Publications of Darton &

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 Darton &

  • Gay, John. Fables by John Gay, with a life of the author, and embellished with a plate to each fable. London: printed by Darton & Harvey, for F. & C. Rivington, B & B. White, T. Longman, B. Law & Son, [and 14 others in London], 1793. ESTC No. N48595. Grub Street ID 33103.

Sold by Darton &

  • The bee, a selection of poetry, from the best authors. A new edition.. London: printed and sold by Darton & Harvey, 1791. ESTC No. T213182. Grub Street ID 240082.

Printed for Darton &

  • The minor's pocket book for the year 1797. Being the first after bissextile or leap year. Calculated for the youth of both sexes. London: printed for Darton & Harvey, [1797]. ESTC No. N65254. Grub Street ID 47155.