Publications of Griffin, W.

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 for Griffin, W.

  • The assize of bread: with sundry good and needful ordinances for bakers, brewers, inholders, victuallers, vintners, and butchers; and other assizes in weights and measures, which by the laws of this realm, are commanded to be observed and kept by all manner of persons as well within liberties as without. Whereunto are also added, sundry good and needful orders, in making and retailing of all kinds of lawful breads, vendible unto his Majesties subjects in the commonwealth, agreeing with the statutes, laws, ancient orders and customs of this realm of England. Which statutes, ancient order and customs ... have been seen, allowed, and are commanded to be kept, by the right Honourable the Lords, and others of the Kings Majesties Honourable Privy-Council. Newly corrected, and enlarged from twelve pence the quarter of wheat, unto three pound and six pence the quarter, according to the rising and falling of the price in the market, by six pence altering in every quarter. Also the ordering of the. London: printed for R. Chiswell, B. Griffin, W. Battersby, S. Smith, B. Walford, N. Watson, and G. Connyers, 1698. ESTC No. R219497. Grub Street ID 94024.