Publications of Oliver Nelson

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 Oliver Nelson

  • Prévost. The memoirs and adventures of the Marquis de Bretagne, and Duc d'Harcourt. Written originally in French; and now done into English, by Mr. Erskine. Dublin: printed by Oli. Nelson, for the translator, 1741. ESTC No. N10512. Grub Street ID 524.
  • Erasmi Colloquia selecta: or, the select colloquies of Erasmus. With an English translation, as literal as possible, designed for the use of beginners in the Latin Tongue. The seventh edition. By John Clarke, Master of the Publick Grammer-School in Hull. Dublin: printed by O. Nelson, for E. and J. Exshaw, at the Bible on Cork-Hill, M,DCC,XLVII. [1747]. ESTC No. T164014. Grub Street ID 202317.
  • Barton, Richard. A dialogue, concerning some things of importance to Ireland; particularly to the county of Ardmagh. Being part of a design to write the natural, civil and ecclesiastical history of that county. Dublin: printed by Oli. Nelson. For the author, 1751. ESTC No. T88509. Grub Street ID 308474.
  • The humble address of the Lords spiritual and temporal, in Parliament assembled, to His Excellency William Marquiss of Hartington, Lord Lieutenant General, and General Governor of Ireland. Dublin: printed by Oliver Nelson, 1755. ESTC No. N53008. Grub Street ID 36972.
  • Howard, Gorges Edmond. A compendious treatise of the rules and practice of the pleas side of the Exchequer in Ireland. As It now stands between Party and Party, with the Rules of the said Court, and an Abridgment under each Head of Practice, of the several Acts of Parliament now in Force relating thereto. In two volumes. Vol. I. This work is with all Deference, most humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable and Honourable, the Chancellor, Treasurer, Lord Chief Baron, and the rest of the Barons of the Court of Ezchequer, by their most devoted and most obedient humble Servant Gorges Edmond Howard. Dublin: printed by Oli Nelson, at Milton's-Head, in Skinner-Row, M,DCC,LIX. [1759]. ESTC No. T86139. Grub Street ID 306396.
  • Howard, Gorges Edmond. Queries, relative to several defects and grievances in some of the present laws of Ireland, ... With an appendix, containing particularly, a few observations and queries, on the several acts of Parliament here, against the further growth of popery. Dublin: printed by Oli. Nelson, 1761. ESTC No. T56059. Grub Street ID 282607.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The history of Miss Betsey Thoughtless, in four volumes. ... Dublin: printed by Oli. Nelson, 1765. ESTC No. T167649. Grub Street ID 205698.
  • Observations on the several plans exhibited for a Royal Exchange to be built in the city of Dublin. Together with some account for all the false architecture executed, and works lately attempted in this kingdom, greatly tending to the total extinction of the liberal arts and sciences therein. Dublin: printed by Olr. Nelson, 1769. ESTC No. T196536. Grub Street ID 229907.

Sold by Oliver Nelson

  • Curry, John. A brief account of the scorbutic fever. Shewing it to be the same with ... febricula, or little fever. ... By John Curry, ... Dublin: printed and sold by Oliver Nelson, 1749. ESTC No. N61267. Grub Street ID 44155.
  • Wollaston, George. The life and history of a pilgrim. By G--- W----. Dublin: printed and sold by Oli. Nelson, 1753. ESTC No. T70274. Grub Street ID 294036.

Printed for Oliver Nelson

  • Haywood, Eliza. The history of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, in four volumes. Vol. I. Dublin: printed for Oliver Nelson, at Milton's-Head in Skinner-Row, MDCCLI. [1751]. ESTC No. N1564. Grub Street ID 5347.
  • Wesley, John. Primitive physick: or, an easy and natural method of curing most diseases. Dublin: printed for Oli. Nelson, in Skinner-Row, MDCCLII. [1752]. ESTC No. N11741. Grub Street ID 1744.
  • Argens. The Jewish spy: being a philosophical, historical and critical correspondence, by letters which lately pass'd between certain Jews in Turkey, Italy, France, &c. Translated from the originals into French, by the Marquis d'Argens; and now done into English. In four volumes ... Dublin: printed for Oli. Nelson; and H. Saunders, 1753. ESTC No. T110242. Grub Street ID 162783.