Publications of Edward Jones

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.

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 Edward Jones

  • A relation of the publick testimony of joy, shewn by Sir Gabriel Sylvius, envoy extrordinary from His Majesty of Great Britain to the King of Denmark, for the birth of His Royal Higness the Prince of Wales; the 12th of July, 1688. In the Savoy, i.e. London]: Printed by Edw: Jones in the Savoy, 1688. ESTC No. R182593. Grub Street ID 72636.
  • A poem on the convention assembled at Westminster, Jan. 22. 1688/9. Licensed, January 21. 1688/9. London]: Printed by Edw. Jones., MDCLXXXIX. [1689. ESTC No. R181900. Grub Street ID 72298.
  • England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.. A true list of the knights, citizens and burgesses of the Parliament that met at Westminster the 20th of March, 1689/90. As they have been return'd into the Crown-Office in Chancery. Published by authority. Note, that those that have this mark *, were not members of the late Parliament. London]: In the Savoy: printed by Edward Jones; and sold by Richard Baldwin in the Old-Bayly. MDCXC. Price 2 d, [1690. ESTC No. R205832. Grub Street ID 82457.
  • The banquet of musick: or, A collection of the newest and best songs sung at Court, and at publick theatres, being most of them within the compass of the flute. With a thorow-bass for the theorbo-lute, bass-viol, harpsichord, or organ. Composed by several of the best masters. The words by the ingenious wits of the age. The fifth book. This may be printed. December 2. 1690. Rob. Midgley. London]: In the Savoy: printed by Edw. Jones; and sold by Henry Playford at his shop near the Temple Church, and by Sam. Scott at Mr. Carr's shop at the Middle-Temple Gate, 1691. ESTC No. R181842. Grub Street ID 72257.
  • Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Seneca's morals by way of abstract. Of benefits, Part I. The sixth edition. To which is added, a discourse, under the title of An After-thought. By Sir R. L'Estrange, Kt. London]: In the Savoy: printed by E[dward]. J[ones]. for Jacob Tonson at the Judges-Head in Fleet-street; and E. Hindmarsh at the Golden-Ball against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhil, 1696. ESTC No. R15346. Grub Street ID 63290.
  • A list of King James's Irish and popish forces in France, ready, (when called for:) inanswer to an argument against a land-force, writ by A, B, C, D, E, F, G, or to whatever has been, or ever shall be writ upon that subject. [Edinburgh]: London printed by Ed: Jones: and reprinted in Edinburgh by Jo: Reid, 1698. ESTC No. R177771. Grub Street ID 69762.
  • Rider, Cardanus. Riders (1701.) British Merlin: ... by Cardanus Riders. London: printed by Edw. Jones, for the Company of Stationers, 1701. ESTC No. N25956. Grub Street ID 15317.
  • France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV).. The most Christian King's letter to the States General of the United Provinces, upon his recalling the Count d'Avaux his ambassador extraordinary at the Hague; together with the said ambassador's memorial; both presented by him to the States the 15/26 July: and the answer of the States General to the said memorial, delivered to the ambassador the 21 July,/1 August, 1701. London]: Printed by Edward Jones in the Savoy, 1701. ESTC No. N10245. Grub Street ID 248.
  • A relation of the sea-fight near Malaga on the 24th of August, 1704. N.S. as it was writ from on board the French fleet. London: Printed by Edw. Jones in the Savoy, 1704. ESTC No. N12962. Grub Street ID 2924.
  • Church of England.. Formulaire de prieres pour le jusne, Lequel sera célébre le mécredy 19 de ce présent mois de Janvier, pour demander la bénédiction de Dieu sur sa Majesté & ses alliez engagés dans la guerre présente; comme aussi pour nous humilier en sa présence, vivement touchez de de sa grande colére, done nous avons senti les effects dans la derniere violente tempête; pour obtenir le pardon de nos p'echez criants, d'etourner ses jugements & obtenir la continuation de ses mis'ericordes, & de la religion Prostestante à nous & à n^otre posterite. A Londres: Par Edoard Jones à la Savoye; pour Jean Caillo'e Libraire François dans le Strand, MDCCIV. [1704]. ESTC No. T217342. Grub Street ID 242383.
  • Charles. The translation of several letters to Her Majesty from the King of Spain, the junta of the military arme in Catalonia, and the city of Vich in the said province; . London]: Printed by Edw. Jones, in the Savoy, 1705. ESTC No. T51584. Grub Street ID 278804.

Printed for Edward Jones

  • The plan of the march of the armys and of the ground on which the battle was fought in Hungary y[e] 19 of August 1691. London]: Printed for Edw: Jones in the Sauoy & published by Randal Taylor near Stationers Hall 1691 price. 2d., [1691. ESTC No. R181827. Grub Street ID 72246.
  • England and Wales. Parliament.. A true list of the lords spiritual and temporal, together with the knights, citizens and burgesses of the Parliament at Westminster on the 22th of this instant November, 1695; as they have been returned into the Crown-Office in Chancery. London]: Printed for Edward Jones in the Savoy, and Jacob Tonson in Fleetstreet; and published by J. Whitlock near Stationers-Hall, [1695. ESTC No. R12507. Grub Street ID 60679.
  • England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.. The report of the commissioners appointed by Parliament to enquire into the Irish forfeitures, deliver'd to the honble House of Commons the 15th of December, 1699. With their resolutions and addresses to His Majesty relating to those forfeitures. As also, His Majesty's gracious answers thereunto; and His most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament the 5th of January, 1690. London: printed for Edw. Jones in the Savoy, and Tim. Goodwin at the Queen's Head against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1700. ESTC No. R201488. Grub Street ID 78896.
  • England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.. The humble address of the House of Commons to the King. London: printed for Edw. Jones in the Savoy, and Timothy Goodwin at the Queen's-Head against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1701. ESTC No. T227229. Grub Street ID 248417.
  • England and Wales. Parliament.. The bill, entituled, An act for preventing occasional conformity, with the amendments ... and the reports of the several conferences relating thereunto; ... As also the reports of the conferences between the two houses, ... touching the Commissioners of Accounts, and the proceedings thereupon. London]: Printed for Edward Jones, and Timothy Goodwin, 1702 [i.e.1703. ESTC No. N55165. Grub Street ID 38702.
  • England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.. The report of the conferences and free conference, relating to the message from the Lords the 4th of February, 1702. Touching the commissioners of accounts, and the proceedings thereupon. Published by order of the House of Commons. London: Printed for Edward Jones in the Savoy; and Timothy Goodwin, against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, MDCCIII. [1703]. ESTC No. N49273. Grub Street ID 33705.