Publications of Edward Allde

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 Edward Allde

  • [A pleasant ballad of King Henry II. and the miller of Mansfield, how he] was lodged in the millers house, and of their pleasant communication. To the tune of the French lauat[...]. [London: Printed by Edward Allde?, 1588?]. ESTC No. S1360. Grub Street ID 145802.
  • Pecke, Edward. A godly exhortation, whereby Englande may knowe: What sinfull abhomination there nowe dooth flowe. At London: Printed by Edward Allde, and are to be solde by Hugh Astley at Saint Magnus Corner, 1588. ESTC No. S110387. Grub Street ID 130447.
  • The first sermon of Noahs drunkennes. A glasse wherein all drunkards may behold their beastliness. Noah also began to be an husbandman and planted a vineyard, and he dranke of the wine and was drunken, and was vncouered in the middest of his tent. Gen. 9.20. Henry Smith. Imprinted at London: By [E. Allde? for] William Kearney dwelling within Creeple-gate, 1591. ESTC No. S113465. Grub Street ID 133200.
  • Perkins, William. A golden chaine, or The description of theologie, containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods woord. A view of the order wherof, is to be seene in the table annexed. Written in Latin by William Perkins, and translated by an other. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting troubled consciences. At London: printed by Edward Alde, and are to be sold by Edward White, at the little north doore of S. Paules Church at the signe of the Gunne, 1592. ESTC No. S114482. Grub Street ID 134192.
  • N., G. D. L. M.. The French alphabeth, teaching in a very short time, by a most easie way, to pronounce French naturally, to reade it perfectly, to write it truely, and to speake it accordingly. Together with the treasure of the French tung, containing the rarest sentences, prouerbes, parables, similies, apothegmes, and golden sayinges, of the most excellent French authours, as well poets as orators. The one diligently compiled, and the other painfully gathered and set in order, after the alphabeticall maner, for the benefite of those that are desirous of the French-tung. By G.D.L.M.N. At London: Printed by E. Allde, and are to be sold by H Iackson, dwelling in Fleetstreet, beneath the conduit, at the signe of S. Iohn Euangelist, 1595. ESTC No. S110943. Grub Street ID 130893.
  • Hill, Adam. The crie of England. A sermon preached at Paules Crosse in September 1593. by Adam Hill Doctor of Diuinitie, & published at the request of the then Lord Maior of the citie of London, and others the aldermen his brethren. London: Printed by Ed. Allde, for B. Norton, 1595. ESTC No. S115191. Grub Street ID 134886.
  • Norman, Robert. The new attractiue. Containing a short discourse of the magnes or loadstone: and amongst other his vertues, of a new discouered secret and subtill propertie, concerning the declination of the needle, touched therewith vnder the plaine of the horizon. Now first founde out by Robert Norman hydrographer. Heerevnto are annexed certaine necessary rules for the art of nauigation by the same R.N. Imprinted at London: By E[dward] Allde, for Hugh Astley [dwelling at S. Magnus corner.], 1596. ESTC No. S110229. Grub Street ID 130330.
  • Rankins, William. Seauen satyres applyed to the weeke, including the worlds ridiculous follyes. True fælicity described in the phoenix. Maulgre. Whereunto is annexed the wandring satyre. By W. Rankins, Gent. Imprinted at London: By Edw. Allde for William Ferbrand: and are to be sould at his shop in Lothbury, at the hither end of Colman streete, 1598. ESTC No. S110588. Grub Street ID 130604.
  • The sixth booke of the Myrrour of knighthood. Being the first booke of the third part, immediatly follovving the fourth and fifth bookes printed. Conteining the knightly actions and amorous conuersations of Rosicleer and Rosabel his sonne, vvith diuers other their princely frends and kinsmen. Translated out of Spanish by R.P. London: Printed by Edvvard Allde for Curthbert [sic] Burby, and are to be sold at his shop nere the Royall Exchange, 1598. ESTC No. S113627. Grub Street ID 133356.
  • A coppie of the proclamation made by the illustrous Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, soueraigne princesse of the Netherlands, and the Countie of Burgundie. Touching the defence, interdiction and restraint of all communication, dealing and trafficke with Holland, Zeland an their adherents. Faithfully translated out of the printed copie, printed at Antwerpe. Imprinted at London: By [Edward Allde for] Iohn Wolfe, and are to be solde at his shop in Popes head Alley, neere the Exchange, 1599. ESTC No. S113160. Grub Street ID 132902.
  • A true and credible report, of a very great and very daungerous fight at sea, betwene certaine ships belonging to sundrye merchants of England, and fiue well appooued ships of warre of the King of Spaines: which fight hapned the 25. of May last past 1600. within the straightes of Gibraltare. The truth thereof beeing faithfully sent from one friend to an other. London: printed by E A[llde]. for VValter Burre, dvvelling in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Flower deluce, [1600]. ESTC No. S125941. Grub Street ID 145123.
  • Petowe, Henry. Elizabetha quasi viuens, Eliza's funerall. A fevve Aprill drops, showred on the hearse of dead Eliza. Or The funerall teares of a true hearted subject. By H.P. London: printed by E. Allde for M. Lawe, dvvelling in Paules Church-yard, neere vnto Saint Austens gate, 1603. ESTC No. S110360. Grub Street ID 130423.
  • A proclamation or edict. Touching the opening and restoring of the traffique, and commerce of Spain, with these countries: although they haue seuered themselues from the obeisance of the illustrous arch-duke, as also vvith all vassals and subiects of princes and common-weales, being their friends, or neutrals. Faithfully translated out of the Nether-landish tongue according to printed copy. Imprinted at Brussels. Imprinted at London: [By E. Allde] for Thomas Archer and are to be solde at the little shop by the Exchange, 1603. ESTC No. S112765. Grub Street ID 132513.
  • Billy, Himbert de. Certaine vvonderful predictions, for seauen yeeres ensuing: shewing the strange and wonderfull comets and meatours: beginning this present yeere. 1604. Written in French by the Lorde of Billy, secretarie to the most illustrious princesse, the Lady Celestine Olalampa, Dutchesse of Pancosme. Imprinted at London: [By E. Allde?] for W. Ferbrand, and are to be sold in Popes-head Alley, neare the Exchange, 1604. ESTC No. S113040. Grub Street ID 132784.
  • Dove, John. A confutation of atheisme by Iohn Doue Doctor of Diuinitie. The contents are to be seene in the page following. At London: Printed by Edward Allde for Henry Rockett, and are to be sold at the long shop vnder S. Mildreds Church in the Poultry, 1605. ESTC No. S110103. Grub Street ID 130230.
  • Marlowe, Christopher. Tamburlaine the Greate. VVith his impassionate furie, for the death of his lady and loue faire Zenocrate: his forme of exhortation and discipline to his three sonnes, and the manner of his owne death. The second part. London: Printed by E[dward] A[llde], for Ed. White, and are to be solde at his shop neere the little north doore of Saint Paules Church at the signe of the Gun, 1606. ESTC No. S112161. Grub Street ID 131925.
  • Rowlands, Samuel. Humors looking glasse. London: Imprinted by Ed. Allde for VVilliam Ferebrand and are to be sold at his shop in the popes-head Pallace, right ouer against the Tauerne-dore, 1608. ESTC No. S110737. Grub Street ID 130725.
  • Cattan, Christoforo. The geomancie of Maister Christopher Cattan Gentleman. With the wheele of Pythagoras: a booke no lesse pleasant and recreatiue, then of a wittie inuention, to know all things, past, present, and to come. Newly corrected, and enlarged, with many necessarie and profitable additions. Translated out of French into our English tongue. By Francis Sparry. London: printed by E. A[llde], for Edward White, and are to be solde at his shop neere the little North doore of Saint Paules Church, at the signe of the Gun, 1608. ESTC No. S114678. Grub Street ID 134387.
  • Dekker, Thomas. The rauens almanacke foretelling of a plague, famine, and ciuill warre. That shall happen this present yeare 1609. not only within this kingdome of great Britaine, but also in France, Germany, Spaine, and other parts of Christendome. With certaine remedies, rules, and receipts, how to preuent, or at least to abate the edge of these vniuersall calamities. London: Printed by E[dward] A[llde and another] for Thomas Archer, and arto [sic] bee solde at his shop in the Popes-head-Pallace nere the Royall Exchange, 1609. ESTC No. S327. Grub Street ID 147543.
  • Morgan, Nicholas, of Crolane. The perfection of horse-manship, drawne from nature; arte, and practise. By Nicholas Morgan of Crolane, in the countye of Kent, Gent. Imprinted at London: [By Edward Allde] for Edward VVhite, and are to be solde at his shop at the signe of the Gun, neere the little north dore of Saint Paules, 1609. ESTC No. S110036. Grub Street ID 130165.
  • The Turke. A worthie tragedie. As it hath bene diuers times acted by the Children of his Maiesties Reuels. Written by Iohn Mason Maister of Artes. London: printed by E[dward]. A[llde]. for Iohn Busbie and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunstons Churchyard in Fleete-streete, 1610. ESTC No. S112425. Grub Street ID 132187.
  • Procter, Thomas. A profitable vvorke to this vvhole kingdome. Concerning the mending of all high-wayes as also for vvaters and iron workes. Written by Tho: Procter Esquire. Imprinted at London: [By E. Allde], 1610. ESTC No. S110509. Grub Street ID 130541.
  • Breton, Nicholas. Wits priuate vvealth. Stored with choise commodities to content the minde,. London: printed by Ed[ward]. Allde, for Iohn Tappe, and are to be solde at his shop at St. Maguus [sic] corner, 1611. ESTC No. S124536. Grub Street ID 143888.
  • Wither, George. Prince Henries obsequies or Mournefull elegies vpon his death: vvith a supposed inter-locution betweene the ghost of Prince Henrie and Great Brittaine. By George Wyther. London: printed by Ed: Allde, for Arthur Iohnson, at the white Horse neere vnto the great North-doore of Saint Paul, 1612. ESTC No. S120235. Grub Street ID 139871.
  • The booke of caruing, and sewing: and all the feastes in the yeere, for the seruive of a prince or any other estate, as yee shall finde each office, the seruice according in this booke follovving. London: Printed by Edvv. Allde for Sara White, and are to be solde at the little North doore of S. Paules, at the signe of the Gunne, 1613. ESTC No. S116478. Grub Street ID 136164.
  • Ravenscroft, Thomas. A briefe discourse of the true (but neglected) vse of charact'ring the degrees, by their perfection, imperfection, and diminution in measurable musicke, against the common practise and custome of these times. Examples whereof are exprest in the harmony of 4. voyces, concerning the pleasure of 5. vsuall recreations. 1 Hunting, 2 hawking, 3 dauncing, 4 drinking, 5 enamouring. By Thomas Rauenscroft, Bachelor of Musicke. London: Printed by Edw: Allde for Tho. Adams, 1614. ESTC No. S110612. Grub Street ID 130627.
  • Maxwell, James. Admirable and notable prophesies, vttered in former times by 24. famous Romain-Catholickes, concerning the Church of Romes defection, tribulation, and reformation. Written first in Latine, & now published in the English tongue, both by Iames Maxwell a researcher of antiquities. London: Printed by Ed: Allde for Clement Knight, and are to be sold at the holy Lambe in S. Paules Churchyard, Anno Dom. 1615. ESTC No. S112477. Grub Street ID 132236.
  • H. S. A diuine dictionarie, or, The Bible abreuiated. Containing the contents of the whole Scripture. Being the most necessarie for the present finding out of any part thereof. By H.S. London: Printed by E: Allde for Francis Constable, and are to be solde at his shop in Pauls Church-yard ouer against the great north dore, at the signe of the white Lyon, 1616. ESTC No. S110772. Grub Street ID 130752.
  • Nixon, Anthony. The foot-post of Douer. With his packet stuft full of strange and merry petitions. London: Printed by Edw: Allde, and are to be solde by Iohn Deane, dwelli[n]g iust vnder Temple barre, 1616. ESTC No. S110176. Grub Street ID 130287.
  • The fryer, an[d] the boy. London: Printed by E: A[llde] dwelli[ng] neere Christ-Church, 1617. ESTC No. S112216. Grub Street ID 131981.
  • The historie of the prophet Ionas. The repentance of the Niniuie that great citie, which was 48. miles in compasse, hauing a thousand and fiue hundred towers about the same, and at the time of his preaching there was a hundred and twenty thousand children therein. To the tune of Paggingtons round. Printed at London: by E. A[llde]., [c. 1620]. ESTC No. S125244. Grub Street ID 144496.
  • [A lamentable?] dity vpon the death of Robert Devereux, late Earle of Essex, who was beheaded in the Tower of London on Ashwensday [sic] in the morning to the tune of Welladay. London: printed by Edward-Allde, [1620?]. ESTC No. S2554. Grub Street ID 146929.
  • A lamentable new ballad vpon the Earle of Essex death. To the tune of the Kings last good-night. Imprinted at London: by E.A[llde]., [1620?]. ESTC No. S2555. Grub Street ID 146930.
  • New logarithmes. The first inuention whereof, was, by the Honourable Lo: Iohn Nepair Baron of Marchiston, and printed at Edinburg in Scotland, anno: 1614. In whose vse was and is required the knowledge of albraicall [sic] addition and substraction, according to + and - These being extracted from and out of them (they being first ouer seene, corrected, and amended) require not at all any skill in algebra, or Cossike numbers, but may be vsed by euery one that can onely adde and substract, in whole numbers, according to the common or vulgar arithmeticke, without an consideration or respect of + and - By Iohn Speidell, professor of the mathematickes, and are to bee solde at his dwelling house in the fields, on the back side of Drury Lane, betweene Princes streete and the new play-house. [London: printed by E. Allde? for J. Speidell], 1620. ESTC No. S95311. Grub Street ID 153340.
  • Vega, Lope de. The pilgrime of Casteele. London: Printed by [E. Allde for] John Norton, 1621. ESTC No. S113948. Grub Street ID 133673.
  • Nevves from Turkie and Poland. Or A true and compendious declaration of the proceedings betweene the great Turke, and his Maiestie of Poland, from the beginning of the warres, vntill the latter end. VVith a relation of their daily millitary actions; shewing plainly how the warre continued and ended, peace was concluded, the troubles appeased, the articles of agreement confirmed, and a full league of amity ratified. Translated out of a Latine copie, written by a gentleman of quality, who was an actor in all the businesse: and now with his consent published. Printed at the Hage [i.e. London: By Edward Allde], 1622. ESTC No. S118695. Grub Street ID 138346.
  • New logarithmes. The first inuention whereof, was, by the Honourable Lo: Iohn Nepair Baron of Marchiston, and printed at Edinburg in Scotland, anno: 1614. In whose vse was and is required the knowledge of albraicall [sic] addition and subtraction, according to + and - Thes being extracted from and out of them (they being first ouer seene, corrected, and amended) require not at all any skill in algebra, or cossike numbers, but may be vsed by euery one that can onely adde and subtract, in whole numbers, according to the common or vulgar arithmeticke, without any consideration or respect of + and - By Iohn Speidell, professor of the mathematickes, and are to bee solde at his dwelling house in the Fields, on the backe side of Drury Lane, betweene Princes streete and the new playhouse. [London: Printed by Edward Allde? for John Speidell, 1624]. ESTC No. S111252. Grub Street ID 131134.
  • Of the art of great artillery, viz. The explanation of the most excellent and necessary definitions, and questions, pronounced and propounded, by that rare souldier and mathematician, Thomas Digges Esquire; and by him published, in his Stratiaticos, and Pantometria, concerning great ordinance, and his theorems thereupon. Together, vvith certaine expositions, and answers thereunto adioyned: written by Robert Norton gunner. And by him dedicated, to the worshipfull Iohn Reinolds Esquire, master gunner of England. London: Printed by Edw. Allde, for Iohn Tap, and are to bee sold at his shop, at the corner of Saint Magnus Church, 1624. ESTC No. S119503. Grub Street ID 139143.
  • The perfect path-way to saluation: contayning sundry prayers, very profitable for the godly readers. London: printed by E[ward]. A[llde]. for [Andrew Hebb] and are to bee sold [at his shop in St.] Pauls Church-yar[d at the] signe of the Bell], [c. 1626?]. ESTC No. S126417. Grub Street ID 145517.
  • Nichols, Philip. Sir Francis Drake reuiued: calling vpon this dull or effeminate age, to folowe his noble steps for golde & siluer, by this memorable relation, of the rare occurrances (neuer yet declared to the world) in a third voyage, made by him into the West-Indies, in the yeares 72. & 73. when Nombre de Dios was by him and 52. others only in his company, surprised. Faithfully taken out of the reporte of M. Christofer Ceely, Ellis Hixon, and others, who were in the same voyage with him. By Philip Nichols, preacher. Reviewed also by Sr. Francis Drake himselfe before his death, & much holpen and enlarged, by diuers notes, with his owne hand here and there inserted. Set forth by Sr Francis Drake Baronet (his nephew) now liuing. London: Printed by E[dward] A[llde] for Nicholas Bourne dwelling at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1626. ESTC No. S110153. Grub Street ID 130270.
  • Lupton, Thomas. A thousannd notable things of sundrie sortes: vvhereof some are wonderfull, some strange, some pleasant, diuers necessary, a great sort profitable, and many very precious. London: printed by E Allde for N Fosbrooke, by the assignes of Io: Wright and R. Bird, 1627. ESTC No. S126801. Grub Street ID 145676.

Printed for Edward Allde

  • The preachers proclamacion. Discoursing the vanity of all earthly things, and proouing that there is no contentation to a Christian minde, but onely in the feare of God. Henry Smith. Imprinted at London: By[E. Allde? for] William Kearney dwelling within Creeple-gate, 1591. ESTC No. S113467. Grub Street ID 133202.