Publications of John Shad

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 John Shad

  • Gibbon, John. Prince-protecting providences: or, A collection of some historical passages, relating how several princes and personages, (born for great actions) have had miraculous preservations. Made publick upon occasion of the late memorable (and miraculous) deliverance of His Royal Highness, James Duke of York. London: printed by John Shadd, and Robert Hayhurst, for Walter Davies, in Amen-Corner, near Pater-Noster-Row, 1682. ESTC No. R30409. Grub Street ID 113264.

Printed for John Shad

  • A vvinter-wonder, or, The Thames frozen over; VVith remarks on the resort there. London: printed for J. Shad, 1684. ESTC No. R26389. Grub Street ID 109715.
  • Strange and wonderful news from Berkshire, being a true relation of a monsterous colt which was foaled near reading, June 8. 1692. As we may find in books several relations of monsterous and prodigious births; so we may observe that the most judicious have not thought it beneath them to give the world an account, ... Reading, June 9th. 1692. This is to acquaint you of a monstrous colt that was fallen yesterday morning (being the 8th. of this instant) of one Mr. Wattlenton's, all our town I think went to see it, it is in a shape in the head of the dressing of women heads as they now wear them, the eyes stand back, nearer in his poll than others do; and as other colts heads goes downward this is as it were streight, which makes the tower appear the more: it is about eight inches long from the head; it is dead, else I believe they might have made 500 l. of it, for it is an admiration to persons of discretion. This is not published in any way to reflect on the worthy gentleman or his wife who o. London: printed for John Shad in Blackfryars, 1692. ESTC No. R184681. Grub Street ID 74116.