Publications of Richard Butt

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."

Sold by Richard Butt

  • Bee, Matthew. The lady's perspective glass: through which may be clearly seen, a glorious landskip worth their observation. By M. B. gent. London: printed by J. B. and sold by Richard Butt, Book-Sellor in Princes-Street near Covent-Garden, 1701. ESTC No. N12341. Grub Street ID 2345.

Printed for Richard Butt

  • Scotch memoirs, by way of dialogue between John and Elymas. London [England]: printed for Richard Butt, at the Bear and Orange-Tree in Princes-Street, 1683. ESTC No. P2097. Grub Street ID 55813.
  • A check to debauchery, and other crying sins of these times. With several useful rules for the attaining the contrary virtue: to which are annexed some directions and heads for meditation and prayer, taken out of Holy Scripture. Oct. 26. 92. Imprimatur Edm. Bohun. London: printed for Richard Butt in Princes-street near Covent-Garden; and are to be sold by Randal Taylor near Stacioners-Hall, 1692. ESTC No. R23020. Grub Street ID 102559.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by Richard Butt

  • Thompson, Nathaniel. A collection of one hundred and eighty loyal songs, all written since 1678. And intermixt with several new love songs. To which is added, the notes set by several masters of musick. With a table to find every song. The fourth edition with many additions.. London: printed, and are to be sold by Richard Butt, in Princess-street in Covent-Garden, 1694. ESTC No. R224050. Grub Street ID 97778.