Publications of John Evans

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 Evans

  • The butcher's daughter's policy, or, lustful lord well fitted. [London]: Printed by John Evans 42, Long-Lane, West-smithfield, London, [1792 - 1839]. ESTC No. T29821. Grub Street ID 261141.

Author

  • Evans, John. A sermon preach'd at Chester and Wrexam [sic]. Septemb. 7th. 1704. Being the day of publick thanksgiving for the glorious victory at Bleinheim. By John Evans. London: printed for A. Baldwin in Warwick-Lane, 1704. ESTC No. T207098. Grub Street ID 236418.
  • Evans, John. The being and benefits of divine providence, vindicated and asserted, in a sermon preached on Septemb. 7. being the day of publick thanksgiving: for the glorious victory over the French and Bavarians, obtain'd at Bleinheim in Germany; on Wednesday, Aug. 2. by the Forces of Her Majesty, and Her Allies; under the Command of the Duke of Marlborough. By John Evans, Minister of Ewell, Surrey. London: printed for, and sold by S. Crouch, over against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, 1704. ESTC No. T101956. Grub Street ID 155801.
  • Evans, John. A sermon preach'd May the 19th, 1706. On occasion of the surprising victory obtain'd at Ramelly in Brabant, May 12. By the Forces under the Command of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough. By John Evans. Publish'd at the Request of several of the Auditory. London: printed and sold by H. Hills, in Black-Fryars, near the Water-Side, for the Benefit of the Poor, [1706]. ESTC No. T101954. Grub Street ID 155799.
  • Evans, John. A sermon preach'd May the 19th, 1706. on occasion of the surprising victory obtain'd at Ramelly in Brabant, May 12. ... By John Evans. ... London: printed by R Tookey, for John Lawrence, 1706. ESTC No. T173619. Grub Street ID 210858.
  • Evans, John. A sermon preach'd at Salters-Hall, to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, in the cities of London and Westminster, June 30th, 1707. By John Evans. ... London: printed by J. Humfreys, for John Lawrence, 1707. ESTC No. T101971. Grub Street ID 155816.
  • Evans, John. Advice to youth: or, a discourse disswading all younger persons from engaging in a sinful course of life, ... By John Evans, ... London: printed for John Phillips, 1710. ESTC No. N42590. Grub Street ID 28772.
  • Evans, John. A sermon preach'd in London January 16th 1714/5 on occasion of the dreadful fire which began in Thames-Street, on Thursday January 13th. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in Cheap-Side, near the Poultrey, [1715]. ESTC No. T101953. Grub Street ID 155798.
  • Evans, John. A sermon preach'd in London January 16th 1714/5 on occasion of the dreadful fire which began in Thames-Street, on Thursday January 13th. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in Cheap-Side, near the Poultrey, [1715]. ESTC No. T104593. Grub Street ID 158102.
  • Evans, John. A funeral sermon occasion'd by the much lamented death of the late Reverend Daniel Williams, D.D. who deceas'd January the 26th 1715/6. In the 73d Year of his Age. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry; and Eben. Tracy, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, [1716]. ESTC No. T140155. Grub Street ID 187929.
  • Evans, John. A funeral sermon occasion'd by the much lamented death of the late Reverend Daniel Williams, D.D. who deceas'd January the 26th 1715/6. in the 73d year of his age. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark; and Eben. Tracy, 1716. ESTC No. N31558. Grub Street ID 20449.
  • Evans, John. A sermon preach'd at the evening-lecture in Salters-Hall, July the 15th, 1716. By John Evans; Upon his leaving that Lecture. Publish'd at the Desire of the Society. London: printed for Eman. Matthews at the Bible in Pater-Noster-Row, and J. Harrison at the Royal Exchange, M.DCC.XVI. [1716]. ESTC No. T45949. Grub Street ID 274152.
  • Evans, John. The wisdom of owning God for the guide of our youth. A sermon preach'd to young people at Hand-Alley: on the 25th. of December, 1716. By John Evans. Publish'd at the Desire of several that heard it. London: printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, near Cheapside, [1717]. ESTC No. T54174. Grub Street ID 281039.
  • Evans, John. A letter to Mr. Cumming, concerning the regard which ought to be had to Scripture-Consequences. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, and Em. Matthews at the Bible in Pater-Noster-Row, [1719]. ESTC No. T102395. Grub Street ID 156215.
  • Evans, John. A letter to Mr. Cumming. Concerning the regard which ought to be had to Scripture-consequences. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark, and Em. Matthews, 1719. ESTC No. T146516. Grub Street ID 193147.
  • Evans, John. The peculiar obligations to serious piety upon the children of good parents. A sermon preach'd to young people at Hand-Alley: on the 25th of December, 1718. By John Evans. ... London: printed for John Clark, 1719. ESTC No. T197461. Grub Street ID 230525.
  • Evans, John. Past deliverances and present calamities improved. In a sermon preached at Hand-Alley, in London, November the 5th, M.DCC.XX. By John Evans. London: printed for Eman. Matthews, 1720. ESTC No. T101584. Grub Street ID 155437.
  • Evans, John. God with us, while we are with Him. A Sermon Preached at Hand-Alley, In London, October the 9th, M.DCC.XX. Humbly Dedicated to my Lord Mayor. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry near Cheapside, M.DCC.XX. [1720]. ESTC No. T1397. Grub Street ID 187540.
  • Evans, John. The wisdom of counting the cost, and whether we have sufficient to finish a Christian course. A sermon preach'd to young people in Hand-Alley, December 26. 1720. By John Evans. ... London: printed for John Clark, 1720. ESTC No. T217768. Grub Street ID 242593.
  • Evans, John. The serious consideration of a future judgment recommended to youth. In a sermon preach'd to young people in Hand-Alley, December the 25th 1721. By John Evans. ... London: printed for John Clark, 1721. ESTC No. T176996. Grub Street ID 213966.
  • Evans, John. The consideration of sin as against God, and under his eye, our security in an hour of temptation. A sermon Preach'd at Hand-Alley, July 15. 1722. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, near Cheapside, 1722. ESTC No. T1396. Grub Street ID 187445.
  • Evans, John. A second letter to Mr. Cumming, concerning the regard which ought to be had to scripture-consequences: in defence of the former. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark: and Em. Matthews, 1722. ESTC No. T47311. Grub Street ID 275278.
  • Evans, John. David's choice, to fall into the hand of God, rather than into the hand of man, considered in a sermon preached at Hand-Alley in London, October the 20th, 1721. Being the Anniversary of his Majesty's coronation. Published at the Request of the ministers present. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry near Cheapside, 1722. ESTC No. T6382. Grub Street ID 288962.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, especially injoined and inforced by Christianity. In Two Volumes. Designed for the Use of Families. By John Evans . Vol. I. London: printed for John and Barham Clark, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, near Cheapside; Eman. Matthews, at the Bible in Pater-Noster-Row; and John Morley, at the Cross Keys in the Poultry, M.DCC.XXIII. [1723]. ESTC No. N12029. Grub Street ID 2038.
  • Evans, John. Ministers recommended to the prayers of Christians. In a sermon preached at the merchants lecture at Salter's-Hall, on Tuesday December the 31st, 1723. ... By John Evans. London: printed for E. Matthews, and S. Chandler, 1724. ESTC No. T173147. Grub Street ID 210442.
  • Evans, John. Sermons upon various subjects, preach'd to young people; designed for the promoting of early piety. By John Evans. London: printed for J. Clark, and R. Hett, at the Bible and Crown in Cheapside, near the Poultry; and Samuel Chandler, at the Cross Keys in the Poultry, MDCCXXV. [1725]. ESTC No. T105025. Grub Street ID 158426.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, especially as injoined and inforced by Christianity. In Two Volumes. Designed for the Use of Families. By John Evans . Vol. I. London: printed for John Clark and Richard Hett, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, near Cheapside; Eman. Matthews, at the Bible in Pater-Noster-Row; and Samuel Chandler, at the Cross-Keys in the Poultry, M.DCC.XXV. [1725]. ESTC No. N12031. Grub Street ID 2041.
  • Evans, John. St. Paul's comfortable reflection and prospect, in view of death, considered in a funeral sermon for Mrs. Anne King, who died Aug. 9. preached Aug. 14. 1726. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark and Richard Hett, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, near Cheapside, M,DCC,XXVI. [1726]. ESTC No. T1398. Grub Street ID 187633.
  • Evans, John. Consolatory thoughts upon the death of desirable relations. In a sermon upon 2 Kings IV. 26. By John Evans. London: printed for J. Clark and R. Hett at the Bible and Crown in the Poultrey near Cheapside, and J. Chandler at the Cross-Keys in the Poultrey, 1727. ESTC No. T6381. Grub Street ID 288951.
  • Evans, John. The king and his faithful subjects rejoycing in God; and the mouths of liars stopped. A sermon Preached at Hand-Alley, October the 15th 1727. Upon occasion of their Majesties coronation. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark and Richard Hett, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, near Cheapside; and Sam. Chandler, at the Cross Keys in the Poultry, 1727. ESTC No. T6383. Grub Street ID 288973.
  • Evans, John. Two sermons preached at the Old Jewry, On March the 22d. 1726/7. A Day of solemn Fasting and Prayer, with relation to the present State of the publick Affairs. By John Evans, and Jabez Earle. Published at the Request of the Ministers present. London: printed for J. Clark and R. Hett at the Bible and Crown in the Poultrey, E. Matthews at the Bible in Paternoster-Row, R. Ford at the Angel, and J. Chandler at the Cross-Keys in the Poultrey near Cheapside, 1727. ESTC No. T6384. Grub Street ID 288981.
  • Evans, John. A funeral sermon, for the Reverend Mr. John Ratcliffe, late minister of the gospel at Rotherhith; who died Feb. 16. 1727-8. In the 51st Year of his Age. Preached at Rotherhith, Feb.25. By John Evans. London: printed for John Gray, at the Cross-Keys in the Poultry near Cheapside, 1728. ESTC No. T140492. Grub Street ID 188192.
  • Evans, John. The advantage and honour of a religious descent. A sermon preached to young people at Hand-Alley, December the 25th 1727. By John Evans. London: printed for John Clark and Richard Hett, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultrey near Cheapside, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]. ESTC No. T20547. Grub Street ID 235317.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, Especially as injoined and inforced by Christianity. In two volumes. Designed for the Use of Families. By John Evans, D. D. Vol. I. London: printed for John Clark and Richard Hett, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, near Cheapside; Eman. Matthews, at the Bible in Pater-Noster Row; and John Grey, at the Cross-Keys in the Poultry, MDCCXXIX. [1729]. ESTC No. T173931. Grub Street ID 211086.
  • Evans, John. The account to be shortly given of our stewardship, Considered in a Sermon Preached at Gravel-Lane, in Southwark, January 1. 1728-9. For the Benefit of the Charity-School kept there. By John Evans, D. D. Published at the Request of the Managers. London: printed for John Clark and Richard Hett, at the Bible and Crown, and John Gray, at the Cross-Keys, in the Poultrey, 1729. ESTC No. T1395. Grub Street ID 187351.
  • Evans, John. Three sermons upon occasion of the opening of a new meeting-place in New Broad Street Petty-France, Decemb. 14. and 21. By John Evans, D.D. and James Read. Published at the request of many of the Society. London: printed for Richard Hett at the Bible and Crown, and John Gray at the Cross-Keys in the Poultry, MDCCXXX. [1730]. ESTC No. T6544. Grub Street ID 290355.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, Especially As injoined and inforced by Christianity. In two volumes. Designed for the Use of Families. By John Evans, D. D. Vol. I. London: printed for Richard Ford at the Angel, and Richard Hett at the Bible and Crown, in the Poultry; and Aaron Ward, at the King's-Arms in Little-Britain, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]. ESTC No. T106084. Grub Street ID 159272.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, ... By John Evans, ... London: printed in the year, 1742. ESTC No. N38194. Grub Street ID 25986.
  • Evans, John. Sermons upon various subjects, preach'd to young people; designed for the promoting of early piety. By John Evans. [London?]: Printed in the year, 1742. ESTC No. N38309. Grub Street ID 26058.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, ... In two volumes. ... By John Evans, ... London: printed for Richard Hett, John Oswald, Joseph Davidson; and John Ward, 1752. ESTC No. N62954. Grub Street ID 45204.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, ... By John Evans, D.D. Glasgow: printed by William Duncan junior, 1754. ESTC No. T226551. Grub Street ID 248075.
  • Evans, John. Practical discourses concerning the Christian temper: being thirty eight sermons upon the principal heads of practical religion, ... By John Evans, D.D. Glasgow: printed by William Duncan junior, 1755. ESTC No. T173932. Grub Street ID 211087.
  • Evans, John. The Christian temper: being thirty eight discourses upon the principal heads of practical religion, designed for the use of families. In two volumes. By John Evans, D.D. To which is now added, a summary ... Also an appendix containing his life. London: printed for James Buckland; and E. Dilly, 1761. ESTC No. T212643. Grub Street ID 239740.
  • Evans, John. The Christian temper: being a summary of Dr. Evans's Practical discourses, to which are subjoined under each head, some of the leading thoughts, ... as likewise an appendix, containing the life of this excellent author. ... London: printed for J. Buckland; and E. Dilly, 1761. ESTC No. T6380. Grub Street ID 288941.
  • Evans, John. The Christian temper: being thirty-eight discourses upon the principal heads of practical religion, designed for the use of families ... By John Evans, ... London: printed for J. Buckland, and T. Longman; J. and F. Rivington; and E. and C. Dilly, 1770. ESTC No. T165549. Grub Street ID 203809.
  • Evans, John. Sermons upon various subjects, preached to young people. Designed for the promoting of early piety. By John Evans, D.D. London: printed for J. Buckland, at the Buck, in Pater-Noster Row, 1772. ESTC No. N38111. Grub Street ID 25930.