Publications of J.B. in

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 and for, or by/for and sold by J.B. in

  • Partridge, John. Partredg's strange, wonderful, and remarkable prophesies for the year 1698. Wherein he plainly foretells and predicts many surprizing accidents and disasters which shall happen monthly throughout the year; particularly of the overthrow and destruction of the Great Turk; with notable disputes in Europe, either to revive the old war; or begin a new one; with his reasons in art for the same. As also, the death of a great person in April; the discovery of a horrid plot in July, with some disorders in August, &c. To which is added weekly judgments of the weather, predictions of the four quarters of the year; an account of the eclipses, and the signification thereof: with an account of the full moon, changes and quarters throughout the year; astrological verses on the months, &c. With many other nice and curious observasions, very necessary and profitable. Abstracted from the true copy, for the vse and benefit of common readers. All others are false and counterfeit ones. Licensed according to ord. London: printed and sold by J.B. in Little Britan, 1698. ESTC No. R181499. Grub Street ID 72066.