Publications of Benjamin Harris

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:

"printed by x"; or
"sold by x"; or
"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):

"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 Benjamin Harris

Willard, Samuel. The mourners cordial against excessive sorrovv discovering what grounds of hope Gods people have concerning their dead friends by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. Boston: printed by Benjamin Harris, and John Allen, 1691. ESTC No. W24934. Grub Street ID 334889.
Willard, Samuel. The sinfulness of worshipping God with men's institutions as it was delivered in a sermon / by Samuel Willard. [Boston, Mass.]: Printed by Benjamin [Harris and John Allen, 1691]. ESTC No. R30204. Grub Street ID 113088.
Keach, Elias. A banquetting-house full of spiritual delights: or, Hymns and spiritual songs on several occasions. Century. I. By Elias Keach, minister of the Gospel. London: printed by Benja. Harris for the author, 1696. ESTC No. R216613. Grub Street ID 91494.
Aristotle's master-piece compleated, in two parts: the first containing the secrets of generation, in all the parts thereof. Treating, of the benefit of marriage, and the prejudice of unequal matches, signs of insufficiency in men or women; of the infusion of the soul; of the likeness of children to parents; of monstrous births; the cause and cure of the green-sickness: a discourse of virginity. Directions and cautions for mid-wives. Of the organs of generation in women, and the fabrick of the womb. The use and action of the genitals. Signs of conception, and whether of a male or female. With a word of advice to both sexes in the act of copulation. And the pictures of several monstrous births, &c. The second part, being a private looking-glass for the female sex. Treating of the various maladies of the womb; and of all other distempers incident to wome of all ages, with proper remedies for the cure of each. The whole being more correct, than any thing of this kind hitherto published. London: printed by B. H[arris]. and are to be sold by most booksellers, 1697. ESTC No. R230121. Grub Street ID 102497.
The London slip of news, both foreign and domestick. London [England]: printed by Benje. Harris, in Maiden-head-Court, Great Eastcheap, 1699. ESTC No. P1568. Grub Street ID 55361.
An express from Holland, with the investing Bon and Leige, with advice from the grand fleet under Adm. Rook. In a post-script to the London-Post. No. 487. London: printed by B[enjamin] Harris, at the Boar's-Head in Grace-Church-Street, [1702]. ESTC No. N16907. Grub Street ID 6406.
Bunyan, John. Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, a plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Shewing, The Cause, Truth, and Manner of the Coming of a Sinner to Jesus Christ; with his Happy Reception, and Blessed Entertainment. Written by John Bunyan, Author of The Pilgrim's Progress. Licensed and Entred according to Order. London: printed and sold by Benj. Harris, at the Golden Boar's-Head in Grace-Church-Street, 1707. ESTC No. T58463. Grub Street ID 284584.
Mather, Cotton. Winthropi Justa. A sermon at the funeral of the Honble John Winthrop, Esq. late governour of the colony of Connecticut in New-England. Who died at Boston, Nov. 27. 1707. in his 69th year. By Cotton Mather. ... [London]: Printed at Boston in New-England, and reprinted at London, by B. Harris; and sold by J. Baker, 1709. ESTC No. N35886. Grub Street ID 23947.
Now John's come, Robin must troop. [London]: Printed by B. Harris in Cornhill, [1711]. ESTC No. N12489. Grub Street ID 2489.
Standfast, Richard. A dialogue between a blind-man and death. By Richard Standfast, late Minister of Christ-Church in the City of Bristol. Also, The great assize, or, Christ's certain and sudden apperance to judgement. Being Serious Considerations on these Four last Things, Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell By John Bunyan, Author of the Pilgrion's Progress Enter'd according to Law. London: printed and sold by B. Harris, at the Golden Boar's Head in Grace-Church-Street, [1713]. ESTC No. T58480. Grub Street ID 284602.

Sold by Benjamin Harris

Castillo Sol-rzano, Alonso de. The life of Donna Rosina a novel : being, a pleasant account of the artifices and impostures of a beautiful woman, who jilted and cheated the most experienc'd sharpers, and made all persons unhappy, that thought her handsome originally a Spanish relation, in three parts, done into English, by the ingenious Mr. E. W. ... London: Printed and sold by B. Harris ..., [1700?]. ESTC No. R41881. Grub Street ID 123374.

Printed for Benjamin Harris

Domestick intelligence, or News both from city and country. London [England]: printed for Benjamin Harris at the Stationers Arms in the Peaza under the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, 1679-[1680]. ESTC No. P1557. Grub Street ID 55351.
Wonderful and strange news from Scotland, |b being a true and full relation of a person lately deceased at the town of Dumfreez, whose corps could by no art of man, or strength of cattle, be removed from the place where it lay. And when the house wherein it was, was wholly burnt down to the ground, the body, coffin, and table whereon it stood, remained whole and untoucht, and so continues to the great astonishment of all spectators. Faithfully communicated by a person of quality, in a letter from the said town of Dumfreez. Dated Septemb. 8. 1673. London: printed for B. H[arris?]., 1673. ESTC No. R187844. Grub Street ID 75976.
Keach, Benjamin. The grand impostor discovered: or, The Quakers doctrine weighed in the ballance, and found wanting. A poem, by way of dialogue: wherein their chief, and most concerning principles are laid down, and by the authority of Gods holy word clearly refuted. By B.K. London: printed for B. Harris at the Stationers Arms in Sweetings Rents by the Royal Exchange, M.DC.LXXV. [1675]. ESTC No. R214705. Grub Street ID 89885.
Alleine, William. The mystery of the temple and city, described in the nine last chapeters of Ezekiel, unfolded. Also these following particulars are briefly handled, I. The calling of the Jews. 2. The restitution of all things. 3. The description of the two beasts, Rev. 13. 4. The day of judgment, and the world perishing by fire. 5. Some signs of the times when the fall of Babylon is near. 6. Some advantages which the knowledge of these truths will afford. 7. The conclusion of all in some counsels and directions. London: printed for B. Harris, and are to be sold at the Stationers Arms in Sweetings Alley, near the Royal Exchange, and by T. Wall near the Tolsey in Bristol, 1677. ESTC No. R1420. Grub Street ID 62246.
Balmford, William. The seaman's spiritual companion: or, Navigation spirituallized. Being a new compass for seamen. Consisting of thirty-two points; directing every Christian how to stear the course of his life, through all storms and tempests; fit to be read and seriously perused by all such as desire their eternal welfare. Published for a general good; but more especially for those that are exposed to the danger of the seas. By William Balmford a well-wisher to seamen's eternal welfare; and recommended to the Christian reader by J.F. To which is prefixt, a preface by Benj. Keach the author of War with the Devil. London: printed for Benj. Harris; and are to be sold at his shop at the Stationers Arms in Sweetings-Rents in Cornhil, near the Royal-Exchange, 1678. ESTC No. R28344. Grub Street ID 111423.
An elegie on the Right Worshipful Sir Edmund-Berry Godfrey, knight, one of His Majesties justices of the peace: who was found murtherd on Thursday the 17th of this instant October, 1678. in a ditch on the south-side of Primrose-Hill near Hampstead. London: printed for Ben. Harris in Sweetings-rents near the Royal-Exchange, 1678. ESTC No. R176017. Grub Street ID 68695.
Ward, Patience. The speech of the Right Honourable Sir Patience Warde, Lord Mayor elect, at Guild-Hall London, September 29, 1680. being the day of his election. Together with the speech of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Clayton Knight, the present Lord Mayor of London. [London: printed for Ben. Harris, at the Stationers Arms under the Piazzi of the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, 1680]. ESTC No. R219529. Grub Street ID 94056.
A True and wonderful account of a cure of the Kings-evil, by Mrs. Fanshaw, sister to his Grace the Duke of Monmouth. London: printed for Ben. Harris at the Stationers Arms in Cornhil, 1681. ESTC No. R16755. Grub Street ID 64570.
The Weekly discoverer strip'd naked: or, Jest and Earnest expos'd to publick view in his proper colours. London [England]: printed for Benjamin Harris, at the Stationers Arms in the piazza under the Royal-Exchange in Cornhil, 1681. ESTC No. P1591. Grub Street ID 55382.
Domestick intelligence published gratis every Thursday for the promoting of trade. [London, England]: Printed for Benj. Harris at the Stationer Arms and Anchor in the Piazza at the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, 1683. ESTC No. P210. Grub Street ID 55817.
The Protestant tutor. Instructing children to spel and read English, and grounding them in the true Protestant religio[n], and discovering the errors and deceits of the papists. London: printed for Benj. Harris, at the Stationers-Arms and Anchor under the Piazza of the Royal-Exchange in Cornhil, 168[3]. ESTC No. R182223. Grub Street ID 72469.
Tomlinson, William. A synopsis, or Short view of essential Christianity in part, in which the first fruits unto God, (or saints) in the Apostles dayes lived. According to the doctrine of Christ, and his Holy Apostles, beginning at the very foundation thereof. With some explications or enlargements thereupon. Tending to the edification, comfort, and refreshing of all sorts of people that fear God, and love righteousness, without respect to any one particular form; and yet not excluding all form: and which may tend also to the encouraging of others that as yet regard not God, to turne to him in submission, and the obedience of faith. By William Tomlinson. London: printed for B[enjamin]. Harris, at the Stationers Armes, under the piazza of the Royal Exchange, 1684. ESTC No. R185375. Grub Street ID 74467.
Bunyan, John. Come and welcome to Jesus Christ: or, a plain and profitable discourse on John 6. verse 37. shewing the cause, truth, and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. Written by John Bunian, author of the Pilgrims progress. London: printed for Benj[amin]. Harris, and are to be sold by Jo[hn]. Harris, at the Harrow, over against the Church in the Poultry, 1685. ESTC No. R170873. Grub Street ID 65384.
Bunyan, John. Come, and welcome, to Jesus Christ: or, A plain and profitable discourse on John vi, verse xxxvii. Shewing the cause, truth, and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. Written by John Bunyan, author of the Pilgrims progress. London: printed for B[enjamin]. H[arris]. and are to be sold by J. Harris, at the Harrow, over against the church in the Poultrey, 1686. ESTC No. R32595. Grub Street ID 115300.
His Majesty's most gracious letter to his government of the Massathusets [sic] Colony in New-England. ... Given at our Court at White-Hall the 12th day August 1689. ... Published by order of the governour & Council & representatives, for the satisfaction of His Majesties good subjects in New-England. Printed at Boston in New-England, by Richard Pierce for Benjamin Harris. Anno Domini M DC LXXX IX. [1689]. ESTC No. W6533. Grub Street ID 355574.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by Benjamin Harris

Keach, Benjamin. Darkness vanquished: or, Truth in it's primitive purity, being an answer to a late book of Mr. Henry Danvers, intituled A treatise of laying on of hands. Wherein his mistakes and cloudy apprehensions about it, are in a faithful and friendly manner rectified, his grand obiections answered, and imposition of hands upon baptised believers, as such with prayer for the spirit of promise is proved, to be a holy and divine institution of Jesus Christ, and accordingly practiced by the apostles and primitive saints. Together with the testimony of many famous writers, both antient, and of later times concerning it. BY B. K. London: printed, and are to be sold by Benjamin Harris in Swithins Rents, at the Stationers Arms in Corn-hill, near the Royal Exchange, 1675. ESTC No. R217553. Grub Street ID 92327.
Intelligence domestick and foreign. With The flying post-boy from the camp in Flanders. London [England]: printed and sold by Benjamin Harris, in Fore-street, near Lorainers-Hall, 1695. ESTC No. P1554. Grub Street ID 55348.
The Weekly entertainment. [London, England]: Printed and sold by B[enjamin]. Harris next the Golden Boar's-Head in Gracious-Street, [1700]. ESTC No. P1592. Grub Street ID 55383.
Bunyan, John. Come, and welcome to Jesus Christ, or, A plain and profitable discourse on John VI, verse xxxvii shewing the cause, truth, and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ, with hi[s] happy reception and [bless]ed entertainment / written by John Bunyan ... London: Printed and sold by Benj. Harris .., 1700. ESTC No. R36064. Grub Street ID 118406.
Dugdale, Richard. The Spanish slaughter-house: or, a narrative of the original and progress of the Inquisition, as it is now practic'd in Spain. Publish'd to open the eyes of all Protestants, ... London: printed and sold by Benja. Harris, 1701. ESTC No. N37399. Grub Street ID 25356.
A post-Letter to the gentleman of England: or, the certain way to save England, not only now, but in future ages, is by a prudent choice of loyal, religious, and well-affected members to serve in the next ensuing Parliament. London: printed and sold by B. Harris, 1701. ESTC No. N20881. Grub Street ID 10263.
P., T.. The accomplish'd lady's delight in preserving, physick, beautifying, cookery, and gardening. Containing, I. The art of preserving ... II. The physical cabinet: ... III. The compleat cook's guide: ... IV. The lady's diversion in her garden: ... London: printed and sold by Benj. Harris, 1706. ESTC No. N15857. Grub Street ID 5559.

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