Publications of W. Oxlade

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 by W. Oxlade

  • Cibber, Colley. The tragical history of King Richard III. Altered from Shakespeare by Colley Cibber, Esq; As performed at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and o vent [sic]-Garden. London: printed and sold by W. Oxlade, 1775. ESTC No. T62177. Grub Street ID 287685.

Sold by W. Oxlade

  • Gay, John. The what d'ye call it. A tragi-comi-pastoral farce. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. Written by Mr. Gay, . London: printed and sold by W. Oxlade, 1775. ESTC No. N25565. Grub Street ID 14917.

Printed for W. Oxlade

  • Garrick's complete jester; or, a library of fun and laughter. Being a general repository of humour, wit, and entertainment. Consisting of Remarkable Tales, Extraordinary Adventures, Entertaining Histories, Pathetic Eastern Stories, Ingenious Bon Mots, Facetious Jests, Poignant Repartees, Choice Conundrums, &c. And every other Species of Humour, Wit, Instruction, and Entertainment. Calculated to Exhilarate the Spirits, to amend the Heart, and to improve the Understanding. London: printed for W. Oxlade, Holborne; Mr. Frobisher, at York, and sold by all other booksellers, [1779?]. ESTC No. N1304. Grub Street ID 2987.