Publications of J. Stephens

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."

Sold by J. Stephens

  • Davys, Mary. The reform'd coquet; a novel. By Mrs. Davys, author of the humours of York. London: printed by H. Woodfall, for the author; and sold by J.Stephens, at the Bible in Butcher-Row, near St. Clement's Church, M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]. ESTC No. T10261. Grub Street ID 156358.

Printed for J. Stephens

  • Gavin, Antonio. A master-Key to popery. In five parts. Part I. Containing a discovery of the most secret practices of the secular, and regular Romish priests in their auricular confession. Part II. A true Copy of the Pope's yearly Bull of Indulgences and Pardon of Sins, to all those that serve in the War against the Enemies of the Romish Religion. The Explanation of the Bull, with some Remarks upon it. Part III. An Account of their Masses, privileg'd Altars, Transubstantiation, and Purgatory, and of the Means, the Priests make use of, to delude the People. Part IV. Of the Inquisitors, and their Practices in several Instances. Part V. Of their prayers, adoration of images, and relicks, &c. By D. Antonio Gavin, born and educated in Spain, some Years secular Priest in the Church of Rome, and since 1715, Minister of the Church of England. The second edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the first, with large additions.. London: printed for J. Stephens, at the Bible in Butcher-Row, near St. Clement's Church in the Strand; and sold by A. Bettesworth, J. Osborn, and T. Longman, in Pater-Noster-Row; W. Meadows, and J. Brotherton. in Cornhill; J. Maceuen in Edinburgh; and by the booksellers of Dublin, 1725. ESTC No. T140325. Grub Street ID 188101.
  • Gavin, Antonio. A master-key to popery. In five parts. Part I. Containing, A discovery of the most secret practices of the secular, and regular Romish priests in their auricular confession. Part II. A true copy of the Pope’s yearly bull of indulgences and pardon of sins, to all those that serve in the war against the enemies of the Romish religion. The explanation of the bull, with some remarks upon it. Part III. An account of their masses, privileg’d altars, transubstantiation, and purgatory, and of the means, the priests make use of, to delude the people. Part IV. Of the inquisitors, and their practices in several instances. Part V. Of their prayers, adoration of images, and relicks, &c. By D. Antonio Gavin, born and educated in Spain, some years secular priest in the Church of Rome, and since 1715, minister of the Church of England. London: Printed for J. Stephens, at the Bible in Butcher-Row, near St. Clement’s Church in the Strand; and sold by A. Bettesworth, J. Osborn, and T. Longman, in Pater-noster-Row; W. Meadows, and J. Brotherton. in Cornhill; J. Maceuen in Edinburgh; and by the booksellers of Dublin, 1725. ESTC No. T205942. Grub Street ID 235559.
  • News from the fairy island, where knaves and fools are painted in their proper colors. By Dr: Censor, and his servant Volatile Oleosum. London [England]: printed for J. Stephens at the Bible in Butchers-Row near St. Clement's Church, where letters of advice, post paid, are receiv'd, and advertisements taken in, 1726. ESTC No. P2236. Grub Street ID 55934.
  • Gavin, Antonio. A master-key to popery: containing, I. The damages which the mass causeth, &c. II. A catalogue of miracles wrought by the consecrated wafer. III. The miracles of many living persons. IV. The revelations of three nuns. V. The life of the good primate, and metropolitan of Aragon, &c. omitted in the second volume. Vol.III. By the Reverend Mr. Gavin, &c. London: printed for J. Stephens, at the Bible in Butcher Row, over against the Bear and Harrow Tavern without Temple-Bar. And sold by A. Bettesworth, J. Osbourn, and T. Longman in Paternoster Row, W. Meadows and J. Brotherton in Cornhill, and the booksellers of London and Westminster. By E. Mackeuen in Edinburgh, and by the booksellers of Dublin, MDCCXXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T140323. Grub Street ID 188099.