Publications of Margaret White

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 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"):

  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 (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 Margaret White

  • Stillingfleet, Edward. A sermon preached on the fast-day, November 13. 1678. at St Margarets Westminster, before the honourable House of Commons. By Edward Stillingfleet, D.D. Dean of St. Paul's, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. The third edition.. London: printed by Margaret White, for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, 1678. ESTC No. R22884. Grub Street ID 101467.
  • Stillingfleet, Edward. A sermon preached on the fast-day, November 13. 1678. At St Margarets VVestminster, before the honourable House of Commons. By Edward Stillingfleet, D.D. Dean of St. Paul's, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. The second edition.. London: printed by Margaret White, for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, 1678. ESTC No. R8159. Grub Street ID 128358.
  • Stillingfleet, Edward. A sermon preached . . . November 13, 1678. "Third" edition. London: by Margaret White, for Henry Mortlock, 1678. ESTC No. R184696. Grub Street ID 74125.
  • Stillingfleet, Edward. A sermon preached on the fast-day, November 13. 1678. At St Margarets VVestminster, before the honourable House of Commons. By Edward Stillingfleet, D.D. Dean of St. Paul's, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. London: printed by Margaret White, for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, 1678. ESTC No. R8213. Grub Street ID 128410.
  • Stillingfleet, Edward. A sermon preached on the fast-day, November 13. 1678. At St Margarets VVestminster, before the honourable House of Commons. By Edward Stillingfleet, D.D. Dean of St. Paul's, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. The fourth edition.. London: printed by Margaret White, for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, 1678. ESTC No. R15199. Grub Street ID 63155.
  • A sermon preached on the fast-day, November 13. 1678. At St Margarets VVestminster, before the honourable House of Commons. By Edward Stillingfleet, D.D. Dean of St. Paul's, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. London: printed by Margaret White, for Henry Mortlock at [the Phoenix] in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, 1678. ESTC No. R478068. Grub Street ID 411102.
  • The touchstone of sincerity: or The signs of grace, and symptomes of hypocrisie, opened in a practical treatise upon Rev. 3. 17, 18. Being the second part of the Saint indeed. By John Flavell, Minister of Christ. Devon. London: printed by M. White, for F. Tyton at the three Daggers in Fleetstreet, 1679. ESTC No. R40932. Grub Street ID 122684.
  • Hutchinson, Lucy. Order and disorder: or, The world made and undone. Being meditations upon the Creation and the Fall; as it is recorded in the beginning of Genesis. London: Printed by Margaret White for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, 1679. ESTC No. R31266. Grub Street ID 114069.
  • Gurnall, William. The Christian in compleat armour. Or, a treatise of the saints war against the Devil: wherein a discovery is made of that grand enemy of God and his people, in his policies, power, seat of his empire, wickedness, and chief design he hath against the saints. A magazin open'd, from whence the Christian is furnished with spiritual arms for the battel, help'd on with his armour, and taught the use of his weapon, together with the happy issue of the whole war. By William Gurnall, M.A. of Emanuel Colledge, now pastor of the Church of Christ in Lavenham, Suffolk. The sixth edition.. London: printed, by M. White, for Ralph Smith, at the Bible under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange in Corn-hill, MDCLXXIX. [1679]. ESTC No. R14614. Grub Street ID 62627.
  • Stillingfleet, Edward. A sermon preached on the fast-day, November 13. 1678. At St Margarets VVestminster, before the honourable House of Commons. By Edward Stillingfleet, D.D. Dean of St. Paul's, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. The fifth edition.. London: printed by Margaret White, for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, 1679. ESTC No. R219678. Grub Street ID 94178.
  • White, Thomas. White, 1679. A new almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1679. : Being the year from the worlds creation, 5642. And the 3d from bissextile, or leap year. Calculated for the meridian of Todington, in Bedfordshire ... / By Thomas White. London,: Printed by Margaret White, for the Company of Stationers, 1679. ESTC No. R170276. Grub Street ID 65005.
  • Shaw, Samuel. The great commandment. A discourse upon Psal. 73.25. shewing that God is all things to a religious soul. Being a further explication of a short discourse called, The angelical life, formerly written by the same author S.S. London: printed by R.W. [and M. White] for H. Mortlock, at the White-Hart in Westminster-Hall, and at the Ph.nix in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1679. ESTC No. R203555. Grub Street ID 80639.
  • Goodwin, Thomas. Romanae historiae anthologia recognita et aucta. An English exposition of the Roman antiquities: wherein many Roman and English offices are parallel'd, and divers obscure phrases explain'd. For the use of Abingdon school. Newly revised and enlarged by the author.. London: printed by Margaret White, for R[ichard]. Chiswel at the Rose and Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and J[ohn]. Wright at the Crown on Ludgate Hill, 1680. ESTC No. R188120. Grub Street ID 76145.
  • White, Thomas. White, 1680. A new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1680. Being the year from the worlds creation, 5643. And the bissextile, or leap-year. Calculated for the meridian of Todington in Bedfordshire, where the North Pole is elevated above the horizon 52. degrees and 8. minutes; and may serve for all parts of England, without any sensible error. By Thomas White. Cum privilegio. London: printed by Margaret White, for the Company of Stationers, 1680. ESTC No. R22830. Grub Street ID 100989.
  • Charleton, Walter. Enquiries into human nature, in VI. anatomic prælections in the New Theatre of the Royal Colledge of Physicians in London· By VValter Charleton, M.D. and fellow of the same Colledge. Publish'd by order of the most learned president. London: printed by M. White, for Robert Boulter, at the Turks Head in Cornhill, over against the Royal Exchange, 1680. ESTC No. R15713. Grub Street ID 63625.
  • Goodwin, Thomas. Romanae historiae anthologia recognita et aucta. An English exposition of the Roman antiquities: wherein many Roman and English offices are parallel'd, and divers obscure phrases explain'd. For the use of Abingdon school. Newly revised and enlarged by the author.. London: printed by M. White, for R. Chiswel at the Rose and Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and J. Wright at the Crown on Ludgate Hill, 1680. ESTC No. R85. Grub Street ID 128667.
  • Cave, William. A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen and citizens of London, at S. Mary-le-Bow on the fifth of November, MDCLXXX. By William Cave, D.D. chaplain in ordinary to His Majesty, and rector of Great Allhallows, London. London: printed by M. White, for R. Chiswel at the sign of the Rose and Crown in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1680. ESTC No. R1491. Grub Street ID 62886.
  • Jelinger, Christopher. Sacra-unio, or, An holy union, chiefly proposed to the divided Protestants in England, and extensively to all other Christians abroad in the world according in fundamentals, and disowning the Pope's supremacy and image-worship. Whereunto is added this needful advice, that they all bear one with another, in things which they cannot yet in their consciences agree upon, as rites, ceremonies and discipline, together with the Protestant religion's fundamental doctrine, and four tables containing the popish religion at large, and Grecian, and Abassine, and Muscovian. Written at this time of need in English and Latin for the good and conservation of all true Protestants in Europe, and all other good Christians in other parts of the world, where the Latin is understood, by Christopher of Jelingen aliàs Jelinger, M.A. London: printed by M[argaret]. White, for John Wright at the Crown on Ludgate-Hill, and Jacob Sampson next to the Wander-Tavern in Ludgate-street, 1681. ESTC No. R1673. Grub Street ID 64546.
  • Robinson, H. Scholæ Wintoniensis phrases Latinæ. The Latine phrases of VVinchester-School. Corrected, and much augmented, with poeticals added; and these four tracts, viz. I. Of words not to be used by elegant Latinists. II. The difference of many words like one another, in sound or signification. III. Some words governing a subjunctive mood, not mentioned in Lillies grammer. IV. Concerning chreia and gn=omn, for entring children upon making of themes. By H. Robinson, D.D. The tenth edition with additions. Published for the common use and benefit of the grammar-schools. London: printed by M. White, for J. Wright, at the Crown on Ludgate Hill, and R. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681. ESTC No. R13649. Grub Street ID 61734.
  • White, Thomas. White, 1681. A new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1681. Being the year from the worlds creation, 5630. And the first from bissextile, or leap-year. Calculated for the meridian of Todington in Bedfordshire, where the north pole is elevated above the horizon 52. degrees and 8. minutes; and may serve for all parts of England, without any sensible error. By Thomas White. Cum privilegio. London: printed by Margaret White, for the Company of Stationers, 1681. ESTC No. R26642. Grub Street ID 109916.
  • Brooke, Humphrey. The durable legacy. By H.B. Med. D. London: printed by M. White, M DC LXXXI. [1681]. ESTC No. R7036. Grub Street ID 127329.
  • The method of grace, in bringing home the eternal redemption, contrived by the Father, and accomplished by the Son through the effectual application of the spirit unto God's elect; being the second part of Gospel redemption: wherein the great mysterie of our union and communion with Christ is opened and applied, unbelievers invited, false pretenders convicted, every mans claim to Christ examined, and the misery of Christless persons discovered and bewailed. By John Flavell minister of the Gospel. London: printed by M. White, for Francis Tyton at three Daggers in Fleetstreet near the Inner-Temple-Gate, 1681. ESTC No. R20432. Grub Street ID 81300.
  • Baxter, Richard. Methodus theologiæ Christianæ, 1. Naturæ rerum, 2. Sacræ Scripturæ, 3. Praxi, congrua conformis adaptata plerumque (corrigenda tamen & perficienda) non I. Ignavis, festinantibus, delassatis. 2. Stolidis, indocilibus, sectariis (ex homine & fuco judicantibus.) 3. Superbis, mundanis, malignis: ergo, non plurimus: sed juventutis academicæ, & pastorum junior parti, I. Studiosæ, sedulæ, indesessæ. 2. Ingeniosæ, docili, veritatem & ordinem sitienti. 3. Humili, candidæ, deo devotæ: Quippe ad. I. Veritatis indagationem, custodiam, propagationem. 2. Sanctitatis cultum, incrementum, laudem. 3. Ecclesiæ falutem, pacem, decus. Supra omnes natæ, dispositæ, consecratæ. Dicata per Richardum Baxterum Philotheologum. Londini: typis M. White & T. Snowden, & prostant venales apud Nevil Simmons ad insigne tium Gallorum in vico Ludgate prope Templum Paulinum, 1681. ESTC No. R6012. Grub Street ID 126393.
  • Salmon, William. Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys, 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 an 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. To which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fifth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salmon philalēthēs professor of physick. London: printed by M. White, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCLXXXI. [1681]. ESTC No. R16621. Grub Street ID 64443.
  • Index poeticus: commonstrans descriptiones. London Typis M. White, impensis Joh. Wright 1682. ESTC No. R176962. Grub Street ID 362302.
  • News from Parnassus, in the abstracts and contents of three crown'd chronicles, relating to the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. In a poem, divided into two parts: first, to the king, secondly, to the subjects of the said three kingdoms. Dedicated to His Majesty. By a servant to Mars, and a lover of the muses, William Mercer. London: printed by M[argaret]. W[hite]. for the author, 1682. ESTC No. R180533. Grub Street ID 71540.
  • White, Thomas. White, 1682. A new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1682. Being the year from the worlds creation, 5631. And the second after bissextile, or leap-year. Calculated for the meridian of Todington in Bedfordshire, where the North Pole is elevated above the horizon 52. degrees and 8. minutes; and may serve for all parts of England, without any sensible error. By Tho. White. Cum privilegio. London: printed by Margaret White, for the Company of Stationers, 1682. ESTC No. R40736. Grub Street ID 122498.
  • Waring, Robert. Effigies amoris in English: or The picture of love unveil'd. London: printed by M. White for James Good, bookseller in Oxford, 1682. ESTC No. R38066. Grub Street ID 120199.
  • Ravisius Textor, Joannes. Epithetorum Joan. Ravisii Textoris epitome. Ex Hadr. Junii medici recognitione. Accesserunt ejusdem Ravisii synonyma po"etica, mult`o qu`am prius locupletiora & emendatiora. Londini: typis M. White, pro Societate Stationar., 1682. ESTC No. R222211. Grub Street ID 96240.
  • Ford, Emanuel. The most pleasant history of Ornatus and Artesia: shewing the tyrannical and wicked reign of Thæon, King of Phrigia, VVho having murthered his lawful soveraign, usurped the kingdom, and grievously opprest the people, was afterwards slain by one of his own servants. With the manner of his son Lenons falling in love with the fair Artesia; his several strange and unheard of plots, contrived to attain his desires, and the miseries she endured thereby, till by the prudence, valour, and fortitude of Ornatus, she was set at liberty. Also, how by the assistance of the King of Armenia, and the policy of Philastes, Ornatus recovered the kingdom, (to which he was right heir) and afterwards he and Artesia, being royally married together, crowned king and queen of Phrigia. The eighth impression; exactly corrected and amended.. London: printed by M. White, for J. Wright, J. Clark, W. Thackery, and Tho. Passenger, 1683. ESTC No. R215777. Grub Street ID 90745.
  • White, Thomas. White, 1683. A new almanack for the year of our Lord God 1683. Being the year from the worlds creation, 5632. And the third after bissextile, or leap-year. Calculated for the meridian of Todington in Bedfordshire, ... and may serve for all parts of England, without any sensible error. By Tho. White. Cum privilegio. London: printed by Margaret White for the Company of Stationers, 1683. ESTC No. R38439. Grub Street ID 120543.

Printed for Margaret White

  • Breton, Nicholas. Crossing of proverbs: or A book divided into two parts: the first part containing many true jests, and proverbs of several sorts. The second part contains many excellent questions and answers. Which will yield comfort to the hearer: merriment to the reader, pleasure to the buyer, and profit to the seller. Newly corrected with additions. By B.R. gent. With allowance. London: printed for Margaret White, M DC LXXX III. [1683]. ESTC No. R173251. Grub Street ID 66888.
  • P., L.. The five strange wonders of the world: or, A new merry book of all fivesDT Which was written and printed on purpose to make all the people of England merry, if they have no cause to be sad. Here are such rare conceits and merriment, which well may give the readers heart content; and serve it will to lengthen some folks lives, if they observe the several sorts of fives. Let them that buy it, read it at their leisure, 'twill be as well for profit as for pleasure. Written by L.P. and licensed according to order. London: printed for Margaret White, 1683. ESTC No. R182063. Grub Street ID 72390.