Publications of Charles Rivington I

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 multiple roles in combination (which suggests a likelihood that the person is a trade publisher):

  1. "printed and sold by x"; "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x" and so on.

Printers (owners of the type and printing presses, and possibly owners of the copyright) may be identified by the words printed by, but printed by does not universally designate a person who is a printer by trade. Booksellers may be identified by the words sold by, but sold by encompasses a number of roles. Booksellers or individuals who owned the copyright are generally identified by the words printed for, but nothing should be concluded in this regard without further evidence, especially since "printed for" could signify that the named person was a distributor rather than a copyright holder. Trade publishers, who distributed books and pamphlets but did not own the copyright or employ a printer—and were not printers themselves—might be identified by the words printed and sold by. Furthermore, works from this period often display false imprints, whether to evade copyright restrictions, to conceal the name of the copyright holders, or to dupe unwitting customers. Ultimately, one must proceed with caution in using the following lists: designations in the imprints may not reliably reflect the actual trades or roles of the people named, and the formulas used in imprints do not consistently mean the same thing.

David Foxon discussed the "meaning of the imprint" in his Lyell Lectures delivered at Oxford in March 1976, with particular attention to "publishers" in the eighteenth-century context:

The fullest form of an imprint is one which names three people, or groups of people:
     London: printed by X (the printer), for Y (the bookseller who owned the copyright), and sold by Z.
In the eighteenth century the printer's name is rarely given, at least in works printed in London, and the form is more commonly:
     London: printed for Y, and sold by Z.
Very often in this period, and particularly for pamphlets, it is further abbreviated to:
     London: printed and sold by Z.
It is this last form which is my present concern. Z is usually what the eighteenth century called 'a publisher', or one who distributes books and pamphlets without having any other responsibility—he does not own the copyright or employ a printer, or even know the author.

D. F. McKenzie coined the term "trade publisher" for these publishers in his Sandars Lectures, also in 1976, on the grounds that their principal role was to publish on behalf of other members of the book trade (Treadwell 100).

Michael Treadwell cautions that "In this period the imprint 'London: Printed and sold by A.B.' normally means 'Printed at London, and sold by A.B.' and must not be taken to mean that A.B. is a printer in the absence of other evidence." Further, "The imprint 'published by' occurs only rarely in Wing and is almost always associated with the name of a trade publisher" (104). While there are exceptions to the rule, it is "certain," he explains, "that anyone who made a speciality of distributing works for others will show a far higher proportion than normal of imprints in one of the 'sold by' forms" (116), which appear in the imprint as "sold by," "printed and sold by," or "published by" (104). Treadwell gives Walter Kettilby as an example of "a fairly typical copyright-owning bookseller" (106)—his role is almost always designated by the phrase "printed for" on imprints.

A final caution: publisher is a word that should be used with some deliberation. Samuel Johnson defines it simply as "One who puts out a book into the world," but "published by" rarely appears on the imprint until later in the eighteenth century, and then primarily associated with newspapers and pamphlets. Treadwell observes that John Dunton names only five publishers among the 200 binders and booksellers in his autobiographical Life and Errors (1705) wherein he undertakes "to draw the Character of the most Eminent [Stationers] in the Three Kingdoms" (100). Treadwell also remarks, however, that "in law, anyone who offered a work for sale 'published' it. In this sense every work had one or more 'publishers', and every bookseller, mercury, and hawker was a 'publisher'" (114).

See:

  • Terry Belanger, "From Bookseller to Publisher: Changes in the London Book Trade, 1750–1850," in Book Selling and Book Buying. Aspects of the Nineteenth-Century British and North American Book Trade, ed. Richard G. Landon (Chicago: American Library Association, 1978).
  • Bricker, Andrew Benjamin. "Who was 'A. Moore'? The Attribution of Eighteenth-Century Publications with False and Misleading Imprints," in The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 110.2 (2016).
  • John Dunton, The Life and Errors of John Dunton (London: Printed for S. Malthus, 1705).
  • John Feather, "The Commerce of Letters: The Study of the Eighteenth-Century Book Trade," Eighteenth-Century Studies 17 (1984).
  • David Foxon, Pope and the Early Eighteenth-Century Book Trade, ed. James McLaverty (Oxford University Press, 1991).
  • Samuel Johnson, Dictionary of the English Language, (printed for J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755).
  • D.F. McKenzie, The London Book Trade in the Later Seventeenth Century (Sandars lectures in bibliography, 1977).
  • Michael Treadwell, "London Trade Publishers 1675–1750," The Library sixth series, vol. 4, no. 2 (1982).

Printed by Charles Rivington I

  • Felton, Henry. The Christian faith asserted against Deists, Arians, and Socinians; in eight sermons preach'd at the Lady Moyer's lecture in the cathedral church of St. Paul, 1728, 1729. ... To which is prefixed, a large preface concerning the light and the law of nature, ... By Henry Felton, ... Oxford: printed at the Theatre, and are to be sold by C. Rivington, London, [1732]. ESTC No. N28015. Grub Street ID 17237.
  • Payne, Thomas. A defence of church-musick. A sermon preach'd in the cathedral-church of Hereford, at the anniversary meeting of the three Choirs, Worcester, Glocester, and Hereford. On Wednesday September 6th. 1738. By Thomas Payne, M. A. Custos of the College of Hereford, and Vicar of Hom-Lacy. Publish'd at Request of the Society. Oxford: printed at the Theatre for James Fletcher Bookseller in the Turle: and sold by Ch. Rivington, and J. Knapton in London; James Wild in Hereford; J. Mountfort in Worcester; and J, [1738]. ESTC No. T57898. Grub Street ID 284071.
  • Spry, John. The case of the ministerial maintenance stated. A sermon preached at the triennial visitation ... held at St. Helen's church in Abingdon, on Tuesday, July 14. 1741. By John Spry, ... Oxford: printed at the Theatre for James Fletcher: and are to be sold by Ch. Rivington, and J. Knapton in London; and Edw. Score in Exeter, 1741. ESTC No. T20231. Grub Street ID 233278.

Sold by Charles Rivington I

  • Smith, Joseph. Modern pleas for schism and infidelity reviewed. The second edition. The first part. London: printed, and sold by Henry Clements, at the Half moon; and Charles Rivington, at the Bible and Crown, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Robert Gosling, at the Mitre, and J. Hooke, at the Flower-de-Luce, in Fleet-Street; J. King, in Westminster-Hall; J. Waltho at the Golden Ball, over-against the Royal Exchange, MDCCXVI. [1716]. ESTC No. T102315. Grub Street ID 156149.
  • Salmon, Thomas. Modern history: or, The present state of all nations. By Mr. Salmon. No. XLIII. For the month of December. Being a continuation of the description of Germany; particularly of the circles of the Upper and Lower Saxony, Swabia, &c. London: printed for James Crokatt at the Golden Key, near the Inner-Temple-Gate in Fleet-Street; and sold by J. Graves in St. James’s-Street, J. Jackson in Pall-Mall near St. James’s House, C. King in Westminster-Hall, C. Rivington in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, J. Brotherton at the Bible, and J. Clarke under the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1728. ESTC No. N510783. Grub Street ID 359230.

Printed for Charles Rivington I

  • Member of the Church of England and master of a free-school in London.. The excellency and usefulness of a Christian education. Humbly address'd to all parents. By a member of the Church of England; and master of a free-school in London. London: printed for Ch. Rivington, 1715. ESTC No. T183509. Grub Street ID 219919.
  • Presbyter of the Church of England.. The independent power of the church not Romish, but Primitive and Catholick. A treatise pursuing the distinction between the ecclesiastical and civil powers; With Particular Regard to the Reformation of the Church of England, and to the Statutes of K. Henry Viii. and Q. Elizabeth; against Erastians of all Sorts: by way of supplement to a book entituled, Of the subject of church-power, &c. publish'd in 1685. by Simon Lowth, D.D. and in vindication of that work, and its author, from the charge of Popery. By a presbyter of the Church of England. London: printed for Charles Rivington, at the Bible and Crown against the North-Door of S. Paul's, in S. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXVI. [1716]. ESTC No. N18291. Grub Street ID 7771.
  • Smith, Joseph. A vindication of the service of the Church of England on the martyrdom of King Charles the first: in answer to a sermon intitul'd The curse causeless; preached at Exeter by Mr. James Peirce, ... By Joseph Smith, ... London: printed for Charles Rivington. And sold by William Sagg, York, 1718. ESTC No. T178981. Grub Street ID 215810.
  • Barker, Jane; Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-. The christian pilgrimage: or, a companion For the Holy Season of Lent: Being meditations upon the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Divided into Eighteen Stations, with Prayers suited to each. Written originally in French, and recommended to the Use of all true Lovers of Devotion, by the late pious and learned Mons. De Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray. Made English by Mrs. Jane Barker, of Wilstthorp, near Stamford in Lincolnshire. London: printed for E. Curll in Fleet-Street, and C. Rivington in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1718. ESTC No. T153273. Grub Street ID 197672.
  • Dawson, Thomas. Suspiria sacra: or, the Church of Englands memorial: with an admonition to Jesuits and their patrons, extracted out of the statute law. Dedicated to His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in the Absence of the Convocation. By Tho. Dawson, D. D. a Member of the Convocation. London: printed for Char. Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1718]. ESTC No. T135155. Grub Street ID 183646.
  • Bulkeley, John. The last-day. A poem, in XII. books. By the late J. Bulkeley, ... London: printed for J. Peele, at Lock’s-Head, between the Temple-Gates; R. King, at the Prince’s-Arms; C. Rivington, at the Bible and Crown, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard; and W. Chetwood, at Cato’s-Head, Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XX. [1720]. ESTC No. T155008. Grub Street ID 198912.
  • Turner, Daniel. The art of surgery: in which is laid down such a general idea of the same, as is founded upon Reason, confirm'd by practice, and farther illustrated with many singular and rare Cases Medico-Chirurgical. In two volumes. With an introductory index, Shewing The Contents of each, and a double Table at the Close: The former Historical, referring to the Cases: The latter Aetiological, explaining of hard Words interspersed in the several Parts. By Daniel Turner, of the College of Physicians in London. Vol. I. London: printed for C. Rivington in St. Paul's Church-Yard; J. Lacy between the Temple Gates in Fleetstreet; and J. Clarke at the Bible under the Royal Exchange, 1722. ESTC No. N1504. Grub Street ID 4774.
  • A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates, and also their policies, discipline and government, from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, in 1717, to the present Year 1724. With the remarkable actions and adventures of the two female pyrates, Mary Read and Anne Bonny. To which is prefix'd an account of the famous Captain Avery and his Companions; with the Manner of his Death in England. The Whole digested into the following Chapters; Chap. I. Of Captain Avery. II. The Rise of Pyrates. III. Of Captain Martel. IV. Of Captain Bonnet. V. Of Captain Thatch. VI. Of Captain Vane. Vii. Of Captain Rackam. Viii. Of Captain England. IX. Of Captain Davis. X. Of Captain Roberts. XI. Of Captain Worley. XII. Of Captain Lowther. XIII. Of Captain Low. XIV. Of Captain Evans. And their several Crews. To which is added. A short Abstract of the Statute and Civil Law, in, Relation to Pyracy. By Captain Charles Johnson. London: printed for Ch. Rivington at the Dille and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, J. Lacy at the Shop near the Temple-Gate, and J. Stone next the Crown Coffee-House the back of Greys-Inn, 1724. ESTC No. T71967. Grub Street ID 295520.
  • Salmon, Thomas. A review of the history of England. In two volumes. Vol. I. Containing the titles and pretensions of our several kings, and the most remarkable Transactions and Occurrences in each Reign, from the Conquest to the Revolution. Vol. II. Containing the transactions and occurrences of the three last reigns; viz. King James II. King William III. and Queen Anne. By Mr. Salmon. London: printed for Charles Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XXIV. [1724]. ESTC No. N15001. Grub Street ID 4739.
  • Arithmetick made so easy, that it may be learned without a master. After a new and concise method; ... Translated from the French, by Thomas Fletcher, ... London: printed for C. Rivington; and S. Billingsley, 1727. ESTC No. N5673. Grub Street ID 39873.
  • Strother, Edward. Prælectiones pharmaco-mathicæ & medico-practicæ: or, lectures on the rationale of medicines. In two volumes. ... By Edward Strother, ... London: printed for C. Rivington, 1732. ESTC No. N12360. Grub Street ID 2363.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by Charles Rivington I

  • Gother, John. A practical catechism; in fifty two lessons: one for every Sunday in the year. With an appendix for particular states. By the author of the Sinner's complaint to God, &c. London: printed, and are to be sold by Cha. Rivington, 1718. ESTC No. T211186. Grub Street ID 238971.