Publications of R. Read?

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 R. Read?

  • Burton, William. Dauids thankes-giuing for the arraignement of the man of earth, set forth in two sermons by W.B. The first sermon sheweth the manner of Dauids thanks-giuing, and containeth many comfortable points necessarie for afflicted consciences. The second sermon setteth forth the matte it selfe, for which Dauid giueth thankes, and that is, the arraignement of the man of earth, ... Wherevnto are newly adioyned two other sermons of the tryall of faith: whereby euery man may learne how to know whether he haue the true iustifying faith vnto saluation or no. By the said author. Imprinted at London: [By R. Read?] for George Potter, and are to be solde at his shop, at the great north doore of S. Paules, at the signe of the Bible, 1602. ESTC No. S118205. Grub Street ID 137867.