Publications of W. Ellis

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 W. Ellis

  • Claridge, Richard. Tractatus hierographicus: Or. A treatise of the Holy scriptures; Containing I. An exhortation to the diligent reading of the Holy Scriptures. II. A declaration of the true way, whereby we may come to know a profiting in the reading of them. III. That it is by the testimony of the holy spirit of God in the hearts of the faithful, thay they do certainly and favingly know that the Holy Scriptures are given by inspiration of God. IV. Several protestant writers and churches, asserting, that it is only by the testimony of the holy spirit in the hearts of faithful, that they come certainly and favingly to know, that the Holy Scriptures were given by inspriation of God. V. That the holy spirit of god is the principal and only certain and insallible expositor or interpreter of them. VI. That we may certainly know, whether we have the holy spirit of god, and that our doctrine is of him. By Richard Claridge. London: Printed for W. Ellis, bookseller, in St. Alban's-Street, near Pall-Mall; W. Meadows, bookseller, Cornhill; and Paul Stevens, over-against Stationers-Hall, 1751. ESTC No. T232356. Grub Street ID 257479.
  • Claridge, Richard. Tractatus hierographicus: or, a treatise of the Holy Scriptures; Containing I. An Exhortation to the diligent Reading of the Holy Scriptures. II A Declaration of the true Way, whereby we may come to know a Profiting in the Reading of them. III. That it is by the Testimony of the Holy Spirit of God in the Hearts of the Faithful, that they do certainly and savingly know that the Holy Scriptures are given by Inspiration of God. IV. Several Protestant Writers and Churches, asserting, that it is only by the Testimony of the Holy Spirit in the Hearts of the Faithful, that they come certainly and savingly to know, that the Holy Scriptures were given by Inspiration of God. V. That the Holy Spirit of God is the principal and only certain and infallible Expositor Interpreter of them. VI. That we may certainly know, whether we have the Holy Spirit of God, and that our Doctrine is of him. By Richard Claridge. London: printed for W. Ellis, Bookseller, in St. Alban's-Street, near Pall-Mall; John Jefferis, Bookseller, in Ludgate-Street; and Paul Stevens, over-against Stationers-Hall, 1751. ESTC No. T106021. Grub Street ID 159220.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by W. Ellis

  • The glorious truth of universal grace and attonement, exalted: in a treatise concerning I. Election and reprobation, necessity and freedom. II. The divine prescience. III. The Extent and Intent of the Death of Jesus Christ. IV. The Divinity, Universality and Sufficiency of the Light, Spirit, and Grace of God. V. The Gospel, and Law of Grace. VI. The State of the Heathen. Vii. The Perseverance or Defectibility of the Saints. Viii. With a clear and full Answer to the strongest Objections usually made against Universal Grace and Attonement. By Thomas Thompson. The third edition. London: printed and sold by W. Ellis, Bookseller, in St. Alban's Street, near St. James's Square, MDCCLI. [1751]. ESTC No. T97580. Grub Street ID 316987.