Publications of Samuel Chandler

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 Samuel Chandler

  • Hammond, William. Four discourses delivered in England and Wales, In 1757 and 1758. London: printed by Samuel Chandler, Near Gray's-Inn-Gate, Holborn, and are to be had at the United Brethren's Chapel, in Fetter-Lane, M.DCC.LXI. [1761]. ESTC No. T182708. Grub Street ID 219152.
  • Pennington, Sarah. An unfortunate mother's advice to her absent daughters; in a letter to Miss Pennington. London: printed by S. Chandler, and sold by W. Bristow, next the Great Toy-Shop, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and C. Etherington, Bookseller in York, MDCCLXI. [1761]. ESTC No. T65158. Grub Street ID 290073.
  • Pennington, Sarah. An unfortunate mother's advice to her absent daughters; in a letter to Miss Pennington. London: printed by S. Chandler, and sold by W. Bristow, next the Great Toy-Shop St. Paul's Church-Yard; and C. Ethrington, Bookseller in York, MDCCLXI. [1761]. ESTC No. T79252. Grub Street ID 300828.
  • English, J. Observations on Mr. Sheridan's dissertation concerning the English tongue: shewing the insufficiency of the causes assigned therein for the difficulties in our pronunciation, and pointing out the real causes thereof; together with the numerous errors of the author relative to our language. Part I. By J. English. London: printed by S. Chandler, and sold by J. Wade; M. Kingman; and D. Mercier, 1762. ESTC No. N11062. Grub Street ID 1054.
  • Chandler, Samuel. A review of The history of the man after God's own heart; in which The Falsehoods and Misrepresentations of the Historian are Exposed and Corrected. By Samuel Chandler, D.D.F.R. & A.SS. London: printed by Samuel Chandler for J. Noon, in Little Britain; A. Millar, in the Strand; C. Henderson, at the Royal Exchange; and J. Coote, in Pater-Noster-Row, MD.CC.LXII. [1762]. ESTC No. T63360. Grub Street ID 288617.
  • An equestrian table. Containing the names of the winners of Royal plates of one hundred guineas each. To which is subjoined the get of the greater part of them for the last twenty-eight years, alphabetically digested. London: printed by Samuel Chandler, and sold by Mr. Heber, for the benefit of the compiler, [1763?]. ESTC No. T225394. Grub Street ID 247301.
  • Redmond, William. The principles and constituence of antimony. By William Redmond, M.D. London: printed by S. Chandler, in Holborn; and sold by John Curtis, at Shakespeare's Head, in Fleet-Street; and W. Bristow, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXIII. [1763]. ESTC No. N20466. Grub Street ID 9867.
  • Erskine, Andrew. Letters between the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and James Boswell, Esq;. London: printed by Samuel Chandler; for W. Flexney, 1763. ESTC No. T77329. Grub Street ID 299467.
  • Harwood, Edward. Reflections on the unacceptableness of a death-bed repentance. By E. Harwood. London: printed by Samuel Chandler; and sold by J. Waugh; T. Field; E. Dilly; C. Henderson; W. Flexney; and T. Anderton, in Manchester, 1763. ESTC No. N22118. Grub Street ID 11481.
  • Chandler, Samuel. A critical history of the life of David: in which the Principal Events are ranged in Order of Time; the chief Objections of Mr. Bayle, and Others, against the Character of this Prince, and the Scripture Account of him, and the Occurrences of his Reign, are examined and refuted; and the Psalms which refer to Him, Explained. By the late Rev. Samuel Chandler, D.D. F.R. and A.S.S. In two volumes. Vol. I. London: printed by Samuel Chandler, for J. Buckland, and J. Coote, in Pater-Noster Row, MDCCLXVI. [1766]. ESTC No. T63366. Grub Street ID 288622.
  • Chandler, Samuel. Sermons on the following subjects, viz. The religion of Christ. Christian Morality. Excellence of Christ's Doctrines The Possibility of Miracles. Character of Christ and his Apostles. Design of their Miracles. Certainty of the Miracles. Resurrection of Christ; and Consequences of it. His not appearing to all the People Of Christ's Ascension. The Descent of the Holy Spirit. The Doctrine of a Resurrection explained. The Change made by it in the Saints. Objections against a resurrection answered. By the late reverend Samuel Chandler, D. D. and F. R. and A. S. S. Published from his manuscript; with a preface, giving a brief account of the life, character and writings of the author. By Thomas Amory. Vol. I. London: printed by Sam. Chandler, for the author's widow; and sold by J. Buckland, in Pater-Noster-Row; E. and C. Dilly, in the Poultry; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, M,DCCLXVIII. [1768]. ESTC No. T63371. Grub Street ID 288628.
  • Leadbeater, J.. The gentleman and tradesman’s compleat assistant; or, the whole art of measuring and estimating, made easy. In three parts. Part I. Contains, the Names and exact Prices of all Artificers Work in General, relating to Building, v.z. such as Bricklayers, Carpenters, Joiners, Carvers, Plaisterers, Painters, Masons, Plumbers, Glaziers, Slaters, Paviours, Smiths, &c. Part II. Contains, the Method of squaring Dimensions, or measuring the said Artificers Works at large, thro’ all their various Branches, both by Cross-Multiplication and Inspectionary Tables, to the Extent of an hundred Feet square, including Tables, which shew the Number of Squares, square Yards, and also the Square Root of any Number of Feet, &c. whatsoever required. Part III. Contains, Geometrical Definitions of Lines, Angles, &c with the most useful and necessary Problems, or the Rudiments of Practical Geometry, Mensuration of Superficies, &c. Illustrated with copper-plates. The Whole made perfectly easy and intelligible to the meanest Capacity. By J. Leadbeater, and assistants. London: printed by Samuel Chandler, for H. Webley, Bookseller, in Holborn, near Chancery-Lane; W. Todd, accomptant, in Adam and Eve Court, opposite Poland-Street. Oxford-Road; and H. Turpin, Bookseller, at the Golden Key, in St. John's-Street, West-Smithfield, M.D.CC.LXVIII. [1768]. ESTC No. T121779. Grub Street ID 172538.
  • Leadbeater, J.. The gentleman and tradesman's compleat assistant; or, the whole art of measuring and estimating, made easy. In three parts. Part I. Contains, the Names and exact Prices of all Artificers Work in General, relating to Building, viz. such as Bricklayers, Carpenters, Joiners, Carvers, Plaisterers, Painters, Masons, Plumbers, Glaziers, Slaters, Paviours, Smiths, &c. Part II. Contains, the Method of squaring Dimensions, or measuring the said Artificers Works at large, thro'all their various Branches, both by Cross-Multiplication and Inspectionary Tables, to the Extent of an hundred Feet square, including Tables, which shew the Number of Squares, square Yards, and also the Square Root of any Number of Feet, &c. whatsoever required. Part III. Contains, Geometrical Definitions of Lines, Angles, &c. with the most useful and necessary Problems, or the Rudiments of Practical Geometry, Mensuration of Superficies, &c. Illustrated with copper-plates: The Whole made perfectly easy and intelligible to. London: printed by Samuel Chandler, for H. Webley, Bookseller, in Holborn, near Chancery-Lane; and W. Todd, Accomptant, in Adam and Eve Court, opposite Poland-Street, Oxford-Road, M.D.CC.LXIX. [1769]. ESTC No. T110334. Grub Street ID 162874.
  • Chandler, George, surgeon. A treatise of a cataract, its nature, species, causes and symptoms, With A Distinct Representation of the operations by couching and extraction: and Mr. Daviel's comparative view of their respective merits ; together with Some Hints concerning Means for preventing its Formation, and superseding the Necessity of either Operation; Extracted from the best Authors. With copper plates. By George Chandler, Surgeon. London: printed by Samuel Chandler, for T. Cadell, in the Strand, and Brotherton and Sewell, in Cornhill, M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]. ESTC No. T126100. Grub Street ID 176134.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by Samuel Chandler

  • Hedges, John. A description of the storm that happened in west Kent, In the Month of August, 1763. By John Hedges, A. M. Vicar of Tudely Cum Capella, Kent. London: printed and sold by S. Chandler, at Holborn-Bars, [1763]. ESTC No. T111911. Grub Street ID 163972.