John Darby the Younger (d. 1733; fl. 1704–1733)
John Darby the Younger, printer in Bartholomew Close (1704–1733).
A Dictionary of the Printers and Booksellers who were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to 1725, by Henry Plomer (1922)
DARBY (JOHN), jun., printer in London, Bartholomew Close, 1704–33. Son of the preceding. Contributed three guineas to the fund raised in 1713 for the relief of William Bowyer after his fire. In 1719 he printed for booksellers at Bath, Bristol, and Oxford, Arthur Bedford's Serious Remonstrance against the stage. In 1721–2 he printed for D. Browne the 8-vol. edition of Rushworth's Historical Collections. He died at Islington in the early part of 1733, his will being proved on February 3rd, 1732 [i.e. 1733]. He left an only child, Elizabeth, wife of Isaac Clarke, and desired that his executors should be cautious how they disposed of any of his copies of books or shares of copies, in case any of his grandchildren should become or marry a bookseller.