Publications of John Wilson

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 John Wilson

  • The friendly instructor; or, a companion for young ladies and young gentlemen: ... in plain and familiar dialogues. With a recommendatory preface, by the Rev. Dr. Doddridge. London: printed and sold by John Wilson; and James Hodges, 1741. ESTC No. N47397. Grub Street ID 32090.

Author

  • Wilson, John. The English martyrologe conteyning a summary of the liues of the glorious and renowned saintes of the three kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Collected and distributed into moneths, after the forme of a calendar, according to euery saintes festiuity. VVherunto i annexed in the end a catalogue of those, who haue suffered death in England for defence of the Catholicke cause, since King Henry the 8. his breach with the Sea Apostolicke, vnto this day. By a Catholicke priest. [Saint-Omer: Printed at the English College Press] Permissu superiorum, anno 1608. ESTC No. S120085. Grub Street ID 139722.
  • Wilson, John. A song or, story, for the lasting remembrance of diuers famous works, which God hath done in our time. With an addition of certaine other verses (both Latine and English) to the same purpose. London: Printed by R. Young for I. Bartlet, at the golden Cup in Cheape-side, 1626. ESTC No. S117655. Grub Street ID 137324.
  • Wilson, John. Some helpes to faith. Shewing the necessity, grounds, kindes, degrees, and signes of it. Clearing diuers doubts, and answering obiections made by the soule in temptation. Seruing also for a tryall of a mans spirituall estate. The second edition, explaining and inlarging something in the former. By Iohn Wilson, Preacher of Gods Word in Guildford. London: printed for Robert Milbourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Greyhound in Pauls Churchyard, 1629. ESTC No. S95878. Grub Street ID 153770.
  • Wilson, John. Zachevs converted: or, The rich publicans repentance. restitution. In which, the mysteries of the doctrine of conversion, are sweetly laid open and applyed for the establishing of the weakest. Also of riches in their getting, keeping, expending: with divers things about almes and restitution, and many other materiall points and cases in [ ... ] By Iohn Wilson, late preacher of Gods word in Guilford.Zacheus converted: or, the rich publicans repentance. Printed at London: by T. Cotes, for Iohn Bellamy, and are to be sold at the three Golden Lyons in Corne hill, 1631. ESTC No. S95879. Grub Street ID 153771.
  • Wilson, John. The English martyrologe conteyning a summary of the most renowned and illustrious saints of the three kingdomes England, Ireland, & Scotland. Collected, reuiewed, & much augumented in this second edition, by I.W. p. [St. Omer: printed at the English College Press] Permissu superioru[m], M.DC.XL. [1640]. ESTC No. S4476. Grub Street ID 148471.
  • Wilson, John. A good and seasonable caveat for Christians. Delivered in a sermon at the funerall of the right worshipfull Sir Charles Shirley, Knight and baronet, in the parish church of Breedon, in Leicester-Shire. By John Wilson, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods word in the sayd parish. 7. Octob. 1646. Imprimatur, Jo. Downame. London: printed for Richard Harper, and are to be sold at his shop in Smithfield, 1646. ESTC No. R204901. Grub Street ID 81765.
  • Wilson, John. The Kings Majesties last propositions to his subjects of England, concerning all his liege people within these bleeding and distracted kingdoms. And his gracious missage to both houses, delivered in the Presence Chamber to Sir Peter Killegrey, to be communicated to the Lords and Commons assembled at Westminister, being joyful tydings for the citizen of London. Also joyfull news from the sea, and the design of the water men to fight for King Charles. VVith exceeding good news from Kent. [London]: Printed for G.R. and are to be sold at the Royal Exchange, 1648. ESTC No. R186633. Grub Street ID 75217.
  • Wilson, John. Psalterium Carolinum. The devotions of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings, rendred in verse. London: printed for John Martin and James Allestrey, and are to be sold at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1657. ESTC No. R208646. Grub Street ID 84871.
  • Wilson, John. Psalterium Carolinum. The devotions of His Sacred Majesty Charles the First in his solitudes and sufferings, rendred in verse by T.S. Esq.;, and set to musick for three voices, an organ or theorbo, by John Wilson, Dr. in musick, professor in Oxford. London: printed for John Martin, James Allestry, and Thomas Dicas, and are to be sold at the Bell in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1660. ESTC No. R38273. Grub Street ID 120395.
  • Wilson, John. The cheats. A comedy. Written in the year, M.DC.LXII. Imprimatur, Roger L'estrange. Nov. 5. 1663. London: printed [by Thomas Ratcliffe and Edward Mottershead?] for G. Bedell, and T. Collins, at the Middle-Temple-Gate; and Cha. Adams at the Talbott, over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1664. ESTC No. R12233. Grub Street ID 60442.
  • Wilson, John. Andronicus Comnenius: a tragedy. By John Wilson. London: printed for John Starkey, at the Mitre between the Middle-Temple Gate and Temple-Bar in Fleetstreet, 1664. ESTC No. R38666. Grub Street ID 120733.
  • Wilson, John. The projectors. A comedy by, John Wilson. Imprimatur, Roger L'Estrange. Jan. 13. 1664. London: printed for John Playfere, at the White Lyon, in the upper walk of the New Exchange; and William Crook, at the Three Bibles on Fleet-Bridge, 1665. ESTC No. R38668. Grub Street ID 120735.
  • Wilson, John. Cultus evangelicus: or, a brief discourse concerning the spirituality and simplicity of New-Testament worship. London: printed for Eliz. Calvert at the Sign of the black spread Eagle in Duck-Lane, 1667. ESTC No. R9767. Grub Street ID 129813.
  • Wilson, John. The cheats. A comedy. Written in the year, M. DC. LXII. The second edition. Imprimatur, Nov. 5. 1663. Roger L'estrange. London: printed for T[homas]. Collins, and John Ford, at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, 1671. ESTC No. R30209. Grub Street ID 113092.
  • Wilson, John. The vanity of mans present state proved and applyed, in a sermon on Psalm 39.5. With divers sermons of the saints communion with God, and safety under his protection, in order to their future glory, on Psalm 73. 23, 24, 25, 26. By the late able and faithful minister of the Word John Wilson. London: printed for Samuel Sprint, at the Bell in Little-Britain, 1676. ESTC No. R218560. Grub Street ID 93207.
  • Wilson, John. To His Grace James Duke of Ormond, &c. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on his return to that government. [London]: Printed by H. Brugis, for T. Vere, at the Angel without Newgate, 1677. ESTC No. R221075. Grub Street ID 95286.
  • Wilson, John. A seasonable vvatch-vvord unto Christians against the dreams & dreamers of this generation: delivered in a sermon November 16th. 1665. And being the last lecture, which was preached by that reverend, faithful and eminent man of God Mr. John Wilson. Sometime pastor of the Church of Christ in Boston in New-England. Cambridge [Mass.]: printed by S. Green & S. Green, 1677. ESTC No. W3002. Grub Street ID 340326.
  • Wilson, John. The Scriptures genuine interpreter asserted: or, A discourse concerning the right interpretation of Scripture. Wherein a late exercitation, intituled, Philosophia S. Scripturæ interpres, examin'd, and the Protestant doctrine in that point vindicated. With some reflection on another discourse of L.W. written in answer to the said exercitation. To which is added, An appendix concerning internal illumination, and other operations of the Holy Spirit upon the soul of man. Justifying the doctrine of Protestants, and the practice of serious Christians, against the charge of enthusiasm, and other unjust criminations. By John Wilson, M.A. Sometime of Kath. Hall in Cambridge. [London]: In the Savoy: printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for R. Boulter, at the Turks Head in Cornhil, over against the Royal Exchange, 1678. ESTC No. R6465. Grub Street ID 126809.
  • Wilson, John. To His Excellence Richard Earle of Arran &c. Lord Deputy of Ireland, a poem. Dublin: printed at His Majesties printing-house for Joseph Wild book-seller in Castle-Street, 1682. ESTC No. R220027. Grub Street ID 94493.
  • Wilson, John. The cheats. A comedy: written in the year, M.DC.LXII. The third edition. Imprimatur, Nov.5. 1663. Roger L'Estrange. Londn [sic]: printed by James Rawlins for John Wright, Moses Pitt, Thomas Sawbridge, and Gabriel Collins, 1684. ESTC No. R26384. Grub Street ID 109710.
  • Wilson, John. A discourse of monarchy, more particularly, of the imperial crowns of England, Scotland, and Ireland, according to the ancient, common, and statute-laws of the same. With a close from the whole, as it relates to the succession of his Royal Highness, James Duke of York. London: printed by M[ary]. C[larke]. for Jos. Hindmarsh, bookseller to his Royal Highness, at the Black Bull in Cornhil, 1684. ESTC No. R27078. Grub Street ID 110286.
  • Wilson, John. A Pindarique to Their sacred Majesties, James IIÂÂ.†°nd his royal consort Queen Mary, on their joynt coronations at Westminster, April 23. 1685. By John Wilson. London: printed for Joseph Knight, and Francis Saunders, at the Blew Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange, 1685. ESTC No. R8956. Grub Street ID 129081.
  • Wilson, John. Jus regium coronæ: or, The King's supream power in dispensing with penal statutes: more particularly as it relates to the two test-acts of the twenty fifth, and thirtieth of His late Majesty, King Charles the Second, argu'd by reason, and confirm'd by the common, and statute laws of this kingdom. In two parts. Auctore Jo. Wilsonio. J.C. London: printed by Henry Hills, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, for His houshold and chappel; and are sold at his printing-house on the Ditch-side in Black-Fryers, 1688. ESTC No. R43961. Grub Street ID 124766.
  • Wilson, John. Jus regium coronæ: or, the king's supream power in dispensing with penal statutes: more particularly as it relates to the two test-acts of the twenty fifth, and thirtieth of His late Majesty, King Charles the second, argu'd by reason, and confirm'd by the common, and statute laws of this kingdom. In two parts. Auctore Jo. Wilsonio. J.C. London: printed by Henry Hills, printer to the King's most excellent majesty, for his houshold and chappel; and are to be sold at his printing-house on the Ditch-side in Black-Fryers, 1688. ESTC No. R200506. Grub Street ID 78009.
  • Wilson, John. Belphegor: or The marriage of the Devil. A tragi-comedy. Lately acted at the Queen's Theatre in Dorset-Garden. By Mr. Wilson. Licens'd, October 13. 1690. London: printed by J[ohn]. L[eake]. for Luke Meredith, at the Angel in Amen-Corner, 1691. ESTC No. R38667. Grub Street ID 120734.
  • Wilson, John. Belphegor: or The marriage of the Devil. A tragi-comedy. Lately acted at the Queen's Theatre in Dorset-Garden. By Mr. Wilson. Licens'd, October 13. 1690. London: printed by J. Leake, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor, in Amen-Corner, near Stationers-Hall, 1691. ESTC No. R35261. Grub Street ID 117686.
  • Wilson, John. Vindiciæ Carolinæ: or, A defence of Eikōn basilikē, the portraicture of his Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings. In reply to a book intituled Eikonoklast?es, written by Mr. Milton, and lately re-printed at Amsterdam. London: printed by J[ohn]. L[eake]. for Luke Meredith, at the Angel in Amen-Corner, MDCXCII. [1692]. ESTC No. R13578. Grub Street ID 61669.
  • Wilson, John. The cheats. A comedy: written in the year M.DC.LXII. The fourth edition corrected, with the addition of a new song. By J. Wilson of Lincolns-Inn, Gent. Imprimatur, Nov. 5, 1663. Roger L'Estrange. London: printed for J. Walthoe in Vine-Court, Middle-Temple, M.DC.XCIII. [1693]. ESTC No. R236890. Grub Street ID 107520.
  • Wilson, John. The cheats. A comedy: written in the year M.DC.LXII. The fourth edition corrected, with the addition of a new song. By J. Wilson of Lincolns-Inn, Gent. Imprimatur, Nov. 5, 1663. Roger L'Estrange. London: printed for the author, and sold by Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall, 1693. ESTC No. R463. Grub Street ID 124982.
  • Wilson, John. An essay wherein national love and unity is recommended, its opposits exposed, ... By a lover of God, love, peace, unity and the church and kingdom of Scotland. And Islelands of Orkney. ... containing a lamentation for church divisions. Edinburgh: printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, anno Dom., 1702. ESTC No. T72539. Grub Street ID 296063.
  • Wilson, John. Spiritual chymistrie being a discourse on Rom. 8, 28, preached three several Lord's Days, in a meeting house in Edinburgh, in the months of March and April, By John Wilson Minister of the Gospel. Edinburgh: printed by John Reid Junior, MDCCVI. [1706]. ESTC No. T95489. Grub Street ID 314994.
  • Wilson, John. God's warning to Scotland, being two sermons, on Isa. 26, 9, preached in the meeting-house, in the northern suburbs of the city of Edinburgh, March 3d. and 10th, 1706. ... By John Wilson ... Edinburgh: printed by John Reid Junior, 1706. ESTC No. T121731. Grub Street ID 172489.
  • Wilson, John. An essay on enthusiasm: teaching to distinguish between inspirations, warrantable and unwarrantable. Written at Kirkwall in Orkney, May 1699, ... to which is added, a poem on the descent of the Holy Ghost, for Pentecost. By John Wilson ... Edinburgh: printed in the year, 1706. ESTC No. T209910. Grub Street ID 238314.
  • Wilson, John. A family catechism, full, plain, and practical, fitted to the meanest capacity, with pertinent Citations of Scripture, annexed to every Question. A Morning and Evening Prayer, with a Grace before and after Meat, which by using the Singular or Plural Number, may serve for single Persons or Families. A Morning and Evening Hymn. To which is prefix'd, an exhortation to parents and masters of families; and a discourse of the divine right of catechizing. The second edition enlarged, Divided into 52 Sections, whereby one of them may be taught each Lord's-Day throughout the Year, by Parents or Masters of Families. By J.W. Minister of the Gospel at Haddingtoun. Edinburgh: printed by James Watson, 1712. ESTC No. T95490. Grub Street ID 314996.
  • Wilson, John. An essay on that divine hymn, called the Doxology. Wherein It's Scriptural Authority is proven; it's Primitive Use asserted; Objections against it answered; and an Exhortation to it's Use Pressed. By J. W. Minister of the Gospel at Haddingtoun. Edinburgh: printed by John Reid Junior in Liberton's Wynd, M.D.CCXII. [1712]. ESTC No. T61157. Grub Street ID 286862.
  • Wilson, John. Trigonometry: with an introduction to the use of both globes, and projection of the sphere in plano. To which is subjoin'd, an appendix applying the doctrine of plain triangles to the taking of heights and distances, and to Plain and Mercator's Sailing. By John Wilson. Edinburgh: printed by James Watson, One of Her Majesty's Printers, 1714. ESTC No. T96959. Grub Street ID 316410.
  • Wilson, John. Britain's prospect: or, the grounds of our present hopes and past dangers consider'd. In a sermon preach'd before the Artillery Company of Nottingham. In the parish-church of St. Mary's, Oct. 30. 1716. By J. Wilson, A. M. And now Publish'd at their Request. Nottingham: printed by J. Collyer, Printer to the Artillery Company, [1716?]. ESTC No. T29684. Grub Street ID 261026.
  • Wilson, John. Trigonometry, with the doctrine of the sphere; plain dialing and spherique geometry, or projection of the sphere in plano: to which is subjoyn'd an appendix Applying Plain Trigonometry to the taking of Heights and Distances, and to Plain and Mercator's Sailing. The second edition, more full and correct than the former. To the whole is added a short treatise of Sections of Plans, and an Introduction to Architecture. Edinburgh: printed by William Brown and John Mosman, the assigns of James Watson deceast, His Majesty's Printers, M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]. ESTC No. T95470. Grub Street ID 314977.
  • Wilson, John. The British heroine: or, an abridgment of the life and adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies, commonly call'd Mother Ross; Who, in the Habit of a Man, served as a Foot-Soldier and Dragoon in several Campaigns under King William and the Duke of Marlborough, and gave such signal Proofs of her Courage, Strength, and Dexterity, as surpriz'd the whole Army; for which she was often honoured with Presents from the General Officers, and afterwards made a Pensioner of Chelsea-College by Queen Anne, where she continued till her Death, which happen'd on July 7, 1739. The whole being interspersed with a concise account of King William and Queen Anne's wars. By J. Wilson, formerly a Surgeon in the Army. London: printed for T. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, and sold by the Booksellers in Town and Country, MDCCXLII. [1742]. ESTC No. T95476. Grub Street ID 314982.
  • Wilson, John. Address'd to the merchants of London. A genuine narrative of the transactions in Nova Scotia, since the settlement, June 1749, till August the 5th, 1751; In which the Nature, Soil, and Produce of the Country are related, with the particular Attempts of the Indians to disturb the Colony. By John Wilson, late inspector of the stores. London: printed and sold by A. Henderson, J. Fox, B. Tovey, Westminister-Hall; J. Robinson, Ludgate-Street; J. James, and H. Cook, at the Royal-Exchange, [1751?]. ESTC No. N32753. Grub Street ID 21317.
  • Wilson, John. An introduction to arithmetic. Containing the arithmetic of integers, of vulgar fractions, and of decimals, Finite, Infinite Repeating, and Infinite Circulating. AS Also The more necessary and useful Rules in Business, viz. the Rules of Three, of Five, of Fellowship, and Rules for Practice. With an appendix: containing superficial and solid measure, performed both by cross multiplication, and decimally. To which are subjoined, tables and directions for calculating interest and discount, and for finding on what day of the week any day falls. The second edition, with large additions and improvements. By John Wilson, A. M. late Teacher of Mathematics. Edinburgh: printed by Sands, Murray, and Cochran. For W. Sands, A. Kincaid & A. Donaldson, and W. Gordon, MDCCLII. [1752]. ESTC No. N8375. Grub Street ID 53277.
  • Wilson, John. The perpetual astronomical calendar: containing compendious tables ... By John Wilson. Glasgow: printed by J. Bryce and D. Paterson, 1757. ESTC No. T207411. Grub Street ID 236645.
  • Wilson, John. A vindication of the Miscellanea analytica: In answer to a late pamphlet entitled Observations, &c. Cambridge: printed by J. Bentham, Printer to the University: for T. & J. Merrill, in Cambridge, M.DCC.LX. [1760]. ESTC No. T192907. Grub Street ID 227222.
  • Wilson, John. The earl of Douglas: a dramatick essay. London: printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes in Pater-Noster Row, and R and J. Dodsley, at Turly's-Head in Pall-Mall, MDCCLX. [1760]. ESTC No. T32359. Grub Street ID 263073.
  • Wilson, John. Disputatio medica inauguralis, de dysenteria. Quam, Annuente Summo Numine, Ex Auctoritate Reverendi admodum Viri, D. Gulielmi Robertson, S. S. T. P. Academiae Edinburgenae Pracsecti; Necnon Amplissimi Senatus Academici consensu, Et nobilissimae Facultatis Medicae decreto, pro gradu doctoris, Summisque In Medicina Honoribus ET Privilegiis Rite ET Legitime Consequendis; eruditorum examini subjicit Joannes Wilson, Anglo-Britannus. Soc. Reg. Med. Soc. Extraord. Item Soc. Phys. Edin. Soc. Honor. Necnon Soc. Nat. Studios. Soc. Ad diem 24. Junii, hora locoque solitis. Edinburgi: apud Balfour et Smellie, Academiae Typographos, M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]. ESTC No. T120410. Grub Street ID 171476.
  • Wilson, John. An essay on light and colours, and what colouring matters are that dye cotton and linen. By John Wilson. Manchester: printed by J. Harrop, 1786. ESTC No. T218347. Grub Street ID 242940.
  • Wilson, John. Christ's commission to Peter, and the rest of the apostles, in giving them the keys of the kingdom of Heaven, no commission for the Pope of Rome. A sermon, preached at Trinity Chapel, Windmill-Street, Finsbury-Square, On the Lord's Day Evening, October 12, 1794. By J. Wilson, Minister of the Gospel. Published at the Request of the Subscribers. London: printed and sold by J. Chalmers, No. 81, Old-Street. Sold also by M. Priestley, (late Trapp) No. 1, Paternoster-Row; J. Murgatroyd, No. 73. Chiswell-Street; J. Phillips, No. 27, City-Road; J. Spring, Glamford-Briggs, Lincolnshire; and at the vestry of the chapel, MDCCXCIV. [1794]. ESTC No. T12314. Grub Street ID 173649.
  • Wilson, John. Disputatio medica inauguralis, de asthmate spasmodico; quam, ... pro gradu doctoris, ... eruditorum examini subjicit Joannes Wilson, ... Edinburgi: apud Balfour et Smellie, 1795. ESTC No. T151189. Grub Street ID 196658.
  • Wilson, John. Tables for accurately ascertaining, by weight or measure, the strength of spirituous liquors, from 30? to 85? of temperature. With an introduction, describing the principles of the tables by a variety of examples. By John Wilson. Edinburgh: printed for W. Creech, and G. G. and J. Robinson, London, 1796. ESTC No. T220772. Grub Street ID 244307.
  • Wilson, John. Principles of elocution, and suitable exercises; or, elegant extracts, in prose and verse. Compehending Numerous Examples of Narration, Description, Instruction, and the Different Species of Eloquence. Intermixed with Remarks on the Various Kinds of Composition, and Rules for Reading and Reciting them. By John Wilson, Teacher of Elocution, South Bridge, Edinburgh. Edinburgh: printed by Ja. Pillans & Sons, and sold by the author, P. Hill, J. Guthrie, J. M'leish, and W. Dickson, Edinburgh; G. Peattie, Leith; Cameron and Murdoch, Glasgow; A. Forsyth, Ayr; and T. Hill, Perth, 1798. ESTC No. T95774. Grub Street ID 315269.
  • Wilson, John. Tables for accurately ascertaining, by weight or measure, the strength of spirituous liquors, from 30t?o 85o?f temperature. With an introduction, describing the principles of the tables by a variety of examples. By John Wilson. Edinburgh: printed for W. Creech; and F. and C. Rivington, London, 1798. ESTC No. N49558. Grub Street ID 33775.
  • Wilson, John. Tables to facilitate the computation of interest, on accounts current, between merchants and bankers; calculated from 1 to 365 days, and from 1 to 12 months, at the rate of £.5 per cent. per annum; reducible to other rates by a simple operation. Calculated by John Wilson. London: printed for W. J. and J. Richardson, 1799. ESTC No. N45320. Grub Street ID 30315.
  • Wilson, John. The village christening, a poem; or modern Christianity displayed. By John Wilson. Kendal: printed by M. Branthwaite, for the author: and sold by W.I. & J. Richardson, London, 1800. ESTC No. T95239. Grub Street ID 314764.
  • Wilson, John. Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the petition of poor John, Margaret, Andrew, and Helen Wilson, children of the deceased John Wilson, mason in Dunbar; ... [Edinburgh: printed by John Moir, 1800]. ESTC No. T208050. Grub Street ID 237020.