Publications of William Pearson

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 William Pearson

  • Bray, Thomas. Country dances: being a composition entirely new; and the whole cast different from all that have yet been publish'd; with bass and treble to each dance. Also, the newest French dances in use, entryes, genteel and grotesque, chacons, rigodoons, minuets, and other dancing tunes. By Thomas Bray. London: printed by William Pearson next door to the Hare and Feathers in Alders-gate-street, for the author; and sold by Mr. Playford, at the Temple-Change-Fleetstreet, Mr: Crouch in Princes-street near Convent-garden, Mr. Couthbutt in Russel-street near Convent-garden. And all other musick shops, 1699. ESTC No. R232232. Grub Street ID 104073.
  • Richardson, Vaughan. A collection of new songs, for one, two, and three voices. Accompany'd vvith instruments. Compos'd by Vaughan Richardson organist of the Cathedral-Church of Winchester. Several of the songs that are not in the compass, are transpos'd for the flute, at the end of the book. London: printed by William Pearson, for the author, and sold by Mr. Playford at his shop in the Temple-Change Fleet street; Mr. Hare at the Golden Viol in St. Paul's church Yard, and at his shop, in Freeman's Yard in Cornhill; and all other musick-shops in town, 1701. ESTC No. N14861. Grub Street ID 4622.
  • Holdroyd, Israel. The spiritual-man's companion. Containing great variety of chants and anthems, and also tunes fitted to all the different measures of the psalms, ... By Israel Holdroyd. London: printed by William Pearson, for William Dyson, in Hallifax, and sold at his shop in Huddersfield, [1724?]. ESTC No. T55677. Grub Street ID 282240.
  • Harmonia sacra: or, divine hymns and dialogues: with a through-bass for the theorbo-lute, bass-viol, harpsichord, or organ. Composed by the best masters of the last and present age. The words by several learned and pious persons. The first book. The 3d. edition very much enlarg'd and corrected; ... London: printed by William Pearson, for S. H. and sold by John Young, musical-instrument-seller, at the Dolphin and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1726. ESTC No. T154451. Grub Street ID 198565.
  • A book containing great variety of anthems, in two, three, and four parts: likewise, a sett of psalm-tunes, ... By Josiah Street. London: printed by William Pearson; for the author, and sold by him in Aldmondbury, and by Mr. John Wood, in Bradford, Huddersfield, and Sheffield, [1730?]. ESTC No. T161320. Grub Street ID 200445.

Printed for William Pearson

  • Blow, John. Twelve new songs, with a thorow-bass to each song, figur'd for the organ, harpsichord, or theorbo. Chiefly to encourage William Pearson's new London character. Compos'd by Dr. Blow, Dr. Turner, Mr. Nicola, Mr. Ralph Courtivill, Mr. Samuel Akeroyde, Mr. John Eccles, Mr. Daniel Purcell, Mr. John Barrett, Mr. Williams, Mr. John Church, and Mr. William Crofts. With two new dialogues, sett by Mr. Jer. Clark, sung in the last revised play, call'd The island Princess: or, the generous Portigueise [sic]. Newly made into an opera. London: Printed by, and for William Pearson, next door to the Hare and Feathers, in Alders[..] Gate-street; and sold by Mr. Playford, at the Temple-Change-Fleetstreet, Mr. Scott, at the Middle Temple-Gate-Fleetstreet; Mr. J. Hair musical instrument-makedr at the Golden Viol, in St. Paul's Church-yard, and at this shop in Freeman's Yard in Cornhill; Mr. Hudgebutt at the Rawlen's Shop near the Gray-Ho[und's T]avern in the Strand, near Chearing-Cross, 1699. ESTC No. R201185. Grub Street ID 78637.