Publications of William Larnar

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 William Larnar

  • Die Lunæ 24 October 1642. It is this day ordered by the Lords and Commons; that all people within the cities of London and Westminster, ... London: printed by William Larnar, 1642. ESTC No. R211124. Grub Street ID 87086.

Sold by William Larnar

  • How, Samuel. The sufficiency of the spirits teaching without humane learning. Or A treatise tending to prove humane learning to be no help to the spirituall understanding of the word of God. Written (if it may be) for the silencing of such false and scandalous reports as have been rumoured about concerning this matter; and also for the information of all such as desire to know the truth. By Samuel Hovv. Seen, allowed, and first printed by some friends of the author. 1639. [London]: Newly printed, and are to be sold by William Larnar at the Blackmore neer Fleet-Bridge, 1655. ESTC No. R24385. Grub Street ID 108184.

Printed for William Larnar

  • Parham, Richard. The case considered & resolved: vvhether Mr. Brooks his pills to purge malignants were prescribed from ignorance, malice, or both? or (Mr. Tho. Brooks his inside turn'd outward:) wherein all godly, humble, and ingenious Christians, whether in a congregational way or other, are concerned, to inquire into the truth of those mens commissions, who pretend themselves to be preachers of the gospel. Presented in generall to the inhabiatants of Margarets New Fish-street, but more particularly for the consideration of himself, and those of his congregation, to undeceive them of those grosse conceits that they may have of him, or he of himself, that he is appointed by Christ, and hath a commission to preach the gospel and baptize. Also friendly advice to an unfriendly neighbour, desiring him for the time to come to abstain from reviling such persons as h never spake word to, nor they to him. By Richard Parham, a parishioner of the said parish. London: printed by R. A[ustin]. for William Larnar at the Black Moor's head neer Fleet-bridge, 1653. ESTC No. R187021. Grub Street ID 75453.