Publications of David Lyon

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 multiple roles in combination (which suggests a likelihood that the person is a trade publisher), or an obfuscation of the actual printer's name (e.g., "London: printed, and sold by x"):

  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 (see, e.g. Mary Cooper). The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.

Printers (owners of the type and printing presses, and possibly owners of the copyright) may be identified by the words printed by, but printed by does not universally designate a person who is a printer by trade. Booksellers may be identified by the words sold by. Booksellers may also be identified by the words printed for, but nothing should be concluded in this regard without further evidence, especially since "printed for" could signify that the named person was a distributor (or what we might call a wholesaler) rather than a copyright holder. Copyright owners may also be identified by the words printed for. Trade publishers, who distributed books and pamphlets but did not own the copyright or employ a printer—and were not printers themselves—might be identified by the words printed and sold by. Furthermore, works from this period often display false imprints, whether to evade copyright restrictions, to conceal the name of the copyright holders, or to dupe unwitting customers. Ultimately, one must proceed with caution in using the following lists: designations in the imprints may not reliably reflect the actual trades or roles of the people named, and the formulas used in imprints do not consistently mean the same thing.

David Foxon discussed the "meaning of the imprint" in his Lyell Lecture delivered at Oxford in March 1976, with particular attention to "publishers" in the eighteenth-century context:

The fullest form of an imprint is one which names three people, or groups of people:
     London: printed by X (the printer), for Y (the bookseller who owned the copyright), and sold by Z.
In the eighteenth century the printer's name is rarely given, at least in works printed in London, and the form is more commonly:
     London: printed for Y, and sold by Z.
Very often in this period, and particularly for pamphlets, it is further abbreviated to:
     London: printed and sold by Z.
It is this last form which is my present concern. Z is usually what the eighteenth century called 'a publisher', or one who distributes books and pamphlets without having any other responsibility—he does not own the copyright or employ a printer, or even know the author.

He cautions, "The only way to avoid being misled is to regard any imprint which says a book is printed for a publisher as meaning it is sold by him" (5).

D. F. McKenzie coined the term "trade publisher" for these publishers in his Sandars Lectures, also in 1976, on the grounds that their principal role was to publish on behalf of other members of the book trade (Treadwell 100).

Michael Treadwell cautions that "In this period the imprint 'London: Printed and sold by A.B.' normally means 'Printed at London, and sold by A.B.' and must not be taken to mean that A.B. is a printer in the absence of other evidence." Further, "The imprint 'published by' occurs only rarely in Wing and is almost always associated with the name of a trade publisher" (104). While there are exceptions to the rule, it is "certain," he explains, "that anyone who made a speciality of distributing works for others will show a far higher proportion than normal of imprints in one of the 'sold by' forms" (116), which appear in the imprint as "sold by," "printed and sold by," or "published by" (104). Treadwell gives Walter Kettilby as an example of "a fairly typical copyright-owning bookseller" (106)—his role is almost always designated by the phrase "printed for" on imprints.

A final caution: publisher is a word that should be used with some deliberation. Samuel Johnson defines it simply as "One who puts out a book into the world," but "published by" rarely appears on the imprint until later in the eighteenth century, and then primarily associated with newspapers and pamphlets. Treadwell observes that John Dunton names only five publishers among the 200 binders and booksellers in his autobiographical Life and Errors (1705) wherein he undertakes "to draw the Character of the most Eminent [Stationers] in the Three Kingdoms" (100). Treadwell also remarks, however, that "in law, anyone who offered a work for sale 'published' it. In this sense every work had one or more 'publishers', and every bookseller, mercury, and hawker was a 'publisher'" (114).

See:

  • Terry Belanger, "From Bookseller to Publisher: Changes in the London Book Trade, 1750–1850," in Book Selling and Book Buying. Aspects of the Nineteenth-Century British and North American Book Trade, ed. Richard G. Landon (Chicago: American Library Association, 1978).
  • Bricker, Andrew Benjamin. "Who was 'A. Moore'? The Attribution of Eighteenth-Century Publications with False and Misleading Imprints," in The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 110.2 (2016).
  • John Dunton, The Life and Errors of John Dunton (London: Printed for S. Malthus, 1705).
  • John Feather, "The Commerce of Letters: The Study of the Eighteenth-Century Book Trade," Eighteenth-Century Studies 17 (1984).
  • David Foxon, Pope and the Early Eighteenth-Century Book Trade, ed. James McLaverty (Oxford University Press, 1991).
  • Samuel Johnson, Dictionary of the English Language, (printed for J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A. Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755).
  • D.F. McKenzie, The London Book Trade in the Later Seventeenth Century (Sandars lectures in bibliography, 1977).
  • Michael Treadwell, "London Trade Publishers 1675–1750," The Library sixth series, vol. 4, no. 2 (1982).

Printed for David Lyon

  • Brooke, Ralph. A discoverie of certaine errours published in print in the much commended Britannia, 1594. Very preiudicial to the discentes and successions of the auncient nobilitie of this realme. By Ralphe Brooke, Yorke Herault at Armes. Quam quisque norit Artem, in hac se exerceat. To which are added, the learned Mr. Camden's answer to this book; and Mr. Brooke's reply. Now first Published from an Original Manuscript in the Library of John Anstis Esq; Garter King at Arms. London: printed for James Woodman and David Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]. ESTC No. T144032. Grub Street ID 190976.
  • Jones, Inigo. The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, Vulgarly called Stone-Heng, on Salisbury Plain, restored, By Inigo Jones, Esq; Architect General to the King. To which are added, The Chorea Gigantum, or, Stone-Heng Restored to the Danes, By Doctor Charleton; and Mr. Webb's Vindication of Stone-Heng Restored, In Answer to Dr. Charleton's Reflections; with Observations upon the Orders and Rules of Architecture in Use among the Antient Romans. Before the whole are prefixed, Certain Memoirs relating to the Life of Inigo Jones; With his Effigics, Engrav'd by Hollar; as also Dr. Charleton's, by P. Lombart; and four new Views of Stone-Heng, in its present Situation: With above twenty other Copper-Plates, and a compleat Index to the entire Collection. The second edition.. London: printed [by James Bettenham?] for D. Browne junior, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar, and J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXV. [1725]. ESTC No. T41440. Grub Street ID 270354.
  • Boisguillebert, Pierre Le Pesant; Haywood, Eliza, translator. Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots: being the secret history of her life, and the real causes of all her misfortunes. Containing a relation of many particular transactions in her reign; never yet published in any collection. Translated from the French, by Mrs. Eliza Haywood. London: printed [by Henry Woodfall] for D. Browne junior, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar; S. Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall; and J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXV. [1725]. ESTC No. T39014. Grub Street ID 268382.
  • Philips, Erasmus. The state of the nation, in respect to her commerce, debts, and money. London: printed for J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, MDCCXXV. [1725]. ESTC No. T26225. Grub Street ID 258406.
  • Charleton, Walter. Chorea Gigantum: or, the most famous antiquity of Great Britain vulgarly called Stone-Heng, standing on Salisbury-Plain, restored to the Danes. By Walter Charleton, M.D. and Physician in Ordinary to His Majesty. The second edition.. London: printed [by James Bettenham?] for D. Browne junior, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar, and J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXV. [1725]. ESTC No. T30633. Grub Street ID 261484.
  • Charleton, Walter. Chorea Gigantum: or, the most famous antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, standing on Salisbury-Plain, restored to the Danes. By Walter Charleton, M.D. and Physician in Ordinary to His Majesty. The second edition.. London: printed [by James Bettenham?] for D. Browne junior, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar, and J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXV. [1725]. ESTC No. T30634. Grub Street ID 261485.
  • Jebb, S. The history of the life and reign of Mary Queen of Scots, and Dowager of France. Extracted from original records and writers of credit. London: printed [by James Bettenham] for J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, and C. Davis, in Hatton-Garden, M,DCC,XXV. [1725]. ESTC No. T95524. Grub Street ID 315033.
  • Philips, Erasmus. The state of the nation, in respect to her commerce, debts, and money. The second edition, with additions.. London: printed for J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, MDCCXXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T9340. Grub Street ID 313102.
  • Somner, William. A treatise of gavelkind, both name and thing. Shewing The True Etymologie and Derivation of the One, the Nature, Antiquity, and Original of the Other. With sundry emergent Observations, both pleasant and profitable to be known of Kentish-Men and others, especially such as are studious, either of the ancient Custome, or the Common Law of this Kingdome. By (a well-willer to both) William Somner. The second edition corrected from the many errors of the former impression. To which is added, the life of the author, Written, newly revis'd, and much enlarged by the present Lord Bishop of Peterborough. London: printed for F. Gyles in Holborn, J. Woodman and D. Lyon in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, and C. Davis in Hatton-Garden, M,DCC,XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T132060. Grub Street ID 181017.
  • Boisguillebert, Pierre Le Pesant; Haywood, Eliza; Haywood, Eliza, translator. Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots: being the secret history of her life, and the real causes of all her misfortunes. Containing a relation of many particular transactions in her reign; never yet published in any collection. Translated from the French. The second edition.. London: printed [by Henry Woodfall] for D. Browne junior, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar; S. Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall; and J. Woodman and D. Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T95188. Grub Street ID 314713.
  • Bradley, Richard. The country gentleman and farmer's monthly director. Containing necessary instructions for the management and improvement of a farm, in every month of the year. Wherein is directed the Times and Seasons proper for Ploughing and Sowing of all sorts of Corn or Grain; the Planting and Managing of Hops, Liquorice, Madder, Saffron, and such other Crops as stand more than one Year on the Ground. The Times of Planting and Cutting of Coppice or Springs of Wood, and Felling of Timber; the Breeding and Feeding of Poultry, Rabbits, Fish, Swine, and all sorts of Cattle. With several Particulars relating to the Improvement of Bees, never before made publick. By R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F. R. S. London: printed for James Woodman, and David Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T14512. Grub Street ID 191881.
  • More, Cresacre. The life of Sir Thomas More, Kt. Lord High Chancellour of England under K. Henry the Eighth, And His Majesty's Embassadour to the Courts of France and Germany. By his great grandson, Thomas More, Esq;. London: printed for James Woodman and David Lyon, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T86087. Grub Street ID 306348.
  • Houghton, John. A collection for the improvement of husbandry and trade. Consisting of many valuable materials relating to corn, cattle, coals, hops, wool, &c. With a compleat catalogue of the several sorts of earths, and their proper product; the best sorts of manure for each; with the art of draining and flooding of lands; as also full and exact histories of trades, as malting, brewing, &c. the description and structure of instruments for husbandry, and carriages, with the manner of their imrovement; an account of the rivers of England, &c. and how far they may be made navigable; of weights and measures, of woods, cordage, and metals; of building and stowage, the vegetation of plants, &c. with many other useful particulars, communicated by several eminent members of the Royal Society, to the collector, John Houghton, F.R.S. Now revised, corrected, and published, with a preface and useful indexes, by Richard Bradley, F.R.S. and professor of botany in the University of Cambridge. In three volumes. London: printed for Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street, Covent Garden, M,DCC,XXVII. [i.e. 1727-28]. ESTC No. T69068. Grub Street ID 293165.
  • Gordon, Alexander. Itinerarium septentrionale: or, A journey thro' most of the counties of Scotland, and those in the north of England. In two parts. Part I. Containing an account of all the monuments of Roman antiquity, found and collected in that journey, and exhibited in order to illustrate the Roman history in those parts of Britain, from the first invasion by Julius Caesar, till Julius Agricola's march into Caledonia, in the reign of Vespasian. And thence more fully to their last abandoning the island, in the reign of Thedosius Junior. With a particular description of the Roman walls in Cumberland, Northumberland, and Scotland; their different stations, watch-towers, turrets, exploratory castles, height, breadth, and all their dimensions; taken by an actual geometrical survey from sea to sea: with all the altars and inscriptions found on them: as also a view of the several places of encampment, made by the Romans, their castles, military ways, &c. Part II. An account of the Danish invasions on Scotland,. London: Printed for F. Gyles in Holbourn; D. Browne, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar; Woodman and Lyon, in Russel Street, Covent-Garden; and C. Davis in Hatton Garden, MDCCXXVII. [1727]. ESTC No. N8655. Grub Street ID 53560.
  • Jebb, S. The life of Robert Earl of Leicester, the favourite of Queen Elizabeth: drawn from original writers and records. London: printed for Woodman and Lyon, in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, and C. Davis in Hatton-Garden, M,DCC,XXVII. [1727]. ESTC No. T76839. Grub Street ID 299115.
  • The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, kt. Which treateth of the way to Hierusalem; and of Marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. New publish'd entire from an original MS in the Cotton Library. London: Printed for Woodman, and Lyon, in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, and C. Davis, in Hatton-Garden, 1727. ESTC No. T100821. Grub Street ID 154733.
  • Bradley, Richard. The country gentleman and farmer's monthly director. Containing necessary instructions for the management and improvement of a farm, in every month of the year. Wherein is directed the times and seasons proper for ploughing and sowing of all sorts of corn for grain; the planting and managing of hops, liquorice, madder, saffron, and such other crops as stand more than one year on the ground. The times of planting and cutting of coppice or springs of wood, and felling of timber; the breeding and feeding of poultry, rabbits, fish, swine, and all sorts of cattle. With several particulars relating to the improvement of bees, never before made publick. By R. Bradley, professor of botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S. The third edition. With large additions and improvements.. London: Printed for Woodman and Lyon in Russel-street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]. ESTC No. T184841. Grub Street ID 221118.
  • Bradley, Richard. A complete body of husbandry; collected from the practice and experience of the most considerable farmers in Britain. Particularly setting forth the various ways of improving land, by hollow ditching, dreining, double plowing, grafing, enclosing, watering and manureing. With particular directions for the fertilising of broom-ground, heath-ground, furze, bushey, and chilturn-ground: Also the method of improvement, bu affortting proper plants to lands, and of shifting crops. To which is added several particulars relating to the preservation of the game; and stated accounts of the expence and profits of arable, pasture, meadow and wood lands. Adorn'd with cuts. By R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S. London: printed for James Woodman, and David Lyon, in Russel-street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]. ESTC No. T6450. Grub Street ID 289529.
  • Fontenelle, Bernard Le Bovier de. The life of Sir Isaac Newton; with an account of his writings. By M. Fontenelle, Of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. London: printed for James Woodman and David Lyon in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]. ESTC No. T95264. Grub Street ID 314784.
  • Vertot. The history of the knights of Malta. By Mons. L'Abbe de Vertot. Illustrated With LXXI. Heads of the Grand Masters, &c. Engraved by the best Hands in France, from the Original Paintings, under the Inspection of Mons. Bologne, Director, of the Royal Academy of Painting. With Maps by Mons. de Lille, and the Plans and Fortifications of Malta by the Chevalier de Tigne. And a compleat Index to the whole. In Two Volumes. London: printed for G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey's-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; D. Browne without Temple-Bar; Mess. Groenewegen, Prevost, and Vanderhoeck, in the Strand; C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row; and T. Osborne near Grey's-Inn Walks, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]. ESTC No. T53873. Grub Street ID 280753.
  • Bradley, Richard. The country housewife and lady's director, in the management of a house, and the delights and profits of a farm. Containing instructions for managing the brew-house, and malt-liquors in the cellar; the making of wines of all forts. Directions for the dairy, in the improvement of butter and cheese upon the worst of soils; the feeding and making of brawn; the ordering of fish, fowl, herbs, roots, and all other useful branches belonging to a country-seat, in the most elegant manner for the table. Practical observation concerning distilling; with the best method of making ketchup, and many other curious and durable sauces. The whole distributed in their proper months, from the beginning to the end of the year. With particular remarks relating to the drying of kilming of saffron. By R. Bradley. professor of botony in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S. The third edition.. London: Printed for Woodman and Lyon in Russel-street, Covent-Garden, M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]. ESTC No. T184839. Grub Street ID 221117.
  • Voltaire. La henriade de Mr. de Voltaire. Seconde édition revûe, corrigée, & augmentée de remarques critiques sur cet ouvrage.. Londres: chez Woodman & Lyon dans Russel-Street, Covent-Carden, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]. ESTC No. T130276. Grub Street ID 179437.