Publications of T. Harper

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 T. Harper

  • Cent. 4. Num. 24. Received this weeke extraordinary newes form Germany, containing (amongst other things) the great and admirable victory of the Swedes, obtained against the imperialists before Wolffenbuttle; the like battell hath not beene fought these many years. With th names of the principall commanders, and men of note, slaine and taken prisoners are set down 4000. slaine in the place, 3000. taken prisoners, besides how many more are like to be slaine and taken prisoners in the prosecution of the victory, so many standards, so many peeces of ordinance, and all their bagage taken. Printed at London: [by T. Harper] for Nathaniel Butter, at Saint Austins Gate, Iuly 10. 1641. ESTC No. R234939. Grub Street ID 106169.