Publications of Bettesworth and

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 Bettesworth and

  • Johnson, Richard. The illustrious and renown'd history of the seven famous champions of Christendom. In three parts. Containing their honourable births, victories, and noble atchievements by sea and land in divers strange countries; their combats with giants, monsters; wonderful adventures, fortunes and misfortunes in desarts, wildernesses, inchanted castles, their conquests of empires, kingdoms, relived distressed ladies, with their faithful loves to them; the honour they won in tilts and turnaments, and success against the enemies of Christendom. Also with the heroick adventures of S[t]. George's three sons. Together with the manner of their untimely deaths; and how they came to be stiled saints and champions of Christendom. The fourth edition.. London: Printed for A. Bettsworth and C. Hitch at the Red-Lyon in Pater-noster-Row; and R. Ware, at the Sun and Bible in Amen-Corner and J. Osborn, at the Golden Ball in Pater-noster-Row; and J. Hodges, at the Looking glass on London-bridge, [1735?]. ESTC No. T224835. Grub Street ID 246929.