Publications of W. Gilbertson

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 W. Gilbertson

  • Jarrige, Pierre. The Jesuites displayed, or, Their works of darkness brought to light: chiefly, by Peter Jarridge, formerly a Jesuite amongst them for the space of four and twenty years, and a witness of their abominable practices herein contained. Translated out of French. As a further discovery of the mystery of Jesuitism set forth for the publick good of this nation. Printed at London: and are to be sold by W. Gilbertson, at the Bible in Gilt Spur-street, without Newgate, 1658. ESTC No. R7267. Grub Street ID 127546.

Printed for W. Gilbertson

  • The great tryall and arraignment of the late distressed Lady, otherwise called the Germain Princess. Being brought to her tryal in the Old-Bayley, on Thursday last the 4th instant of this month of June, before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, the Lord Chief Justice of common pleas, the Right Worshipfull, the Court of Aldermen, and all the rest belonging to that most Honourable Bench. The tenure of her indictment, of having two husbands, and her answet [sic] to the same. Also the several witnesses which came in against her, with her absolute confutation upon each of their evidences by her acute wit and impregnable reasons, whereby she was acquitted by publique proclamation. The manner ye may read as followeth. London: printed for W. Gilbertson 1663. ESTC No. R177606. Grub Street ID 69650.