Publications of Richard Rogers

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 for Richard Rogers

  • Goffe, Thomas. The careless shepherdes. A tragi-comedy acted before the King & Queen, and at Salisbury-Court, with great applause. Written by T.G. Mr. of Arts. With an alphebeticall catologue [sic] of all such plays that ever were printed. London: printed for Richard Rogers and William Ley, and are to be sould at Pauls Chaine nere Doctors commons, 1656. ESTC No. R228366. Grub Street ID 101052.

Author

  • Rogers, Richard. Seuen treatises, containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex. At London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for Thomas Man, and Robert Dexter, and are to be sold at the brasen Serpent in Pauls Churchyard, 1603. ESTC No. S116354. Grub Street ID 136042.
  • Rogers, Richard. Seaven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come, and may be called the practise of Christianitie : profitable for all such as heartily desire the same, i the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day, notwithstanding their tribulations / first penned, and now set foorth the second time, and corrected by Richard Rogers ... At London: Imprinted by Humfrey Lownes, for Thomas Man, and are to be sold at the signe of the talbot in Pater-noster-rowe, 1604. ESTC No. S951. Grub Street ID 153180.
  • Rogers, Richard. Certaine sermons preached and penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Weathersfield in Essex, directly tending to these three ends. First, to bring any bad person (that hath not committed the sinne that is vnpardonable) to true conuersion. Secondly, to stablish and settle all such as are conuerted, in faith and repentance. Thirdly, to leade them forward (that are so setled) in the Christian life, to bring foorth the fruite of both. Whereunto are annexed diuers godlie and learned sermons of another reuerend and faithfull seruant of God, Mr. Samuel Wright, Bachelor of Diuinitie, late president of Sidney Colledge in Camebridge, deceased, tending also to the same ends, with diuers particular points in both, profitable and fit for these times. London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1612. ESTC No. S116121. Grub Street ID 135813.
  • Rogers, Richard. A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges. Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex. London: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, and are to be sold at his shop in Pater-noster Row, at the signe of the Talbot, 1615. ESTC No. S116353. Grub Street ID 136041.
  • Rogers, Richard. A garden of spirituall flowers. London: L. S[nowdon] f. T. Pavier,; 1615. ESTC No. S94938. Grub Street ID 153054.
  • Rogers, Richard. Seaven treatises containing svch direction as is gathered ovt of the holie scriptvres, leading and gviding to true happinesse, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practice of Christianitie. profitable for all svch as heartilie desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to lead a godly and comfortable life euery day, notwithstanding their tribulations. First penned, and now set forth the fourth time, corrected and enlarged, by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex. [London]: At London, imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for Thomas Man, and are to be sold at the signe of the Talbot in Pater-noster-row, 1616. ESTC No. S94941. Grub Street ID 153057.
  • Rogers, Richard. A garden of spirituall flowers. Planted by Ri. Ro. Will. Per. Ri. Gree. M.M. and Geo. Web. 1. Part. London: printed by W. White for T. Pauier, and are to be sold in Iuie Lane, 1616. ESTC No. S2857. Grub Street ID 147185.
  • Rogers, Richard. The practice of Christianitie: or, An epitome of seuen treatises, penned and published in the yeare 1603. by that reuerend and faithfull pastor, Mr. R.R. late Preacher of Wethersfield in Essex, tending to that end. Contracted long since for priuate vse, and now published for the benefite of such, as either want leisure to reade, or meanes to prouide larger volumes. London: printed by R. Field for Tho. Man, and are to be sold at the signe of the Talbot in Pater-noster row, 1619. ESTC No. S94942. Grub Street ID 153058.
  • Rogers, Richard. The practice of Christianitie. Or An epitomie of seuen treatises, penned and published in the yeare 1633 [sic]. by that reuerend and faithfull pastor M. R.R. late preacher of Wethersfield in Essex, tending to that end. Contracted long since for priuate vse, and now published for the benefite of such, as either want leisure to reade, or meanes to prouide larger volumes. London: printed by B. Alsop for Tho. Man, and are to be sold by Beniamin Fisher at the signe of the Talbot in Pater noster row, 1623. ESTC No. S501. Grub Street ID 148909.
  • Rogers, Richard. Seauen treatises. Containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happinesse, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to lead a godly and comfortable life euery day, notwithstanding their tribulations. First penned, and now set forth the fourth [sic] time, corrected and enlarged by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex. London: Imprinted by Iohn Dawson [and A. Islip?], for Iohn Bellamie, by the assignement of Paul Man, and Ionas Man, 1627. ESTC No. S120769. Grub Street ID 140397.
  • Rogers, Richard. Seauen treatises. Containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happinesse, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to lead a godly and comfortable life euery day, not withstanding their tribulations. First penned, and now set forth the fourth time, corrected and enlarged by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex. London: imprinted by Iohn Dawson, for Richard Meighen by the assignement of Paul Man and Ionas Man, 1627. ESTC No. S4052. Grub Street ID 148159.
  • Rogers, Richard. The practice of Christianitie: or, An epitome of seuen treatises, penned and published in the yeere 1623. by that reuerend and faithfull pastor, M. R.R. late preacher of Wethersfield in Essex, tending to that end. Contracted long since for priuate vse, and now published for the benefit of such, as either want leasure to reade, or meanes to prouide larger volumes. London: printed by the assignes of Tho. Man, &c. and are to be sold by Iohn Wright, at his shop without Newgate at the signe of the Bible, 1629. ESTC No. S125953. Grub Street ID 145135.
  • Rogers, Richard. Seven treatises: containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happinesse, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practice of Christianity. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to lead a godly and comfortable life every day, notwithstanding their tribulations. First penned, and now set forth the fifth time, corrected and enlarged by Richard Rogers, preacher of the Word of God at Wethersfield in Essex. London: printed by the assignes of Thomas Man for Richard Thrale, and are to be sold at the Crosse-Keys at Pauls gate, 1630. ESTC No. S116119. Grub Street ID 135811.
  • Rogers, Richard. The practice of Christianitie: or, An epitomie of seven treatises, penned and published in the yeare 1623. by that reverend and faithfull pastor M. R.R. late preacher of Wethersfield in Essex, tending to that end. Contracted long since for private use, and now published for the benefit of such, as either want leisure to read, or meanes to provide larger volumes. London: Printed by the assignes of Tho. Man, &c. and are to be sold by Daniel Frere, at his shop without Aldersgate, 1635. ESTC No. S952. Grub Street ID 153251.
  • Rogers, Richard. The practice of christianitie: or, An epitomie of seven treatises, penned and published in the yeare 1623. by that Reverend and faithfull pastor M.R.R. late preacher of Wethersfield in Essex, tending to that end. Contracted long since for private use, and now published for the benefit of such, as either want leisure to read, ormeanes [sic] to provide larger volumes. London: printed by the assignes of Tho. Man, &c. and are to be sold by Iames Boler, at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Church yard, 1635. ESTC No. S94943. Grub Street ID 153059.