Publications of W. Goldsmith

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 for W. Goldsmith

  • The Irishman; or, the favourite of fortune: a satirical novel founded upon facts. In two volumes. . The second edition.. London: printed for W. Goldsmith, 1772. ESTC No. N16832. Grub Street ID 6338.
  • Seally, John. Belles lettres for the ladies: or, A new and easy introduction to polite literature. Comprehending not only the elements of oratory, but a summary account of the lives and characters of the most illustrious writers, who have distinguished themselves either as poets, orators, or historians: and also, the beauties of composition; with examples in every species of style. By J. Seally. author of the New guide to astronomy and geography, &c. London: printed for W. Goldsmith, No. 24, Pater-noster-Row; and P. Elmsly, opposite Southampton-street, Strand, [1785?]. ESTC No. N32925. Grub Street ID 21485.