Publications of Francis Kirkman

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 for Francis Kirkman

  • Head, Richard. The English rogue described, in the life of Meriton Latroon; a witty extravagant; comprehending the most eminent cheats of both sexes. London: printed for Francis Kirkman next door to the Princes Arms in St. Pauls-Church-yard, 1672. ESTC No. R216594. Grub Street ID 91473.

Author

  • Kirkman, Francis. The Presbyterian lash. Or, Noctroff's maid whipt. A tragy-comedy. As it was lately acted in the great roome at the Pye Tavern at Algate. By Noctroffe the priest, and severall his parishoners at the eating of a chine of beefe. The first part. London: printed for the use of Mr. Noctroffs friends, and are to be sold at the Pye at Algate, 1661. ESTC No. R28968. Grub Street ID 111990.
  • Kirkman, Francis. The counterfeit lady unveiled. Being a full account of the birth, life, most remarkable actions, and untimely death of Mary Carleton, known by the name of the German princess. London: printed for Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star, over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1673. ESTC No. R11610. Grub Street ID 59879.
  • Kirkman, Francis. The unlucky citizen: experimentally described in the various misfortunes of an unlucky Londoner, calculated for the meridian of this city but may serve by way of advice to all the cominalty of England, but more perticularly to parents and children masters and servants husbands and wives. Intermixed with severall choice novels. Stored with variety of examples and advice president and precept. Illustrated with pictures fitted to the severall storiesDT. London: printed by Anne Johnson, for Fra. Kirkman and are to be sold at his shop in Fan-Church street over against the sign of the Robin-Hood near Aldgate and by most other booksellers, 1673. ESTC No. R39073. Grub Street ID 121086.
  • Kirkman, Francis. The English rogue: continued in the life of Meriton Latroon, and other extravagants. Comprehending the most eminent. [sic] cheats of both sexes. The fourth part. With the illustration of pictures to every chapter. London: printed for Francis Kirkman, and are to be sold by William Rands at the Crown in Duck-lane, 1680. ESTC No. R40139. Grub Street ID 121970.
  • Kirkman, Francis. An exact catalogue of all the comedies, tragedies, tragi-comedies, opera's [sic], masks, pastorals and interludes that were ever yet printed and published, till this present year 1680. Oxon: printed by L. Lichfield, printer to the University, for Nicholas Cox, anno Dom. 1680. ESTC No. R11849. Grub Street ID 60087.