Publications of the lovers

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 the lovers

  • Hexham, Henry. The first part of the principles of the art military, practiced in the warres of the United Netherlands, vnder the commaund of His Highnesse the Prince of Orange our Captaine Generall. For so much as concernes the duties of a souldier, and the officers of a companie of foote, as also of a troupe of horse, and the exercising of them through their severall motions. Represented by figvre the word of commaund and demonstration. Composed by Captaine Henry Hexham, Quartermaster to the Honourable Colonell Goring. Printed at Delf in Holeand: for the lovers of the noble art military, anno 1642. ESTC No. R11968. Grub Street ID 60185.