Publications of Charles Passenger

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 multiple roles in combination (which suggests a likelihood that the person is a trade publisher), or an obfuscation of the actual printer's name (e.g., "London: printed, and sold by x"):

  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 (see, e.g. Mary Cooper). 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).

Sold by Charles Passenger

  • P., L.. The witch of the vvoodlands: or, The coblers new translation. Written by L.P. Here Robin the cobler for his former evils, was punisht worse then Faustus with his devils. London]: Printed for W.T. and are to be sold by C. Passinger next door to the Spur-Inn in Southwark, [1677?. ESTC No. R218350. Grub Street ID 93018.
  • Cocker, Edward. Cockers arithmetick, being a plain and familiar method suitable to the meanest capacity for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest school-masters in city and countrey. Composed by Edward Cocker late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetick, and engraving. Being that piece so long since promised to the world. Perused and published by John Hawkins writing master near St. Georges Church in Southwark, by the authors correct copy, and commended to the world by many eminent mathematicians and writing-masters in and near London. Licensed Sept. 3. 1677. Roger L'Estrange. London: printed, for T. Passinger at the three Bibles on London-Bridge, and T. Lacy at the Golden Lyon in Southwark. And sold by C. Passinger, at the 7 Stars in the New-Buildings upon London-Bridge, 1678. ESTC No. R8482. Grub Street ID 128651.
  • Salmon, William. Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones and metals; the varnishing, colouring an gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent: the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now,) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. To which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fourth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salmon philalēthēs professor of physick. London: printed by Robert White, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and are to be sold by Charles Passenger at the Seven Stars on London-Bridge, 1678. ESTC No. R219883. Grub Street ID 94355.
  • Cocker, Edward. Cockers arithmetick, being a plain and familiar method suitable to the meanest capacity for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest school-masters in city and countrey. Composed by Edward Cocker late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetick, and engraving. Being that piece so long since promised to the world. Perused and published by John Hawkins writing master near St. Georges Church in Southwark, by the authors correct copy, and commended to the world by many eminent mathematicians and writing-masters in and near London. The third edition.. London: printed, for T. Passinger at the three Bibles on London-Bridge, and T. Lacy at the Golden-Lyon in Southwark. And sold by C. Passinger, at the 7 Stars in the New-Buildings upon London-Bridge, 1680. ESTC No. R215955. Grub Street ID 90906.
  • Cocker, Edward. Cockers arithmetick, being a plain and familiar method suitable to the meanest capacity for the full understanding of that incomparable art, as it is now taught by the ablest school-masters in city and countrey. Composed by Edward Cocker late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetick, and engraving. Being that piece so long since promised to the world. Perused and published by John Hawkins writing-master near St. Georges Church in Southwark, by the authors correct copy, and commended to the world by many eminent mathematicians and writing-masters in and near London. The fourth edition.. London: printed, for T. Passinger at the three Bibles on London-bridge, and T. Lacy at the Golden-Lyon in Southwark. And sold by C. Passinger, at the 7 Stars in the New-Buildings upon London-Bridge, 1681. ESTC No. R36031. Grub Street ID 118376.

Printed for Charles Passenger

  • P., L.. Witty William of Wiltshire his birth, life, and education, and strange adventures ... with merry songs and sonnets. [S.l.]: Printed for C. Passinger, 1674. ESTC No. R29404. Grub Street ID 112386.
  • Murther vvill out, or, A true and faithful relation of an horrible murther commited thirty three years ago, by an unnatural mother, upon the body of her own child about a year old, and was never discovered till this 24th. of November, 1655. By her own self, upon the fears of of [sic] an approaching death: for which crime she was taken from her bed, and carried in a coach to prison, where she remains very penitent. With an account from her own mouth how she was tempted to commit this murther by the Devil: as also how she finished it. The truth of this you may be satisfied with at Newgate. Licensed, Nov. 30. Roger L'Estrange. London]: Printed for C. Passinger, [1678?. ESTC No. R180793. Grub Street ID 71689.
  • Venning, Ralph. The Christian's temptations and tryals, or A sweet cordial of comfort for true believers. Wherein is shown the several ways Satan hath to tempt the children of God. Also the power of Christ Jesus, who doth always help and bear up all those that believe in him; and finall treads Satan under their feet, and at last make them conquerers the more than conquered, through faith in him. Being a fit sermon to comfort the afflicted; despised children of God. Preached by Mr. Ralph Vennings, Minister of the Gospel, before his death, from these words: Luke 22.31, 32. Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath a desire to winnow you as wheat; but I have prayed that thy faith fail not. London: printed for Charles Passinger, [between 1674 and 1683]. ESTC No. R185942. Grub Street ID 74817.
  • Celia's complaint, for the loss of her virginity. She by fair words was quickly won, Amintas prov'd unkind; and Celia says, she's quite undone, much troubled in her mind. To the tune of, Philander:. London]: Printed for Charles Passenger, at the Seven Stars on London-Bridge, [1674 - 1683. ESTC No. R227010. Grub Street ID 99913.
  • Calvert, Thomas. The vvise merchant, or, The peerless pearl. Engaging Christians to trade for HeavenDT Set forth in some short, choice, and pious meditations. Delivered in two sermons in the city of York: upon 13th. of Matthew 45, 46, verses. By Tho. Calvert, Mr. A. late of Sedneys Colledge. London: printed for Charles Passinger, next door to the Spur-Inn in Southwark, neer Margarets-Hill, 1674. ESTC No. R173358. Grub Street ID 66949.
  • Janeway, James. Memento mori Man's last end. Or, The souls farewel to the world being a serious warning to a timely preparatior [sic] for death. Being the substance of a funeral sermon, by that faithful minister of the Gospel (lately deceased) Mr. James Ianeway. London]: Printed for C. Passinger, on London-bridge, [between 1674 and 1683. ESTC No. R178958. Grub Street ID 70581.
  • The country-mans lamentation for the death of his cow. A country swain of little wit one day, did kill his cow because she went astray: what's that to I or you, she was his own, but now the ass for his cow doth moan: most pineously methink he cries in vain, for now his cow,s [sic] free from hunger, and pain: what ails the fool to make so great o stir, she cannot come to him, he may to her. To a pleasant country tune, called, Colly my cow. London]: Printed for C. Passinger, at the seven stars in the new buildings, on London-bridge, [1680?. ESTC No. R213996. Grub Street ID 89327.
  • Memento mori Man's last end. Or, The souls farewel to the world being a serious warning to a timely preparation for death. Being the substance of a funeral sermon, by that faithful minister of the Gospel (lately deceased) Mr. James Ianeway. London?]: Printed for C. Passenger, on London-bridge, [between 1674 and 1683. ESTC No. R491854. Grub Street ID 397040.
  • Christ in the clouds coming to judgment: or The dissolution of all things. Wherein is plainly set forth the second coming of Christ to judgement. As also, the arraignment, tryal, condemnation, and last and most dreadful sentence that shall be past upon all impenitent sinners, whom Christ at that day shall before saints and angels condemn to everlasting burnings, with the Devil and his angels, to be tormented for ever and ever. With the happy condition of those that have repented, believed, and preferred Christ above all; they and only they shall receive a crown of righteousness, which God the Righteous Judge shall give unto them at that day, and unto all that love his appearing. Being the substance of a sermon preached by that reverend man of God Mr. Thomas Wadsworth lately deceased. The second edition.. London]: Printed for Charles Passinger, at the 7 Stars in the new buildings on London-bridge, 1677. ESTC No. R476266. Grub Street ID 413817.
  • Loves tyranny: or, Death more welcome then disdain. Being the tragedy of Leander for the love of Roxane. Lovers beware, for in loves smiles the fates, to ruine two adventurous mortals waits; women like syrens, first with charms allure, untill they wound, then leave us without cure: such fate Leander found, and for disdain, took death's kind portion, which expell'd his pain: to the tune of, Let the critticks adore, &c. London]: Printed for C. Passinger, at the Seven Stars, in the New-Buildings, on London-Bridge, [1678 - 1695. ESTC No. R228382. Grub Street ID 101067.
  • Christian devotion, or, The Pious souls daily supplication containing prayers and praises for all occasions, and for every day of the week : for [brace] sick-persons, women in travail, seamen in dangers, the sacrament, &c. [brace] with thanksgivings on the same occasions : illustrated with sundry sculptures, with prayers fitted for those occasions : together with Bible-examples of Gods punishments inflicted on great sinners, with graces before and after meat. London: Printed for W. Thackery .. T. Passinger .. and C. Passinger .., 1679. ESTC No. R40398. Grub Street ID 122192.
  • Head, Richard. The life and death of the English rogue; or, His last legacy to the world. Containing most of his notorious robberies, cheats and debaucht practices. With a full discovery of a high-way rogue; also directions to all travellers, how to know rogues and how to avoid them. And an infallible rule how to take them, when rob'd by them. Directing all inn-keepers, chamberlins, ostlers, how to distinguish rogues from honest guests. The manner of his being apprehended and his behaviour in prison, which was very remarkable. To which is added an alphabetical canting dictionary; English before the canting for the better understanding of mumpers and maunders, priggers and prancers, rum pad, and rumpadders. London: printed for Charles Passinger, at the Seven Stars on London Bridge, 1679. ESTC No. R9724. Grub Street ID 129776.
  • Salmon, William. Polygraphice: or the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, guilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching, and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the ancients; washing of maps, globes, or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones, and metals; the varnishing, colouring and guilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent; the painting, colouring, and beautifying of the face, skin, and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes, together with the original, advancement, and perfection of the art of painting: the like never published till now. To which is added, A discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fourth edition, with many new and large additions, adorned with twenty sculptures; the like never yet extant. By William Salmon, philalēthēs. Professor of physick. London: printed for Charles Passinger, at the sign of the Seven Stars on London-Bridge, 1680. ESTC No. R188741. Grub Street ID 76587.
  • Loves conquest over death: or, mourning turn'd into joy. Being a most pleasant new play-song. Stepanus by Miranta is thought dead, for which a vail of sorrow does o'respread her lovely face, and she resolves to dye, when Cupid with her love through air does flie; swift as the wind, presents him to her view, who both o're-joy'd, their former loves renew. To a pleasant new play-house tune, much in use. London]: Printed for C. Passenger, at the Seven Stars in the New-Buildings on London-Bridge, [1680 - 1695. ESTC No. R233209. Grub Street ID 104801.
  • The happy lovers pastime: shewing how a nymph and shepherd vow'd to love, as long as they had life and strength to move; they count all pleasure else but a toy, to that of love, it is the life of joy: they constant prove, in all things do agree, to lovers all I wish the like may be. To a pleasant new tune, called: On the bank of a brook. London]: Printed for Charles Passinger, at the Seven Stars, on London-Bridge, [1680 - 1695. ESTC No. R43232. Grub Street ID 124275.
  • The tormented lovers. Maidens lament their present state, and count they meet with rigid fate; but e're they will their minds explain, they'l dye of their tormenting pain. To a pleasant play-house tune, called, Oh love! if e're thoul't ease a heart. London: printed for Charles Passenger, on London-Bridge, [1680]. ESTC No. R228583. Grub Street ID 101253.
  • Hough, Roger. Sighs from Hell: or, The groans of the damned. Delivered in a sermon from the parable of Dives and Lazarus. Wherein is plainly set forth the miserable state of those that like Dives have their good things in this life, but after this life is ended go down to Hell, and ther being in torment cry for a drop of water to cool their tongue. Being preached, and now made publique on purpose to awaken the carnal besotted sinners of England. Also a word of comfort to all the poor afflicted people of God, who in this life time receives evil things, but in the world to come joy unspeakable, and life everlasting. By R. Hough, minister of the gospel. London: printed for Charles Passenger, at the seven Stars on London Bridge, [1680?]. ESTC No. R215809. Grub Street ID 90776.
  • Strange and wonderful nevvs from Warwick-shire. Being a true and faithful relation of unheard of apparitions, lately appearing on the church wall of Austery in the county of Warwick; in manner and form as it here in is fully related, to the wonder of this age, and amazemen of all the spectators who come far and near to behold it. Attested by several hundreds in the town and country where it is, and in London by Mr. Nathaniel Vincent, Mr. Kentish, Mr. Castle, and several other very sober persons. And also a true relation of a horrible murther committed on the body of a Jewish woman, being a daughter of one of their priests, since Christmas last, by the order of her own father being according to the Jewish law, as plainly appears iu [sic] the 21 chapter of Leviticus and the ninth verse. That if the daughter of any priest, if she prophane her self by playing the whore, she prophaneth her father, she shall be burnt with fire. London: printed for J. Coniers, and Charles Passenger in Southwark, [1680?]. ESTC No. R184711. Grub Street ID 74138.
  • O., T.. Christ's voice to sinners: or, Christ waiting at the door of the sinner's heart for entrance. Wherein is shewn from Scripture how wonderful desirous the Lord Jesus is to get into every poor sinner's heart. With many motives to perswade every poor sinner to open the door to their hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ. As also several true characters of a real sound Christian, and the marks of a hypocrite or false professor, shewing how far a professor may go, and yet be but almost a Christian. Being of excellent use to all those that desire to know how the case stands between them and their souls, by T.O. D.D. London: printed for Charles Passinger at the Seven-Stars in the new buildings on London-Bridge, 1680. ESTC No. R181129. Grub Street ID 71884.
  • The Female warrior. Relating how a woman in mans attire, got an ensigns place: and so continued till the necessity of making use of a midwife discover'd her. This valiant amazon with courage fill'd, for to display her colours was well skill'd, till pregant nature did her sex discover, she fell a pieces, and was made a mother. Tune of, I am a jovial batchelor. With allowance. London]: Printed for C. Passinger, at the sign of the Seven-Stars on London-bridge, [1681 - 1695. ESTC No. R41385. Grub Street ID 123025.
  • The most delightful history of Reynard the Fox: in heroic verse. Much illustrated and adorned with alegorical phrases and refined English, containing much wisdom and policies of state, under the fabling discourse between birds and beasts, with a moral explanation of each hard and doubtful place or part, being not only pleasant but profitable, as well to the learned of the age, as others. The like never published to the world before. London: printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles, and Charles Passinger at the Seven-Stars on London-Bridge, 1681. ESTC No. R10991. Grub Street ID 59317.
  • The Visions of Don Francisco De Quevedo Vellegass: The second part. Containing many strange and wonderful remarques. Being divided into several parts, or visions: very pleasant and profitable for all considerate persons. The second edition with additions, carefully corrected and amended. By J.S. Gent. London: printed for William Thackeray in Duck-Lane, Thomas Passinger, and Charles Passinger on London-Bridge, MDCLXXXII. [1682]. ESTC No. R200311. Grub Street ID 77856.
  • S., J.. Ecclesiastical history epitomiz'd. Containing a faithful account of the birth, life, and doctrine; crucifixion and ascension of the Holy JesusDT With the lives of the apostles, evangelists, and primitive Fathers, and other famous men in the Christian Church, both antient an modern, who have couragiously confessed, and suffer'd glorious martyrdoms and persecutions under several tyrannical governours, both heathenish and Romish. Faithfully continued to the Reformation, and since deduc'd to this present age. Faithfully collected by J.S. gent. Part the first. London: printed for W. Thackery in Duck-Lane, T. Passinger, and Charles Passinger on London Bridge, 1682. ESTC No. R22273. Grub Street ID 96673.
  • Wadsworth, Thomas. Christ in the clouds, coming to judgment: or The dissolution of all things. Wherein is plainly set forth the second coming of Christ to judgment. As also the arraignment, tryal, comdemnation, and last and most dreadful sentence that shall be past upon all impenitent sinners, whom Christ at that day sahll before saints and angels condemn to everlasting burnings, with the Devil and his angels, to be tormented for ever and ever. With the happy condition of those that have repented, believed, and preferred Christ above all; they and onely they shall receive a crown of righteousness, which God the Righteous Judge shall give unto them at that day, and unto all that love his appearing. Being the substance of a sermon preached by that reverend man of God Mr. Thomas Wadsworth lately deceased. The sixth edition.. London: printed for Charles Passinger, at the 7 Stars in the new buildings on London-Bridge, 1682. ESTC No. R186140. Grub Street ID 74949.
  • The school of Venus. When lusty lads and lasses meet, and merrily do play; the pleasures are so strong and sweet, both sexes love obey. To the tune of, Hail to the mirtle shade. London]: Printed for C. Passinger, at the seven stars, in the New-buildings on London-Bridge, [1695?. ESTC No. R187390. Grub Street ID 75675.