Publications of J. Stephans

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. Stephans

  • Gavin, Antonio. A master-Key to popery. Containing, I. A discovery of the most secret practices of the secular and regular Romish priests, in their Auricular Confession. II. A true Copy of the Pope's yearly Bull of Indulgences and Pardon of Sins, to all those that serve in the War against the Enemies of the Romish Religion. The Explanation of the Bull, with some Remarks upon it. III. An Account of their Masses, privileg'd Altars, Transubstantiation and Purgatory; and of the Means the Priests make use of to delude the People. IV. Of the Inquisitors, and their Practices in several Instances. V. Of their prayers, Adoration of Images and Relicks, &c. By the reverend Mr. Gavin, Chaplain of His Majesty's Regiment, commanded by the Honourable, Col. Charles Cathcart. The third edition corrected; to which is added the Spanish bull .... London: printed by J. Stephans, at the Bible in Butcher-Row, near St. Clement's Church in the Strand; and sold by A. Bettesworth, J. Osburn, and T. Longman, in Pater-Noster-Row; J. Knapton in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, MDCCXXIX. [1729]. ESTC No. N64241. Grub Street ID 46268.