Publications of Thomas Ballard

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).

Sold by Thomas Ballard

  • J. C, Notar. Pub.. A treasury for dealers, or The Merchant, Cash keeper, Masters, Owners of Ships, Freighters, Factors, Mariner, and Notary Publick's, best Instructor and Companion, in three parts. Part I. Containing an account of Merchants, and Merchandize, Exchanges, and Bills of Exchange, with the manner of Protest, Forms of the most material Writings, belonging to Merchandize, or Sea Affairs, Customs, Entries, &c. The Privileges and Rights of Owners of Ships Instructions for Masters of Ships of Average and Contribution; the Port of London, Customs, and Privileges of the City, relating to Trade; Directions for insuring Ships, Merchandize, &c. with the form of policy of assurance; Tenus Nauticum Bottomere, an account of the Ports, &c. where Goods may be laden, with Fees claimed by Custom-House Officers, Customs of London, in relation to aliens the Factor and Book-Keepers faithful Guide. A very useful Table, containing an exact account cast up, for buying and selling any Commodity, by Number or Weight,. London: printed for G. Conyers at the Golden Ring, and T. Ballard at the Rising Sun in Little-Brittain, 1702. ESTC No. T193951. Grub Street ID 227972.
  • The florists vade-mecum. Being a choice compendium of whatever worthy notice hath been extant for the propagation, raising, planting, encreasing, and preserving the rarest flowers and plants That Our Climate and Skill (in mixing, making, and meliorating apted Soils to each Species) will perswade to live with us. With Several New Experiments for raising New Varieties, for their most advantageous Management. In a more particular Method than ever yet Publish'd. Together with Directions what to do each Month throughout the Year, in both Orchard and Flower-Garden. The third edition, enlarged. By Samuel Gilbert, Phileromus. London: printed for J. Taylor, at the Ship in Paul's Church-Yard; G. Coniers, at the Golden Ring, and T. Ballard, at the Rising-Sun, both in Little-Britain, [1702]. ESTC No. T95543. Grub Street ID 315052.
  • H., R.. The anglers sure guide: or, angling improved, and methodically digested; Shewing, I. When, and how to gather and provide the best Materials for Fishing Tackle. II. The most proper Baits to delude and take all sorts of Fresh-Water-Fish. III. How to make, order, preserve and use such Tackie and Baits. IV. The Names, Nature, &c. and Medicinal Vertues of those Fish. V. Their Haunts, Spawning-Times and Season. VI. The worst and best Seasons and Times to angle for them. Vii. The best and aptest ways of taking them by Angling, &c. Viii. The various and choicest ways of dressing 'em. IX. How to make, store, order and preserve Fish-Ponds, Stews, and Fish. X. Wherein the Angler is punishable by Law, if he invade another's Right by Angling. XI. How the Angler may lawfully defend himself, if wrongfully disturbed in his Angling. XII. Some Presidents of Licenses to angle in another's Fishery. Together with many other useful and pleasant Varieties, suitable to the Recreation of Angling. Adorned with. London: printed by J. H. for G. Conyers at the Ring, and T. Ballard at the Rising Sun, in Little-Brittain, 1706. ESTC No. T72892. Grub Street ID 296306.

Printed for Thomas Ballard

  • Tipper, Elizabeth. The pilgrim's viaticum, or, The destitute, but not forlorn being a divine poem / digested from meditations upon the Holy Scripture by Eliz. Tipper. London: Printed for Thomas Ballard .., 1699. ESTC No. R40116. Grub Street ID 121951.
  • Defoe, Daniel. Essays upon several subjects: or, effectual ways for advancing the interest of the nation. ... London: printed for Thomas Ballard, 1702. ESTC No. N9456. Grub Street ID 54325.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by Thomas Ballard

  • Poems on the four last things: viz. I. Death. II. Judgment. III. Hell. IV. Heaven. London: printed and sold by Thomas Ballard, at the Rising-Sun in Little-Brittain, 1706. ESTC No. T119339. Grub Street ID 170759.

Author

  • Ballard, Thomas. Catalogus librorum insignium nuper maximam partem foris in Angliam advectorum. Being a curious collection of scarce and valuable books, in Latin, Italian, and English. With several MSS. on vellum, finely illuminated. Which will begin to be sold by auction, on Wednesday the 28th of June, 1721,... by Tho. Ballard,... [London]: Printed by R. Bruges in Jewin-street, [1721]. ESTC No. T13009. Grub Street ID 179308.
  • Ballard, Thomas. A small parcel of some valuable books and manuscripts, lately imported from Italy, to be sold by auction on Thursday the last of November 1721. ... by Thomas Ballard, ... London: printed in the year, 1721. ESTC No. T48459. Grub Street ID 276348.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Libri selecti: being a curious collection of scarce and valuable books in Latin and Italian, by a gentleman that is going to travel. Which will begin to be sold by auction ... on Wednesday the 12th of June 1721. By Tho. Ballard. [London]: Printed by Henry Woodfall, at Elzevir's-Head without Temple-Bar, [1721]. ESTC No. T14268. Grub Street ID 189950.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Bibliothecae Rawlinsonianae, sive delectus librorum in omni fere lingua & facultate praestantium, pars altera. Being a catalogua of part of the valuable library of Tho. Rawlinson, Esq; deceas'd: which will begin to be sold by auction ... on Wednesday the 22d. of November 1727. ... By Thomas Ballard, ... [London: printed by Richard Reilly, 1727]. ESTC No. T75923. Grub Street ID 298496.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Bibliothecae Rawlinsonianae, sive delectus librorum in omni fere lingua & facultate praestantium, pars IX. Being a catalogue of part of the valuable library of Tho. Rawlinson, Esq; deceas'd: which will begin to be sold by auction ... on Monday the 16th of October 1727. ... By Thomas Ballard ... [London: printed by William Bowyer, 1727]. ESTC No. T75922. Grub Street ID 298495.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Bibliothecae Rawlinsonianae, sive delectus librorum in omni fere lingua & facultate praestantium, pars altera. Being a catalogue of part of the valuable library of Thomas Rawlinson, ... to be sold by auction ... on Monday the 22d. of January 1727/8. ... By Thomas Ballard, ... [London: printed by Richard Reilly, 1728]. ESTC No. T27568. Grub Street ID 259469.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Bibliothecae Rawlinsonianae, sive delectus librorum in omni fere lingua & facultate praestantium, pars altera. Being a catalogue of part of the valuable library of Thomas Rawlinson, ... to be sold by auction ... on Monday the 18th. of March 1727/8. ... By Thomas Ballard, ... [London: printed by Richard Reilly, 1728]. ESTC No. T63480. Grub Street ID 288743.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Bibliothecae Rawlinsonianae, sive delectus librorum in omni fere lingua & facultate praestantium, pars altera. Being a catalogue of part of the valuable library of Thomas Rawlinson, ... to be sold by auction ... on Monday the 21st of April 1729. ... By Thomas Ballard, ... [London: printed by Richard Reilly, 1729]. ESTC No. T61935. Grub Street ID 287541.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Bibliothecae Rawlinsonianae, sive delectus librorum in omni fere lingua & facultate praestantium, pars altera. Being a catalogue of part of the valuable library of Thomas Rawlinson, ... to be sold by auction ... on Monday the 24th of November 1729. ... By Thomas Ballard, ... [London: printed by Richard Reilly, 1729]. ESTC No. T54213. Grub Street ID 281082.
  • Ballard, Thomas. Bibliothecae Rawlinsonianae; sive delectus librorum in omni fere lingua; et facultate praestantium, pars altera. Being a catalogue of part of the valuable library of Thomas Rawlinson, ... to be sold by auction ... on Monday the 13th of November MDCCXXXII. ... By Thomas Ballard, ... [London: printed by Parker], 1732. ESTC No. T57397. Grub Street ID 283671.