. Collections out of accounts of time, shewing the ancient Usage of celebrating this Festival, and the Manner of Intercalating in Bissextile or Leap-Years. London: printed for J. Downing in Bartholomew-Close near West-Smithfiel J. Knapton, J. Wyat, H. Clements, & J. Holland in St. Paul's-Church-Yard, J. Bowyer in Ludgate-Street, D. Brown without Temple-Bar, J. Fox in Westminster-Hall, & G. Strahan in Cornhill, [1712]. ESTC No. T100260. Grub Street ID 154233.