Publications of J. Smith

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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 J. Smith

  • The French King's wedding: or, The royal frolick. Being a pleasant account of the amorous intrigues, comical courtship, catterwauling and surprizing marriage-ceremonies of Lewis the XIVth. with Madam Maintenon, his late Hackney of state. With a list of the names of those that threw the stocking on the wedding-night, and Madam Maintenon's speech to the King. As also, a comical wedding-song sung to His Majesty, by the famous Monsieur La Grice, to the tune of The dame of honour. London: printed by J. Smith, near Fleet-Street, 1708. ESTC No. T40208. Grub Street ID 269316.
  • The life and glorious character of the Right Honourable Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, Lord President of the Privy-Council, and Uncle to Her present Majesty Queen Anne, who suddenly departed this Life at his House near the Cock-Pit in White-Hall, on Wednesday the 2d of May 1711, in the 70th Year of his Age. With an Elegy and Epitaph on the said Nobleman. London: printed by J. Smith near Fleet-Street, [1711]. ESTC No. T53981. Grub Street ID 280851.
  • Marlborough, John Churchill. The case of his Grace the D-- of M---- as design'd to be represented by him to the Honourable House of Commons, in vindication of himself from the charge of the Commissioners of Account; in relation to the two and half per cent. bread and bread waggons. . London]: Printed by J. Smith near Fleet-Street, 1712. ESTC No. N26777. Grub Street ID 16149.
  • The Dreadful tragedy: or, The barbarous lover. In four parts. I. How a young squire fell in love with a beautiful young lady near Bristol, with their private Intreagues of love unknown to their parents. II. Shewing the falseness of the young gentleman, who left her for another love, after she had proved with child by him and how her cruel parents turn'd her out of doors, and afterwards in a wood she was delivered of a beautiful son and a daughter and how she sent a letter in hopes he would have compassion on her, and her two babes. III. How the squire upon receiving her letter, sent her to an Inn-keeper's, where she had no been above six months before his new mistress hearing of it, told him, she would have nothing to say to him while his former mistress was alive; saying, if she should, she never should be happy. And how then he agreed with the Inn-keeper, to give him two thousand pounds to murder the young lady and her two babies. IV. How the Inn-keeper was taken up, and had before a ju. London: Printed for J. Smith near Fleet-street, [1715?]. ESTC No. T197015. Grub Street ID 230272.

Printed for J. Smith

  • Congreve, William. A prologue spoken by Mrs. Bracegirdle, at the entertainment of Love for love. London: printed for J. Smith near Fleetstreet, 1709. ESTC No. N12153. Grub Street ID 2165.
  • Sacheverell, Henry. Dr. Sacheverell's most admirable and incomparable love-powder: or, his infalliable [sic] art of making the most envious, spightful, and malitious persons, become your true, constant, real, admired friends and lovers of your person in an instant. . London]: Printed for J. Smith near Fleet Street. And enter'd according to order, [1710?. ESTC No. N8967. Grub Street ID 53870.
  • Pittis, William. The L---d T-rs out at last, and diliver'd up his s--ff. London: printed for J. Smith, near Fleet-street, 1710. ESTC No. T123882. Grub Street ID 174194.
  • Sharp, John. A practical discourse of the sin against the Holy Ghost: Shewing Plainly, I. What it is. II. How any Person may certainly know, whether he has been Guilty of it. Designed To bring Incouragement to the Faithful Penitent, Tranquility of Mind to the Obedient Joys to them that Love; and the Returning Sinner from Desperation. By Dr. Sharpe, B----p of Y----. London: printed for J. Smith near Fleet-Street, 1710. ESTC No. T44124. Grub Street ID 272595.
  • A true list of the names of those that are turn'd out at C----t, and of those that are put in their places. London: printed for J. Smith, near Fleet-street, 1710. ESTC No. T5942. Grub Street ID 285436.
  • Lloyd, William. An elegy on the much lamented death of Wriothseley Duke of Bedford, ... who being lately ill of the small-pox, departed this life at Southampton-House, in Bloomsbury-Square, on Saturday the 26th of May 1711, in the 31st year of his age. By the Reverend Dr. Loyd. London]: Printed for J. Smith, in Fleet-street, [1711. ESTC No. T197721. Grub Street ID 230712.
  • The Queens pocket looking-glass: for the honourable the House of Commons· In which they may plainly see the ruine of the kingdome of Great Britain; if not quickly prevented by the Parliament. Licensed according to Act of Parliament. London: printed for J. Smith, near Fleet-street, 1712. ESTC No. N70034. Grub Street ID 50815.
  • A rare and new receipt to make all bad husbands good ones: in a pretty dialogue between two new married wives pleasantly handled for the knowledge of their own sex . London: printed for J Smith, near Fleet-Street, [1715?]. ESTC No. N13680. Grub Street ID 3578.