Publications of David Dickson

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 David Dickson

  • The new Jamaica almanack, and register, calculated to the meridian of the island for the year of our Lord 1795. Being bissextile of leap year. ... Saint Jago de la Vega: printed by David Dickson for Thomas Stevenson stationer, Kingston, [1795?]. ESTC No. N50965. Grub Street ID 34989.

Author

  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the last fifty psalmes, from Ps. 100. to the end. By David Dickson. Professor of Divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh: Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy. London: printed by T[homas]. R[atcliffe]. and E[dward]. M[ottorshed]. for Joseph Cranford, at the Phoenix in Pauls Church-yard, 1654. ESTC No. R41095. Grub Street ID 122819.
  • Dickson, David. Trve christian love: to bee sung with any of the common tunes of the psalmes. [Edinburgh]: Printed by I. W[reittoun] for Iohn Wilson and are to be sould at his shop in Glasgow, 1634. ESTC No. S91715. Grub Street ID 150699.
  • Dickson, David. A short explanation of the epistle of Paul to the Hebrewes. By David Dickson, preacher of God's Word, at Irwin, in Scotland. Dublin: printed by the Society of Stationers, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1637. ESTC No. S770. Grub Street ID 149390.
  • Dickson, David. Expositio analytica omnium apostolicarum epistolarum: seu, Brevis introductio ad pleniores commentarios, in vsum studiosorum theologiæ: operâ Davidis Dicsoni, in academia Glasguensi theologiæ professoris. Glasguæ: excudebat Georgius Andersonus, anno 1645. ESTC No. R10706. Grub Street ID 59054.
  • Dickson, David. A brief exposition of the evangel of Jesus Christ, according to Matthew. By David Dikson, preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and professor of Divinity in the University of Glasgow. London: printed for Ralph Smith, at the sign of the Bible in Cornhill near the royall Exchange, 1647. ESTC No. R6475. Grub Street ID 126819.
  • Dickson, David. Expositio analytica omnium Apostolicarum Epistolarum: seu, brevis introductio ad pleniores commentarios, in vsum studiosorum theologiæ. Operâ Davidis Dicsoni, In Academia glasguensi theologiæ professoris. Glasguæ: excudebat Georgius Andersonus & vænuntur ab Andræ Crook & Ægidio Calvert., Anno Dom. 1647. ESTC No. R13817. Grub Street ID 61891.
  • Dickson, David. A brief exposition of the euangel of Jesus Christ, according to Matthew by David Dickson, Preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and professor of Divinitie in the Universitie of Glasgow. Printed at Glasgow: in Hutchesons Hospitall, by George Anderson, 1647. And are to be sold at James Grayes buith, at the upper side of the Great Kirk-Stile, at Edinburgh, [1647]. ESTC No. R13051. Grub Street ID 61180.
  • Dickson, David. A short explanation, of the Epistle of Paul to the Hebrevves. By David Dickson, preacher of the Gospel of Iesus Christ, and professor of Divinity in the University of Glascow [sic]. Cambridge: printed for Roger Daniel for Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold at the Marygold in Pauls Church-yard, 1649. ESTC No. R748. Grub Street ID 127741.
  • Dickson, David. A brief exposition of the evangel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew. By David Dickson, Preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and Professor of Divinity in the University of Glasgow. London: printed for Ralph Smith, at the sign of the Bible in Cornhil, neer the Royall Exchange, 1651. ESTC No. R13881. Grub Street ID 61946.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the first fifty Psalms: by David Dickson, Professor of Divinity in the colledge of Edenburgh. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy, Nov. 15. 1652. London: printed by T.M. for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornehill, neer the Royal-Exchange, 1653. ESTC No. R208892. Grub Street ID 85112.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the other fifty Psalmes, from Ps. 50. to Ps. 100 By David Dickson professour of divinity in the colledge of Edenburgh. Imprimatur, July 16. 1653. Edmund Calamy. London: printed by T[homas]. R[atcliffe]. & E[dward]. M[ottershed]. for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange, 1653. ESTC No. R19237. Grub Street ID 77023.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the last fifty Psalmes, from Ps. 100. to the end. By David Dickson. Professor of Divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy. London: printed by T.R. and E.M. for Tho. Johnson at the golden Key in S. Pauls Church-yard, an. Dom. 1654. ESTC No. R31324. Grub Street ID 114126.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the first fifty Psalms: by David Dickson, Professor of Divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh. The second edition corrected. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy, Nov. 15. 1652. London: printed by T. M. for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, neer the Royal Exchange, 1655. ESTC No. R175951. Grub Street ID 68657.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the last fifty Psalms: from Psal. 100. to the end. By David Dickson, Professour of Divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh. The second edition corrected. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy. London: printed by T. M. for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, neer the Royal Exchange, 1655. ESTC No. R175952. Grub Street ID 68658.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication upon the other fifty Psalms: from Psal. 50. to Psal. 100. By David Dickson, professour of divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh. The second edition corrected. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy, July 16. 1653. London: printed by T.M. for Thomas Johnson at the Key in Pauls Church-yard, 1655. ESTC No. R209625. Grub Street ID 85856.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the last fifty Psalmes, from Ps. 100. to the end. By David Dickson. Professor of Divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy. London: printed by T.R. and E.M. for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange, an. Dom. 1654 [i.e. 1655]. ESTC No. R209628. Grub Street ID 85858.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication upon the last fifty Psalms: from Psal. 100. to the end. By David Dickson, professour of divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh. The second edition corrected. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy. London: printed by T.M. for Thomas Johnson at the Golden Key in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1655. ESTC No. R6474. Grub Street ID 126818.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love. To be sung with any of the common tunes of the Psalms. Edinburgh: printed by Andro Anderson, anno Dom. 1655. ESTC No. R32402. Grub Street ID 115114.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication of the first fifty Psalms: by David Dickson, professor of divinity in the colledge of Edenburgh. The second edition corrected. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy, Nov. 15. 1652. London: printed by T.M. for Thomas Johnson at the Key in Pauls Church-yard, 1655. ESTC No. R24996. Grub Street ID 108721.
  • Dickson, David. A brief explication upon the other fifty Psalms: from Psal. 50. to Psal. 100. By David Dickson, professour of divinity in the Colledge of Edenburgh. The second edition corrected. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy, July 16. 1653. London: printed by T.M. for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, neer the Royal Exchange, 1655. ESTC No. R228040. Grub Street ID 100788.
  • Dickson, David. Therapeutica sacra, seu, De curandis casibus conscientiæ circa regenerationem, per fϤerum divinorum prudentem applicationem. Libri tres. Authore Davide Dicsono SS. Theologiæ Professore in Academia Edinburgena. Londini: impensis Societatis Stationariorum, 1656. ESTC No. R207355. Grub Street ID 83752.
  • Dickson, David. Therapeutica sacra, seu, De curandis casibus conscientiæ circa regenerationem, per fœderum divinorum prudentem applicationem. Libri tres∙ Authore Davide Dicsono SS. Theologiæ Professore in Academia Edinburgena. Edinburgi: excudebat Christophorus Higgins, anno Dom. 1656. ESTC No. R24998. Grub Street ID 108723.
  • Dickson, David. An exposition of all St. Pauls epistles, together with an explanation of those other epistles of the apostles, St. James, Peter, John & Jude: wherein the sense of every chapter and verse is analytically unfolded, and the text enlightened. By David Dickson, professor of Divinity in the Univesity of Glascoe. Published for the benefit of such as desire clearly to understand, and rightly to improve the scriptures. London: printed by R[obert]. I[bbitson]. for Francis Eglesfield, and are to bee sold at the Marygold in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1659. ESTC No. R7896. Grub Street ID 128113.
  • Dickson, David. Therapeutica sacra shewing briefly the method of healing the diseases of the conscience, concerning regeneration / written first in Latine by David Dickson ; and thereafter translated by him. Edinburgh: Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1664. ESTC No. R24294. Grub Street ID 108096.
  • Dickson, David. The summe of saving knowledge with the practical use thereof. Edinburgh: Printed by George Swintoun and Thomas Brown and are to be sould by James Glen and Da[vid] Trench, 1671. ESTC No. R24997. Grub Street ID 108722.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love. To be sung withany of the common tunes of the psalms. Edinburgh: printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, 1680. ESTC No. R174558. Grub Street ID 67721.
  • Dickson, David. Truths victory over error. Or, An abridgement of the chief controversies in religion, which since the Apostles days to this time, have been, and are in agitation, between those of the orthodox faith, and all adversaries whatsoever; a list of whose names are set down after the epistle to the reader. Wherein, by going through all the chapters of the Confession of faith, one by one, and propounding out of them, by way of question, all the controverted assertions; and answering by yes, or no, there is a clear confirmation of the truth; and an evident confutation of wha tenets and opinions, are maintain'd by the adversaries. A treatise. Most useful for all persons, who desire to be instructed in the true Protestant religion, who would shun in these last days, and perillous times, the infection of errors and heresies, and all dangerous tenets and opinions, contrar to the Word of God. Edinburgh: printed by John Reid, anno Dom. 1684. ESTC No. R3405. Grub Street ID 116595.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love. : To be sung with any of the common tunes of the Psalms. [Glasgow?: Robert Sanders?], Printed in the year, 1686. ESTC No. R174559. Grub Street ID 67722.
  • Dickson, David. Therapeutica sacra: shewing briefly, the method of healing the diseases of the conscience, concerning regeneration. Written in Latine by David Dickson Professor of Divinity in the Colledge of Edinburgh: and thereafter translated by him. Edinburgh: printed by James Watson, in Wariston's Closs, over-against the Lucken-booths, 1695. ESTC No. R41706. Grub Street ID 123265.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love. To be sung with any of the common tunes of the Psalms. Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, one of His Majesties printers, 1700. ESTC No. R174560. Grub Street ID 67724.
  • Dickson, David. The true comfort of a Christian, or, food for a distressed soul. By Mr. David Dick preacher of God's word at Irwin. Edinburgh: printed by James Watson, 1718. ESTC No. T176997. Grub Street ID 213967.
  • Dickson, David. Truth's victory over error. Or, an abridgement of the chief controversies in religion, which since the Apostles days to this time, have been, and are in agitation, between those of the orthodox faith, and all adversaries whatsoever; ... A treatise most useful for all persons, who desire to be instructed in the true Protestant religion, ... Glasgow: printed by William Duncan, 1725. ESTC No. T177359. Grub Street ID 214306.
  • Dickson, David. Truth's victory over error: or, the true principles of the Christian religion stated and vindicated ... Written by the late ... David Dickson ... To this edition is prefix'd, a short account of the author's life, by ... Robert Wodrow, ... Glasgow: printed for Robert Smith; and sold by him, 1743. ESTC No. N34551. Grub Street ID 22917.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love. To be sung with any of the common tunes of the psalms. Written by the late Reverend and learned Mr. David Dickson, ... To which is added, Hony drops, or, chrystal streams flowing from Christ the fountain and head thereof. Glasgow: printed for, and sold by James Mewross, in Kilmarnock, 1745. ESTC No. T176966. Grub Street ID 213936.
  • Dickson, David. Truth's victory over error: or, the true principles of the Christian religion stated and vindicated ... by the late ... David Dickson, ... To this edition is prefix'd, a short account of the author's life, by ... Robert Wodrow, ... Glasgow: printed by John Hall; for Daniel Baxter, 1749. ESTC No. N34553. Grub Street ID 22919.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love. To be sung with any of the common tunes of the psalms. Written by the late Reverend and learned Mr. David Dickson, ... To which is added, Hony drops, or, chrystal streams flowing from Christ the fountain and head thereof. Glasgow: printed in the year, 1751. ESTC No. T176961. Grub Street ID 213933.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love; to be sung with any of the common tunes of the psalms. Written by the late Reverend and learned Mr. David Dickson, ... To which is added, Honey-drops, or, chrystal streams: flowing from Christ, the fountain and head thereof. Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, and sold by him at his shop, 1764. ESTC No. T176964. Grub Street ID 213935.
  • Dickson, David. Truth's victory over error: or, the true principles of the Christian religion, stated and vindicated Against the following Heresies, viz. Arians Arminians Anabaptists Antinomians Brounists Donatists Epicureans Eutychians Erastians Familists Jesuits Independents Libertines Manicheans Pelagians Papists Quakers Socinians Sabellians Scepticks Vaninians, &c. The whole being a Commentary on all the Chapters of the Confession of Faith, by Way of Question and Answer: In which, the Saving Truths of our holy Religion are confirmed and established; and the dangerous Errors and Opinions of its Adversaries detected and confuted. Written by the late Reverend and Learned Mr. David Dickson, Professor of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh. To this edition is prefix'd a short account of the author's life, by the late Reverend Mr. Robert Wodrow, Minister of the Gospel at Eastwood. Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, and sold at his shop in the Salt-Market, 1764. ESTC No. T133768. Grub Street ID 182491.
  • Dickson, David. True Christian love. To be sung with any of the common tunes of the psalms. By the late Reverend and learned Mr. David Dickson, ... To which is added, Honey-drops, or chrystal-streams; flowing from Christ, the fountain and head thereof. Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, and sold by him at his shop, 1772. ESTC No. T176963. Grub Street ID 213934.
  • Dickson, David. Truth's victory over error: or, the true principles of the Christian religion, stated and vindicated. Against the following Heresies, viz. Arians Arminians Anabaptists Antinomians Brounists Donatists Epicureans Eutychians Erastians Familists Jesuits Independents Libertines Manicheans Pelagians Papists Quakers Socinians Sabellians Scepticks Vaninians, &c. The whole being a Commentary on all the Chapters of the Confession of Faith, by Way of Question and Answer: In which, the saving Truths of our holy Religion are confirmed and established; and the dangerous Errors and Opinions of its Adversaries detected and confuted. Written by the late Reverend and Learned Mr. David Dickson, Professor of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh. To this edition is prefixed, A short account of the author's life, by the late Reverend Mr. Robert Wodrow, Minister of the Gospel at Eastwood. Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, and sold at his shop in the Salt-Market, 1772. ESTC No. T133767. Grub Street ID 182490.
  • Dickson, David. Truth's victory over error: or, the true principles of the Christian religion, stated and vindicated against the following Heresies, viz. Arians Arminians Anabaptists Antinomians Brownists Donatists Epicureans Eutychians Erastians Familists Jesuits Independents Libertines Manicheans Pelagians Papists Quakers Socinians Sabellians Sceptics Vaninians, &c. The whole being a Commentary on all the Chapters of the Confession of Faith, by way of Question and Answer: In which, the saving Truths of our holy Religion are confirmed and established; and the dangerous Errors and Opinions of its Adversaries detected and confuted. Written by the late Reverend and Learned Mr. David Dickson, Professor of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh. To this edition is prefixed, A short account of the author's life, by the late Reverend Mr. Robert Wodrow, Minister of the Gospel at Eastwood. Kilmarnock: printed by John Wilson, M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]. ESTC No. T133766. Grub Street ID 182489.
  • Dickson, David. Truth's victory over error: or, the true principles of the Christian religion, stated and vindicated ... by the late ... David Dickson, ... To this edition is perfixed [sic], a short account of the author's life, by ... Robert Wodrow, ... Aberdeen: printed and sold by John Boyle, 1790. ESTC No. T177357. Grub Street ID 214304.