Publications of Evan Tyler
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:
- "printed by x"; or
- "sold by x"; or
- "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), or an obfuscation of the actual printer's name (e.g., "London: printed, and sold by x"):
- "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 (see, e.g. Mary Cooper). The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.
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. Booksellers may also be 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 (or what we might call a wholesaler) rather than a copyright holder. Copyright owners may also be identified by the words printed for. 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 Lecture 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.
He cautions, "The only way to avoid being misled is to regard any imprint which says a book is printed for a publisher as meaning it is sold by him" (5).
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 Evan Tyler
- A short declaration of the kingdom of Scotland, for information and satisfaction to their brethren of England, concerning the present expedition into England. Printed at Edinburgh [i.e. London]: by Evan Tyler, printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. And reprinted at London for Robert Bostocke, dwelling at the signe of the Kings-head in Pauls Churchyard, 1644. ESTC No. R10026. Grub Street ID 58424.
- A declaration of the representations of the Kirke of Scotland, in behalfe of the Kings Majesty, and for the keeping of the Covenant, their desires in behalfe of the Parliament of England, the Synod of Divines, the Committee of Estates, the Assembly of Divines of Scotland and for truth and peace. And against the number, policy, and power of the sectaries in England. Concerning which, a solemne day of humiliation was appointed to be kept thorowout the Kirke of Scotland, on Sunday the 25. of July. 1647. [London]: Printed at Edenburgh by Evan Tyler. And re-printed at London, 1647. ESTC No. R201745. Grub Street ID 79082.
- Three acts of the Committee of Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland; the first, for providing maintenance for the soldiers to be kept up within that kingdom; and for preventing their taking of free-quarter. The second, for appointing a sub-committee for the managing the affairs of the treasury, comptrolary, collectory and exchequer of that kingdom. The third, for summoning all those who are accessory to the late engagement against England, to compier before the Estates of Parliament of the fourth of January next, 1649. [London]: Edenburgh, printed by Evan Tyler: and reprinted at London by John Field, Novemb. 9. 1648. ESTC No. R205664. Grub Street ID 82344.
- A word of advertisemnt to the godly party in Scotland. By a Scotch-man, and a cordial well-wisher to the interest of the Godly in Scotland, in civils and spirituals. [London]: Edinburgh, printed by Evan Tyler; and reprinted at London for Francis Tyton in Fleet-Street, and Thomas Brewster at the three Bibles neer the West-end of Pauls, [1651]. ESTC No. R206372. Grub Street ID 82897.
- Robertson, William. Sha?ar Ha Rivson ?o Petach Hechivson ?el L'Shon Hakodesh The first gate, or The outward door to the holy tongue, opened in English. Containing, I. The chief and necessary grounds of the Hebrew grammar. II. A table for the Hebrew roots, in which all the roots of th Bible are set down, and a plain and ready way presently to find out the roots of all Hebrew words which are deficient in one or two of their radical letters, is described. III. A praxis to the grammar and the table, upon the prophecy by Obadiah: the Decalogue, and the twelfth chapter of Isaiah: wherein the Hebrew text it self is first set down, and then every Hebrew word of those places of Scrripture [sic] is read in English letters, then expounded, and grammatically resolved in English. and all in so plain and easie a way, as may be made use of by any ordinary capacity of either sexe. B William Robertson, Master of Arts, from the University of Edinburgh, Master of Arts, from the University of Edinburgh, now residing at Londo. London: printed by Evan Tyler for Humphrey Robinson, at the three Pigeons in S. Pauls Church-yard, and for G. Sawbridge at the Bible on Ludgate hill, at whose shops the books are to be sold, and any may know where the authour himself stayeth, [1654?]. ESTC No. R12181. Grub Street ID 60394.
- La Serre. The mirrour which flatters not: concerning the contempt of the world, or the meditation of death, of Philip King of Macedon, Saladine, Adrian, and Alexander the Great. By le Sieur de la Serre, historiographer of France. Transcribed English from the French, by T. Cary, Esq. London: printed by E[van]. T[yler]. for R. Thrale, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Cross-Keyes, at Pauls Gate, 1658. ESTC No. R15761. Grub Street ID 63667.
- The New Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ∙ Heretofore translated out of the originall Greek, by K. James's command. London: printed by E[van]. Tyler, 1659. ESTC No. R172931. Grub Street ID 66662.
- Perrinchief, Richard. A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at St. Margarets Westminster, Nov. 7 being the fast-day appointed for the plague of pestilence. By Richard Perrinchief, D.D. London: printed by E. T[yler]. for Richard Royston, bookseller to the Kings most Excellent Majesty in St. Bartholomews Hospital, 1666. ESTC No. R18375. Grub Street ID 73533.
- Taylor, Jeremy. A dissuasive from popery. The first part. By Jer. Taylor, Chaplain in Ordinary to King Charls the First, and late Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. The fourth edition, revised and corrected by the author.. London: printed by E. Tyler, for Rich. Royston, book-seller to the King's most excellent Majesty, MDCLXVIII. [1668]. ESTC No. R10517. Grub Street ID 58884.
- Taylor, Jeremy. Eniautos. A course of sermons for all the Sundays of the year. Fitted to the great necessities, and for the supplying the wants of preaching in many parts of this nation. With a supplement of ten sermons preached since His Majesties restauration. Whereunto is adjoyned, a discourse of the divine institution, necessity, sacredness, and separation of the office ministerial. By Jer. Taylor, chaplain in ordinary to King Charles the First, and late Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. The third edition.. London: printed by E. Tyler for R. Royston book-seller to the Kings most excellent Majesty, MDCLXVIII. [1668]. ESTC No. R11724. Grub Street ID 59981.
- The psalter of David: with titles and collects according to the matter of each psalm. Whereunto is added devotions for the help & assistance of all Christian people, in all occasions and necessities. The seventh edition enlarged.. London: printed by E[van]. Tyler for R[ichard]. Royston book-seller to the Kings most Excellent Majestie, 1668. ESTC No. R170572. Grub Street ID 65195.
- Salmon, William. Polygraphice; or The art of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, colouring, and dying. In three books. I. Shews the drawing of men, and other animal creatures, landskips, countries, and figures of various forms. II. The way of engraving, etching and limning, with all their requisits and ornaments. III. The way of painting, washing, varnishing, colouring, and dying, according to the method of the best authors now extant. Exemplified in the painting of the antients, washing of maps, globes, or pictures; dying of cloth, silks, bones, wood, glass, stones, and metals: together with the way of varnishing thereof according to any purpose or intent. The like never yet extant. By W.S. a lover of art. London: printed by E[van]. T[yler]. and R[alph]. H[olt]. for Richard Jones at the Golden Lion in Little-Britain, 1672. ESTC No. R16619. Grub Street ID 64440.
- Salmon, William. Polygraphice; or the art of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplifyed, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities, the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes, or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones, and metals; the varnishing, colouring and gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent; the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. The second edition, with many large additions. Adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salmon. London: printed by E[van]. T[yler]. and R[alph]. H[olt] for John Crumpe, at the sign of the three Bibles in St. Paul's church-yard, 1673. ESTC No. R183208. Grub Street ID 73066.
- Salmon, William. Polygraphice; or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplifyed, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes, or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones, and metals; the varnishing, colouring and gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent; the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. The second edition, with many large additions. Adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salmon philalè„thes. London: printed by E[van]. T[yler]. and R[alph]. H[olt]. for R. Jones, at the sign of the Golden Lyon in Little Brittain, 1673. ESTC No. R16620. Grub Street ID 64442.