Publications of J. Philips

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. Philips

  • A poem of condolance on the loss of Sir Cloudesley Shovel, vice-admiral of Great Britain: who (with his crew) perish'd by storm, in the Association man of war, October, 1707. Humbly inscribed to the officers of Her Majesty's navy. London: printed, and are to be sold by J. Philips, next the Fleece-Tavern in Cornhill, 1707. ESTC No. N11706. Grub Street ID 1710.

Printed for J. Philips

  • The Queens closet opened. Being incomparable secrets in physick, chyrurgery, preserving, candying, and cookery, &c. Which were presented to the Queen by the most experienc'd persons of the times, many whereof were had in esteem when she pleased to descend to private recreations. The tenth edition, corrected, with many new and large additions; together with three exact tables.. London: printed for J. Philips at the Kings-Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard, H. Rhodes at the Star, the corner of Bridelane in Fleetstreet, J. Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard, and K. Bently in Covent-Garden, M DC XCVIII. [1698]. ESTC No. R17398. Grub Street ID 67301.