Publications of Henry Woodfall Senior

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):

  1. "printed and sold by x"; "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x" and so on.

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, but sold by encompasses a number of roles. Booksellers or individuals who owned the copyright are generally 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 rather than a copyright holder. 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.

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 by Henry Woodfall Senior

  • Keill, John. An introduction to natural philosophy: or, philosophical lectures read in the University of Oxford, Anno Dom. 1700. To which are added, the demonstrations of Monsieur Huygens's Theorems, concerning the centrifugal force and circular motion. By John Keill ... Translated from the last edition of the Latin. London: printed by H[enry] W[oodfall] for William and John Innys; and John Osborn, 1720. ESTC No. T26555. Grub Street ID 258548.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The fair captive: a tragedy. As it is acted by His Majesty's servants. London: printed [by Henry Woodfall] for T. Jauncy; and H. Cole, 1721. ESTC No. T75904. Grub Street ID 298490.
  • Haywood, Eliza. A wife to be lett: a comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by his Majesty's servants. Written by Mrs. Eliza Haywood. London: printed [by Henry Woodfall] for Dan. Browne junr. at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar; and Sam. Chapman, at the Angel in Pall-Mall, M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]. ESTC No. T75410. Grub Street ID 298135.
  • Davys, Mary. The reform'd coquet; a novel. By Mrs. Davys, author of the humours of York. London: printed by H. Woodfall, for the author; and sold by J.Stephens, at the Bible in Butcher-Row, near St. Clement's Church, M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]. ESTC No. T10261. Grub Street ID 156358.
  • Davys, Mary. The works of Mrs. Davys: consisting of, plays, novels, poems, and familiar letters. Several of which never before publish'd ... London: printed by H. Woodfall, for the author: and sold by J. Stevens, 1725. ESTC No. T202035. Grub Street ID 233093.
  • Berkeley, George. A proposal for the better supplying of churches in our foreign plantations, and for converting the savage Americans to Christianity, by a college to be erected in the Summer Islands, otherwise called the Isles of Bermuda. London: printed by H. Woodfall, at Elzevir's-Head without Temple-Bar: and sold by J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1725. ESTC No. N12201. Grub Street ID 2212.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The distress'd orphan, or love in a mad-house. London: printed [by Henry Woodfall] for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms, in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T57435. Grub Street ID 283709.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The distress'd orphan, or love in a mad-house. London: Printed [by Henry Woodfall] for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms, in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. N7941. Grub Street ID 52851.
  • Haywood, Eliza. Memoirs of a certain island adjacent to the Kingdom of Utopia. Written by a celebrated author of that country. Now translated into English. Vol.II. London: printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T75391. Grub Street ID 298117.
  • Haywood, Eliza. Memoirs of a certain island adjacent to the Kingdom of Utopia. Written by a celebrated author of that country. Now translated into English. Vol. I. London: printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T75392. Grub Street ID 298118.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The distress'd orphan, or love in a mad-house. London: printed [by Henry Woodfall] for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms, in Warwick-Lane, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. N55346. Grub Street ID 38860.
  • Furber, Robert. A catalogue of great variety of the best and choicest fruit-trees: that best thrive in our climate of England. Placed in the Order their Fruits ripen successively, and the Time of their keeping to perfect Maturity through the several Seasons of the Year. Allowing the Difference of Seasons and Situations, which alters the Colours, Shape, Goodness, and Time of Ripening, as the Soil and Summer proves. Collected by many Years Experience, increased, and to be sold by Robert Furber, At his Nursery over-against the Park-Gate, at Kensington, near London. [London: printed by Henry Woodfall], M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]. ESTC No. T141248. Grub Street ID 188819.
  • Forbes, Duncan. A letter to a bishop, concerning some important discoveries in philosophy and theology. London: printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by A. Dodd, the Peacock without Temple-Bar, [1732]. ESTC No. T67223. Grub Street ID 291857.
  • Montagu, Richard. R. Montagu at the General Post-Office in Great Queen's-Street ... has opened a new convenient ware-house, with a catalogue of curious books; ... to begin selling on Monday, March, 6, 1731-2. ... [London]: [printed by Henry Woodfall], [1732]. ESTC No. T68080. Grub Street ID 292411.
  • Haywood, Eliza. Secret histories, novels, and poems. In four volumes. Written by Mrs. Eliza Haywood. Vol. I. London: printed [by Samuel Richardson, Henry Woodfall and another printer] for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch, in Pater-Noster-Row; D. Browne, without Temple-Bar; T. Astley, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and T. Green, at Charing-Cross, M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]. ESTC No. T75387. Grub Street ID 298113.
  • The compleat mineral laws of Derbyshire, taken from the originals. I. The High Peak Laws, with their Customs. II. Stony Middleton and Eame, with a new Article made 1733. III. The Laws of the Manour of Ashforth-I'th'-Water. IV. The Low Peak Articles, with their Laws and Customs. V. The Customs and Laws of the Liberty of Litton. VI. The Laws of the Lordship of Tidswell. And all their Bills of Plaint, Customs, Cross-Bills, Arrests, Plaintiff's Case, or Brief; with all other Forms necessary for all Miners and Maintainers of Mines, within each Manour, Lordship, or Wapentake. London: printed by Henry Woodfall; and sold by Richard Williamson, at Gray's-Inn-Gate in Holborn; John Haxby Bookseller in Sheffield; and by Job Bradley Bookseller in Chesterfield, [1734]. ESTC No. T132215. Grub Street ID 181161.
  • Forbes, Duncan. Some thoughts concerning religion, natural and revealed, and the manner of understanding revelation: tending to shew that Christianity is, indeed very near, as old as the Creation. London: Printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by A. Dodd, at the Peacock, without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]. ESTC No. T155630. Grub Street ID 199332.
  • Forbes, Duncan. Some thoughts concerning religion, natural and revealed, and the manner of understanding revelation: tending to shew that Christianity is, indeed very near, as old as the creation. London: printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by A. Dodd, at the Peacock, without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXV. [1735]. ESTC No. T69308. Grub Street ID 293325.
  • Forbes, Duncan. A letter to a bishop, concerning some important discoveries in philosophy and theology. First printed in the year 1732. London: printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by A. Dodd, 1735. ESTC No. T170940. Grub Street ID 208602.
  • Forbes, Duncan. Some thoughts concerning religion, natural and revealed, and the manner of understanding revelation: tending to shew that Christianity is, indeed very near, as old as the creation. London: printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by A. Dodd, at the Peacock, without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]. ESTC No. T69305. Grub Street ID 293322.
  • Forbes, Duncan. Some thoughts concerning religion, natural and revealed, and the manner of understanding revelation: tending to shew that Christianity is, indeed very near, as old as the creation. London: printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by A. Dodd, at the Peacock, without Temple-Bar, MDCCXXXVI. [1736]. ESTC No. T69311. Grub Street ID 293328.
  • Catcott, A. S. Remarks upon the Observations on a sermon preach'd before the Corporation of Britol, and the Lord-Chief-Justice Hardwick; On Sunday, the 16th Day of August, 1735. Being the Day before the Assizes, By A. S. Catcott, LL. B. And printed by Order of the Corporation. With a Continuation of the Evidence, till the Predictions were complete. With a continuation of the evidence, till the predictions were complete. London: printed by H. Woodfall; and sold by A. Dodd, at the Peacock, without Temple-Bar, [1737]. ESTC No. T106911. Grub Street ID 159987.
  • Pemberton, Henry. Observations on poetry, especially the epic: occasioned by the late poem upon Leonidas. London: printed by H. Woodfall. Sold by J. Brotherton, in Cornhill; J. Nourse, without Temple-Bar; and R. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, 1738. ESTC No. T78168. Grub Street ID 300050.
  • Coleire, Richard. The antiquity and usefulness of instrumental musick in the service of God. In a sermon preach'd at Isleworth, in the county of Middlesex, on Palm-Sunday, 1738, ... By Richard Coleire, ... London: printed by Henry Woodfall: sold by J. Roberts; and A. Dodd, 1738. ESTC No. N16607. Grub Street ID 6176.
  • The philosopher's stone; or grand elixir, discover'd by Friar Bacon; and now publish'd as a counterpart to the degradation of gold by an anti-elixir. With a few notes, by no adept. London: printed by H. Woodfall: sold by J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane; and A. Dodd, without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXIX. [1739]. ESTC No. T129687. Grub Street ID 179093.
  • Swallow, John. Swallow: A New almanack for the year of our Lord 1742. Being the second after Bissextile or Leap-Year And from the World's Creation, 5745. Wherein is contained Things fitting for such a Work; as the Terms and their Returns, the Full, Quarters, and Change of the Moon; the Rising and Setting of the Sun and Moon, Length of Days, Planets, Aspects, and Weather; the Moon's Signs, the Increase or Decrease of every Day in the Year, the Moon's Age, Eclipses, and other Matters of daily Use. Calculated properly for the Famous University and Town of Cambridge, where the North-Pole is elevated 52 Degrees, 12 Min. above the Horizon. And may serve indifferently for any other Place of this Kingdom. Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto. Imprimatur, F. A. London: printed by H. Woodfall, for the Company of Stationers, [1742]. ESTC No. T54622. Grub Street ID 281407.