Publications of Henry Overton II

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 and for, or by/for and sold by Henry Overton II

  • Cocker, Edward. England's pen-man, or, Cocker's new copy-book containing all the hands used in Great Britain : also the breaks of secretary, Roman, and Italian letters, with the exemplifying court-hand : and a copy of the Greek-alphabet. [London]: Printed and sold by H. Overton and J. Hoole .. London, [1701?]. ESTC No. R37647. Grub Street ID 119865.
  • Laroon, Marcellus, the elder. The cryes of the city of London drawne after the life. In 74 copper plates. Les cris de la ville de Londres dessignez apres la nature. L'arti com[m]uni che uanno p[er] Londra fatte dal naturale. P Tempest excudit. Cum privilegio. London]: Printed & sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, London, 1711. ESTC No. N505908. Grub Street ID 398658.
  • Ollyffe, Thomas. The practical pen-man: a new copy-book, containing the usual hands of Great Britain; more particularly the law-hands; ... By Thomas Ollyfe,. London: printed and sold by Henry Overton, 1713. ESTC No. T212700. Grub Street ID 239787.
  • Nicholas, Abraham. The young penman's copy book being alphabetical examples of free and natural writing ... by Abra: Nicholas . London]: Printed and sold by Hen: Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, [1715. ESTC No. T93214. Grub Street ID 312914.
  • Brittannia illustrata or Views of all the Kings palaces, several seats of the nobility and gentry; all the cathedrals of England & Wales; with the most considerable publick buildings and squares in London and Westminster, very neatly engrav'd on 107 copper plates 1727. = Veues de tous les palais royales; des plusieurs hotels de la grande & de la petite noblesse de toutes les eglises cathedrales d'Angleterre & de Galle & aussi de toutes les places & batimens publiques les plus remarquables dans Londres & Westminster, tres curieusment grav'ees. London]: Printed & sold by Hen: Overton & J: Hoole at the White Horse without Newgate London, [1727?. ESTC No. T505672. Grub Street ID 436162.

Author

  • Overton, Henry, II. A catalogue of maps and prints from off Copper-Plates which are printed and sold by Henry Overton, at the White House, without Newgate, London. Where all gentlemen, merchants, and country chapmen may be furnished with them, at the best hand; he being the sole proprietor of all the said copper-plates. London: [s.n.], 1717. ESTC No. T203517. Grub Street ID 234084.
  • Overton, Henry, II. A catalogue of maps, prints, copy-books, &c. from off copper-plates, which are printed for, and sold by Henry Overton, and John Hoole, at the White-Horse without Newgate, London where all gentlemen, merchants, city and country-shopkeepers, and chapmen, may be furnished at the lowest prices, and best hand. London: [s.n.], printed in the year, M.DCC.XXXIV [1734]. ESTC No. T498251. Grub Street ID 362621.