Publications of John Crook

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 Crook

  • Mervyn, Audley. A speech delivered by Sir Audley Mervin Knight, His Majesties prime serjeant at law, and speaker of the House of Commons; to his grace James Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the presence chamber in the castle of Dublin, the seventh of November, 1665. [London]: Dublin, printed by John Crook printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty: re-printed at London, and are to be sold at the Ship in Saint Pauls Church-yard, 1665. ESTC No. R233460. Grub Street ID 104989.

Printed for John Crook

  • Hymen's preludia: or, Loves master-piece. Being the seventh part of that so much admir'd romance, intituled, Cleopatra. Written originally in the French and now rendred into English by J.C. London: printed for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince's Armes, and for John Crook at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1658. ESTC No. R230339. Grub Street ID 102681.

Author

  • Crook, John. Truth's principles, or, Those things about doctrine and worship which are most surely believed and received amongst the people of God, called Quakers; viz, concerning the man Christ, his sufferings, death, resurrection, faith in his blood, the imputation of his righteousness, sanctification, justification, &c. Written to stop the mouth of clamour, and to inform all who desire to know the truth as it is in Jesus, by the servant of the Lord, John Crook. To which is added, somewhat concerning the difference between the perswasions of reason, aqnd the perswasions of faith. London: printed in the year 1665. Re-printed and sold by T. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, and at the Bible in Leaden-Hall-Street, 1699. ESTC No. R24801. Grub Street ID 108554.
  • Crook, John. Truths principles: or, Those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received amongst the people of God, called Quakers, viz. concerning the man Christ, his sufferings death, resurrection, faith in his blood, the imputation of his righteousness, sanctification, justification, &c. Written to stop the mouth of clamour, and to inform all who desire to know the truth, as it is in Jesus, by the servant of the Lord, John Crook. To which is added, somewhat concerning the difference between the perswasions of reason, and the perswasions of faith. London: printed in the year 1663. Re-printed and sold by T. Sowle in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-street, and at the Bible in Leaden-hall-street, 1700. ESTC No. R37698. Grub Street ID 119911.
  • Crook, John. Truths principles: or, those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received amongst the People of God, called Quakers, Viz Concerning the Man Christ, His Sufferings, Death, Resurrection, Faith in his Blood, the Imputation of his Righteousness, Sanctification, Justification, &c. Written to stop the Mouth of Clamour, and to Inform all who desire to know the Truth, as it is in Jesus, by the servant of the lord, John Crook. To which is added, somewhat concerning the Difference between the Perswasions of reason, and the Perswasions of faith. London: printed in the year 1663. re-printed and sold by the assigns of J. Sowle, at the Bible in George-Yard in Lombard-Street, 1722. ESTC No. T84128. Grub Street ID 304542.
  • Crook, John. Tythes no property to, nor lawful maintenance for a powerful Gospel-preaching ministry. Or A compulsory maintenance for Christs ministers is contrary to Christs doctrine and example of his apostles, and the example of the faithful ministers of Christ, and famous reformers in all ages, as VVickliffe, Hus, and divers others, with an old prophecy written by Iohn Hus, as it is recorded by Fox in his Acts and monuments, commonly called the Book of martyrs. With a discovery of the marks of the false prophets and ministers in all ages (as they are found recorded in the ecclesiastical history) since the apostles days to this very time agreeing with the Scriptures of truth both of the Old and New Testament. Written by a lover of the souls of all men, Iohn Crook. London: printed for Thomas Simmons, at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate, 1659. ESTC No. R29665. Grub Street ID 112614.
  • Crook, John. A defence of the true church called Quakers, (come and coming out of the wildernesse, Babylon, and the dark night of the apostacy of Antichrist into their own land, which is Sion the mountain of holinesse, there to worship the Lord in spirit and truth) against the severa sects and sorts of people, called Independants, Separatists or Brownists, Baptists, Fift-Monarchy-men, Seekers, and High Notionists of all sorts, who by the true Light are found and discovered to be out of the same. Written by J.C. according to the measure of wisdom given unto him from God, who is the giver of every good gift. London: printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate, 1659. ESTC No. R35612. Grub Street ID 117993.
  • Crook, John. Unrighteousness no plea for truth, nor ignorance a lover of it. Being an answer to a book called A plea for truth, in love to truth, subscribed by James Pope, wherein is contained his answer to several queries (sent to him by Thomas White) which are tried and found unsatisfactory, and James Popes Ten queries to the people (called) Quakers fully answered. Also the doctrine and practise of the people (called Baptists) examined and weighed (in the true ballance) and found too light, with a full discussion of their principles, and particularly their ordinances o breaking bread and water-baptism, &c. With some queries to all the people called Baptists (wheresoever they are to be found) for them to answer in truth and righteousnesse, and in Gods fear. By a true lover of all their souls and eternal welfare. John Crook. [London]: Printed for Tho. Simmons at the Bull & Mouth near Aldersgate, 1659. ESTC No. R171617. Grub Street ID 65786.
  • Crook, John. The case of swearing (at all) discussed. With several objections answered, the primitive practises therein asserted out of several ancient authors; together with several presidents out of the book of martyrs. The inconveniences that follows the present practice of swearing, which might easily be prevented, by a law to punish, false witnesse-bearing, and lying, as well as other evils. Also, a word to all people that are zealous for the commands of Christ, recorded in the Scripture. By a friend of truth and righteousness, John Crook. London: printed for Robert Wilson, at the sign of the Black-Spread-Eagle, and Windmill in Martins, near Aldersgate, 1660. ESTC No. R5532. Grub Street ID 125964.
  • Crook, John. An epistle of love to all that are in present sufferings, whether inwardly, or outwardly. Whether they are, or have been officers or souldiers of the armie, or, rulers or governors of these nations, or, publike preachers, or any other, who are in fear of the loss of life liberty, or estate; or any other suffering that is like to come upon them; read these lines in the fear of the Lord, and receive them at the testimony of a Friend in love to all your souls. John Crook. London: printed by M[atthew]. I[nman]. and are to be sold by Robert Wilson, at the signe of the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill, in Martins L'Grand, 1660. ESTC No. R16738. Grub Street ID 64554.
  • Crook, John. The case of swearing (at all) discussed. With several objections answered, the primitive practises therein asserted out of several antient authors; together with several presidents out of the Book of martyrs. The inconveniencies that follows the present practice of swearing, which might easily be prevented, by a law to punish false witnesse bearing, and lying, as well as other evils. Also a word to all people that are zealous for the commands of Christ, recorded in the Scripture. By a friend to truth and righteousness, John Crook. London: printed for Robert Wilson, at the sign of the Black-Spread-Eagle, and Windmill in Martins, neer Aldersgate, 1660. ESTC No. R225640. Grub Street ID 98788.
  • Crook, John. An epistle of love to all that are in present sufferings, whether inwardly, or outwardly. Whether they are, or have been officers or souldiers of the armie, or, rulers or governors of these nations, or, publike preachers, or any other, who by reason of the fear of the loss of life, liberty, or estate; or any other suffering that is like to come upon them; read these lines in the fear of the Lord, and receive them at the testimony of a Friend in love to all your souls. John Crook. London: printed by M[atthew]. I[nman]. and are to be sold by Robert Wilson, at the signe of the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill, in Martins L'Grand, 1660. ESTC No. R225643. Grub Street ID 98790.
  • Crook, John. Sixteen reasons drawn from the law of God, the law of England, and right reason, to shew why diverse true Christians (called Quakers) refuse to swear at all: for the satisfaction of all the upright in heart, that the innocent may not be condemned with the wicked. By John Crook. London: printed for Robert Wilson, at the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-mill in Martins Le Grand, [1661]. ESTC No. R1138. Grub Street ID 59671.
  • Crook, John. An epistle for vnity, to prevent the wiles of the enemy. To be read in all the churches of Christ. Written at the command of the Lord, from the yearning of everlasting bowels unto them all, unto whom is wished grace, mercy and peace, by him who is a sufferer in outward bonds, because he cannot forsake the assemblies of the righteous, but loves them more than all the pleasures of Egypt, and fears to withdraw from them more than to incur the wrath and censures of the potentates of the earth. John Crook. London: printed for Robert Wilson, 1661. ESTC No. R29670. Grub Street ID 112618.
  • Crook, John. Truth's principles: or, Those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received amongst the people of God called Quakers: viz. concerning the man Christ, his sufferings, death, resurrection, faith in his blood, the imputation of his righteousness, sanctification, justification, &c. Written, to stop the mouth of clamour, and to inform all who desire to know the truth as it is in Jesus; by the servant of the Lord, John Crook. To which is added, somewhat concerning the difference between the perswasions of reason, and the perswasions of faith. London: printed for R. Wilson, 1663. ESTC No. R37697. Grub Street ID 119910.
  • Crook, John. Twenty cases of conscience propounded to the bishops, or others, who are called fathers in God. For them to answer; that the blind may not be turned out of the way, nor the people perish for lack of knowledge. And the the way of truth may be known from the way of errour. The which may also serve as a glass, to shew to the ignorant the spots and deformities in the way of their worship, as also some of the reasons why many godly people refuse to worship with the multitude. By J.C. [London: printed for Robert Wilson at the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-mill in Martins Le Grand, [1667]]. ESTC No. R37699. Grub Street ID 119912.
  • Crook, John. An epistle to all that profess the light of Jesus Christ within to be their guide. By John Crook. London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, near the Meeting-House in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, and at the Bible in Leaden-Hall-Street, [1696]. ESTC No. R28415. Grub Street ID 111487.
  • Crook, John. The way to a lasting peace, and true reconciliation. It may be said, by way of allusion to the prophets words, Isaiah 9. 5, &c. That after the outward war of confused noise, and garments rolled in blood, is at an end, there must be another war or battle, of which the prophet saith, This shall be with burning and fewel of fire,&c. ... London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, next door to the Meeting-House in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-street, 1697. ESTC No. R37700. Grub Street ID 119915.
  • Crook, John. An epistle to Friends, for union and edification of the Church of God in Christ Jesus. By his servant, John Crook. [London: printed and sold by T[ace]. Sowle, near the Meeting-House in White-Hart-Court in Grace-Church-Street, and at the Bible in Leaden-hall-street, near the Market, 1698]. ESTC No. R171614. Grub Street ID 65785.
  • Crook, John. The design of Christianity, with other books, epistles and manuscripts, of that ancient faithful servant of Christ Jesus, John Crook, Who departed this Life the 26th Day of the Second Month, 1699. in the Eighty-Second Year of his Age. London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, 1701. ESTC No. T116921. Grub Street ID 168546.
  • Crook, John. The design of Christianity, testified, in the books, epistles and manuscripts, of that ancient faithful servant of Christ Jesus, John Crook, ... London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, 1701. ESTC No. N5922. Grub Street ID 42354.
  • Crook, John. A short history of the life of John Crook, containing some of his spiritual travels and breathings after God, in his young and tender years: Also an Account of various Temptations wherewith he was Exercised, and the Means by which he came to the Knowledge of the Truth. The manuscript hereof, written by his own hand, was found since his other Works were Published in Print. London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, 1706. ESTC No. T73591. Grub Street ID 296849.
  • Crook, John. An epistle to young people professing the truth. By John Crook. Dublin: printed by I. Jackson, 1745. ESTC No. N45716. Grub Street ID 30588.
  • Crook, John. Truths principles: or Those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received among the people of God, called Quakers, viz. Concerning the man Christ, his sufferings, death, resurrection, faith in his blood, the imputation of his righteousness, sanctification, justification, &c. Written to stop the mouth of clamour, and to inform all who desire to know the truth as it is in Jesus. By the servant of the Lord, John Crook. London: printed and sold by T. Sowle Raylton and Luke Hinde, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1749. ESTC No. T177356. Grub Street ID 214303.
  • Crook, John. A short history of the life of John Crook containing some of his spiritual travels and Breathings after God, in his young and tender Years: Also an Account of various Temptations wherewith he was exercised, and the Means by which he came to the Knowledge of the Truth. Written by himself. London: printed and sold by Luke Hinde, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1757. ESTC No. T115899. Grub Street ID 167588.
  • Crook, John. An epistle for unity, to prevent the wiles of the enemy. By John Crook. London: reprinted by Luke Hinde, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1760. ESTC No. T115898. Grub Street ID 167587.
  • Crook, John. Truths principles: or those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received among the people of God, called Quakers, ... By the servant of the Lord, John Crook. To which is added. Something concerning the difference between the perswasions of reason, and the perswasions of faith. London: printed and sold at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1766. ESTC No. N14199. Grub Street ID 4086.
  • Crook, John. A short history of the life of John Crook, containing some of his spiritual travails, and breathings after God, in his young and tender years: also an account of various temptations wherewith he was exercised, and the Means by which he came to the Knowledge of the Truth. Written by himself. London: printed and sold by Mary Hinde, at No 2, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, [1770?]. ESTC No. T67686. Grub Street ID 292141.
  • Crook, John. Truth's principles: or, those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received among the people of God call'd Quakers, Viz. Concerning the Man Christ, his Sufferings, Death, Resurrection, Faith in his Blood, the Imputation of his Righteousness, Sanctification, Justification, &c. Written to stop the mouth of clamour, and to inform all who desire to know the Truth as it is in Jesus. By the Servant of the Lord, John Crook. To which is added, Something concerning the Difference between the Persuasions of Reason, and the Persuasions of Faith. London: printed and sold by Mary Hinde, at No 2, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, [1770?]. ESTC No. T116923. Grub Street ID 168548.
  • Crook, John. Truth's principles: or, those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received by the people of God called Quakers. Viz. Concerning the Man Christ, his Sufferings, Death and Resurrection, Faith in his Blood, the Imputation of his Righteousness, Sanctification, Justification, &c. By a servant of the Lord, John Crook. To which is added, Something concerning the Difference between the Persuasions of Reason, and the Persuasions of Faith. London: printed and sold by James Phillips, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]. ESTC No. T116924. Grub Street ID 168549.
  • Crook, John. Truth's principles: or, those things about doctrine and worship, which are most surely believed and received by the people of God called Quakers, viz. Concerning the Man Christ, his Sufferings, Death, and Resurrection, Faith in his Blood, the Imputation of his Righteousness, Sanctification, Justification, &c. By a servant of the Lord, John Crook. To which is added, something concerning the difference between the persuasions of reason, and the persuasions of faith. London: printed and sold by James Phillips, in George-Yard, Lombard - Street, M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]. ESTC No. N14200. Grub Street ID 4088.
  • Crook, John. The design of Christianity, with other books, epistles, and manuscripts, of that ancient faithful servant of Christ Jesus, John Crook. To which is prefixed a short account of his life written by himself. London: printed and sold by James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street, M,DCC,XCI. [1791]. ESTC No. T116922. Grub Street ID 168547.
  • Crook, John. An epistle to all that profess the light of Jesus Christ, within, to be their guide. London: printed and sold by James Phillips, 1796. ESTC No. T209516. Grub Street ID 238084.