Publications of John Heptinstall

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 Heptinstall

  • A defence of the resolution of this case, viz. whether the Church of England's symbolizing so far as it doth with the Church of Rome, makes it unlawfull to hold Communion with the Church of England. In answer to a book intituled A modest examination of that resolution. London: printed by J. H[eptinstall]. for B. Aylmer, at the Three Pigeons, against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1684. ESTC No. R14761. Grub Street ID 62750.
  • Vinculum societatis, or The tie of good company: being a choice collection of the newest songs now in use. With thorow bass to each song for the harpsichord, theorbo, or bass-viol. The first book of this character. London: printed by F. Clark, T. Moore, and J. Heptinstall, for John Carr, and R.C. and are to be sold by John Carr at the Middle Temple-Gate, and Sam. Scott at the Miter by Temple-Barr, anno Domini, 1687. ESTC No. R233040. Grub Street ID 104666.
  • Vinculum societatis, or The tie of good company. Being a choice collection of the newest songs now in use. With thorow bass to each song for the harpsichord, theorbo, or bass-viol. The second book; with a small collection of flute tunes. London: printed by T. Moore, and J. Heptinstall, for John Carr, at his shop at the Middle Temple-Gate, and Sam. Scott, at his shop in Bell-Yard within Temple-Barr, anno Domini, MDCLXXXVIII [1688]. ESTC No. R186011. Grub Street ID 74861.
  • Taylor, John. Thesaurarium mathematicæ, or The treasury of the mathematicks. Containing variety of usefull practices in arithmetick, geometry, trigonometry, astronomy, geography, navigation and surveying. As also the mensuration of board, glass, tiling, paving, timber, stone, and irregular solids. Likewise it teacheth the art of gauging, dialling, fortification, military-orders, and gunnery: explains the logarithms, sines, tangents and secants: sheweth their use in arithmetick, &c. To which is annexed a table of 10000 logarithms, log-sines and log-tangents. Illustrated wit several mathematical sculptures on copper plates. By John Taylor, Gent. Licensed, June 26. 1686. Rob. Midgley. London: printed by J. H[eptinstall] for W. Freeman at the Bible over against the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleetstreet, 1692. ESTC No. R33903. Grub Street ID 116467.
  • Goodman, John. The penitent pardon'd: or, A discourse of the nature of sin, and the efficacy of repentance, under the parable of the prodigal son. By J. Goodman, D.D. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. London: printed by J[ohn]. Heptinstall, for L[uke]. Meredith, at the Star in S. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCXCIV. [1694]. ESTC No. R15704. Grub Street ID 63619.
  • Hudgebut, John. Thesaurus musicus: being, a collection of the newest songs performed at Their Majesties Theatres; and at the consorts in Viller-street in York-buildings, in the Charles-street covent-Garden. With a thorow-bass to each song, for the harpsicord, theorbo, or bass-viol. To which is annexed, A collection of airs, composed for two flutes, by several masters. The second book. Lessons for the recorder licensed according to order. London: printed by J[ohn]. Heptinstall for John Hudgebutt, and are to be sold by John Money, stationer, at the Mitre in Mitre-court in Fleetstreet, at Henry Playford's shop near the Temple-church, and at most musick-shops in town, 1694. ESTC No. R178226. Grub Street ID 70041.
  • Battell, Ralph. The lawfulness and expediency of church-musick asserted, in a sermon preached at St. Brides-Church, upon the 22d. of November, 1693. Being the anniversary meeting of gentlemen, lovers of musick. By Ralph Battell, sub-dean of Their Majesties Chapel-Royal. Published at the request of the stewards. London: printed by J. Heptinstall, for John Carr, at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, 1694. ESTC No. R10687. Grub Street ID 59034.
  • Coley, Henry. Merlinus Anglicus Junior: or The starry messenger for the year of our redemption, 1694. And from the creation, according to sacred writ, 5643. Being the second after bissextil, or leap-year. Wherein is contained, (1) Astronomical and meteorological observations. (2) The state of the year, deduced according to art, from the solar ingresses, eclipses, various configurations, aspects and conjunctions of the planets. (3) The rising and setting of the sun, moon and stars: also her southing; together with many usefull tables pertinent for such a work, accommodated to the meridian of London, which lies in the latitude of 51 deg. 32 min. North, but may indifferently serve (without sensible error) for any other part of Great Britain. To which is added monthly observations and astrological predictions (or conjectures) upon the whole year, &c. Also an ephemeris of the diurnal motions and aspects of the planets, &c. the like (in all particulars) not extant. By Henry Coley, ... London: printed by John Heptinstall, for the Company of Stationers, 1694. ESTC No. R15483. Grub Street ID 63417.
  • Hobbs, Matthew. Chaldæus Anglicanus being an almanack for the year, 1695. And from the creation of the world, 1644. it being the third after bissestile or leap-year: in which is contained things fit for such a work; as the diurnal motion of the planets, remarkable conjunctions, eclipses o the luminaries, and other configuration of the wandring stars. Together with the rising and setting of the sun, break of day and twilight, day increase and decrease, &c. Also the rising, southing and setting of the moon and seven stars. And judgment on the four quarters of the year, and other usefull things; the like not in any extant. Calculated for the meridian of London, whose latitude is 51 degrees, 32 min. By Matthew Hobbs, student in physick and astrology. London: printed by John Heptinstall for the Company of Stationers, 1695. ESTC No. R28991. Grub Street ID 112010.
  • Dryden, John. The songs in the Indian Queen: as it is now compos'd into an opera. By Mr. Henry Purcell, composer in ordinary to his Majesty. And one of the organists of his Majesty's Chapel-Royal. London: printed by J. Heptinstall; and are to be sold by John May, at his shop under St. Dunstan's Church: and for John Hudgbutt at Tho. Dring's, bookseller; at the Harrow at Clifford's-lane-end in Fleetstreet, 1695. ESTC No. R215472. Grub Street ID 90509.
  • Gildon, Charles. The songs in Phaeton: or, the fatal divorce. Sett to musick by Mr. Daniel Purcell. With an addition of some songs in the last new play. London: printed by J. Heptinstall, for Samuel Scott at the Middle-Temple-Gate, Fleet-street: where may be had Melothesia, or, certain general rules to play a continued bass upon the organ harpsicord, or, spinnet. The second edition, 1698. ESTC No. R231001. Grub Street ID 103207.
  • Record, Robert. Arithmetick; or, The ground of arts: teaching that science, both in whole numbers and fractions. Theoretically and practically applied in the operation and solution of questions in numeration, addition, substraction, multiplication, division, the rules of proportion, fellowship, barter, rules of practice, exchange of coin, loss and gain, tare, trett, and other questions relating to weights and measures, lengths and breadths, equation of payments, commission to factors, rules of alligation, and of false position, &c. Originally composed by Dr. Record, and others. And now perused, corrected, new methodized, much improved; and thereto added, I. A new treatise of decimals, with the demonstration of each rule, and the relation it has to vulgar fractions; also why decimals are wrought as whole numbers, &c. II. Tables of simple and compound interest, wit the manner of calculation, and use thereof in resolving all the most necessary questions, concerning interest and discount of money; the pur. London: printed by J[ohn]. H[eptinstall]. for Charles Harper, at the Flower de Luce against St. Dunstan's Church, and William Freeman, at the Bible against the Middle-Temple-Gate, in Fleet-street, 1699. ESTC No. R10613. Grub Street ID 58966.
  • Select psalms and hymns for the use of the parish-church and tabernacle of St. James's Westminster. London: printed by J. Heptinstall for the Company of Stationers, 1701. ESTC No. N36471. Grub Street ID 24449.
  • Taylor, Jeremy. The rule and exercises of holy living: in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, and the remedies against every vice, ... Together with prayers ... By Jer. Taylor, ... London: printed by J. Heptinstall, for John Meredith, in trust for Royston and Elizabeth Meredith: and are to be sold by S. and J. Sprint, B. Aylmer, H. Bonwicke, W. Rogers, C. Brome, [and 4 others in London], 1706. ESTC No. N13185. Grub Street ID 3121.
  • Kettlewell, John. The measures of Christian obedience: or, a discourse shewing, what obedience is indispensibly necessary to a regenerate state, and what defects are consistent with it: for the promotion of piety, and the peace of troubled consciences. By John Kettlewell, late Vicar of Coles-Hill, in Warwickshire. London: printed by J. Heptinstall, for Robert Kettlewell, and are to be sold by J. Morphew near Stationers-Hall, MDCCXIV. [1714]. ESTC No. T82488. Grub Street ID 303060.