Publications of W.B. and

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 W.B. and

  • Violet, Thomas. A true discovery to the commons of England, how they have been cheated of almost all the gold and silver coyn of this nation, which hath been, and is daily transported into forraign parts. And how the people of this nation are, and have been abused by light and clipped English money, and the means shewed for the prevention thereof. Humbly presented to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England. By Thomas Violet a true lover of his countrey. London: printed by W.B. and are to be sold by W. Sheares at the sign of the Bible over against the North door of Pauls, 1650. ESTC No. R218012. Grub Street ID 92728.

Printed for W.B. and

  • G., R.. Ars clericalis: the art of conveyancing explain'd; wherein the nature and effect of such deeds and insturments by which lands are conveyed from one man to another are clearly demonstrated; as of feossments [sic] gifts grants fines recoveries indentures to lead their uses bargains and sails covenants to stand seized to uses leases lease and release confirmations surrenders assignments exchanges and partitions revocations new declarations wills Also the forms and orderly parts which ought to be observed in such deeds and conveyances, laid open. With a description of the several ways whereby a man may get property in goods and chattels, and the manner and forms of atturnment and livery of seisin. The second edition, with an addition of many presidents, fitly applyed to each head, also notes and observations upon the same.. London: printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns esquires, for W.B. and T.B. and are to be sold by T. Bever, R. Battersby, at Staple-Inn in Holborn, and T. Cater, at Bernards-Inn in Holborn, 1692. ESTC No. R181338. Grub Street ID 71972.