Publications of Benjamin Sprint

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 Benjamin Sprint

  • Playford, John. An introduction to the skill of musick: in three books: by John Playford. Containing I. The Grounds and Principles of Musick, according to the Gamut: In the most Easy Method, for Young Practitioners. II. Instructions and Lessons for the Treble Tenor, and Bass-Viols; and also for the Treble-Violin. III. The Art of Descant, or Composing Musick in Parts: Made very Plain and Easy by the late Mr. Henry Purcell. The nineteenth edition. Corrected, and done on the new-ty'd note.. London: printed by William Pearson, for Benjamin Sprint at the Bell in Little-Britain, MDCCXXX. [1730]. ESTC No. T133045. Grub Street ID 181918.
  • Addison, Joseph; Steele, Sir Richard. The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq; revised and corrected by the author. . London: printed for E. Nutt, J. Knapton, B. Sprint, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, J. Tonson, R. Gosling, W. Innys and R. Manby, J. Osborn and T. Longman, R. Robinson, B. Motte, and H. Lintott, M DCC XXXIII. [1733]. ESTC No. N11680. Grub Street ID 1685.
  • Scamozzi, Vincenzo. The mirror of architecture: or the ground-rules of the art of building. Exactly laid down by Vincent Scamozzi, ... Whereby the principal points of architecture are easily and plainly demonstrated ... With the description and use of a joint-rule, ... By John Brown. The seventh edition. Whereunto is added, A compendium of the art of building. ... By William Leybubn [sic]. London: printed for B. Sprint, 1734. ESTC No. N22112. Grub Street ID 11476.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by Benjamin Sprint

  • Reyner, Kirby. A sermon preach'd at Stapleherst, on Wednesday, July 8. 1713. at the funeral of Mr. Thomas Kipping. By Kirby Reyner. London: printed, and are to be sold by Benj. Sprint, at the Bell in Little-Britain, 1713. ESTC No. T106479. Grub Street ID 159634.