Publications of John Robertson Jr.

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 Robertson Jr.

  • Erra Pater.. The book of knowledge, treating of the wisdom of the ancients; in four parts. Written by Erra Pater, a Jew, ... Made English by W. Lilly, ... To which is added, The dealers directory. Glasgow: printed by John Robertson, 1772. ESTC No. N15365. Grub Street ID 5093.

Printed for John Robertson Jr.

  • Ramsay, Allan. The gentle shepherd: a Scots pastoral comedy. By Allan Ramsay. Adorned with cuts, the overtures to the songs, and a complete glossary. Glasgow: printed for John Robertson junr. Bookseller, at Shakespear's Head, in the Saltmercat, MDCCLVIII. [1758]. ESTC No. N18156. Grub Street ID 7630.