Publications of Edward Nutt

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).

Sold by Edward Nutt

  • Thoresby, Ralph. Ducatus Leodiensis: or, the topography of the ancient and populous town and parish of Leedes, and parts adjacent in the West-Riding of the county of York. With The Pedegrees of many of the Nobility and Gentry, and other Matters relating to those Parts; Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts. By Ralph Thoresby, F. R. S. To which is added, at the Request of several Learned Persons, A Catalogue of his musaeum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities; particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Scotch Coins, with Modern Medals. Also A Catalogue of Manuscripts; the various Editions of the Bible, and of Books Published in the Infancy of the art of printing. With An account of some unusual Accidents that have attended some Persons, attempted after the Method of Dr. Plot. London: printed for Maurice Atkins, and sold by Edward Nutt at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, MDCCXV. [1715]. ESTC No. T142791. Grub Street ID 189998.
  • Thoresby, Ralph. Ducatus Leodiensis: or, the topography of the ancient and populous town and parish of Leedes, and parts adjacent in the West-Riding of the county of York. With The Pedegrees of many of the Nobility and Gentry, and other Matters relating to those Parts; Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts. By Ralph Thoresby, F. R. S. To which is added, at the Request of several Learned Persons, A Catalogue of his Musaeum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities; particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Scotch Coins, with Modern Medals. Also A Catalogue of Manuscripts; the various Editions of the Bible, and of Books Published in the Infancy of the Art of Printing. With An Account of some unusual Accidents that have attended some Persons, attempted after the Method of Dr. Plot. London: printed for Maurice Atkins, and sold by Edward Nutt at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, MDCCXV. [1715]. ESTC No. T100187. Grub Street ID 154166.
  • Emblems, Divine and Moral; Together with Hieroglyphicks of the Life of Man. Written by Francis Quarles. [London]: In the Savoy: printed by J. Nutt, and sold by E. Nutt at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, [1715?]. ESTC No. T186288. Grub Street ID 222448.
  • Lamb, Patrick. Royal-Cookery: or, the compleat court-cook. Containing the choicest receipts in all the several branches of cookery, viz. for making of Soops, Bisques, Olio's, Terrines, Surtouts, Puptons, Ragoos, Forc'd-Meats, Sauces, Pattys, Pies, Tarts, Tansies, Cakes, Puddings, Jellies, &c. As likewise Forty Plates, curiously engraven on Copper, of the Magnificent Entertainments at Coronations and Instalments; of Balls, Weddings, &c. at Court; as likewise of City-Feasts. To which are added, bills of fare for every month in the year. By Patrick Lamb, Esq; Near Fifty Years Master-Cook to their late Majesties King Charles II. King James II. King William and Queen Mary, and Queen Anne. London: printed for J. Nutt, and A. Roper; and to be sold by E. Nutt at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, [1716]. ESTC No. T91553. Grub Street ID 311385.
  • Howel, Laurence. A compleat history of the Holy Bible, contain'd in the Old and New Testament: ... Adorn'd with above 150 cuts, engraven by J. Sturt. In three volumes. By Laurence Howel, ... The second edition. ... [London]: In the Savoy: printed by Eliz. Nutt, and sold by E. Nutt, J. Sturt, and J. Morphew, 1716. ESTC No. T186438. Grub Street ID 222585.
  • The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq; revised and corrected by the author. Vol. I. London: printed by J. N. and sold by E. Nutt, at the Middle-Temple-Gate, in Fleetstreet, 1716. ESTC No. N11678. Grub Street ID 1682.
  • Howel, Laurence. A compleat history of the Holy Bible, contain'd in the Old and New Testament: In which are inserted the occurrences that happen'd during the space of about four hundred years, from the days of the prophet Malachi to the birth of our blessed saviour, and that have been omitted in all or most of the former works of this nature, digested in a chronological order, and brought down to that time. The whole illustrated with notes, Explaining several difficult texts, and reconciling many seeming contradictions in the translations, as well English as others, of the Sacred Scriptures. Adorn'd with above 150 cuts, engraven by J. Sturt. In three volumes. ... [London]: In the Savoy: printed by J. Nutt, and sold by E. Nutt at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-street, and J. Sturt in Golden-Lion-Court in Aldersgate street, 1716. ESTC No. T118659. Grub Street ID 170143.
  • Le Neve, John. Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ: or, an essay towards deducing a regular succession of all the principal dignitaries in each cathedral, collegiate church or chapel (now in being) in those parts of Great Britain called England and Wales, from the first erection thereof, to this present year 1715. Containing the names, dates of consecration, admission, preferment, removal and death of the archbishops, bishops, deans, præcentors, treasurers, chancellors, and archdeacons, in their several stations and degrees. To which is added, the succession of the prebendaries in each prebendal stall (of most of those erected at the reformation, and) continued down to this time. The whole extracted from the several registers of the respective cathedral or collegiate churches or foundations, as also from other authentick records and valuable collections never before publish’d. Attempted by John Le Neve, gent. late fellow-commoner of Trinity College in Cambridge. [London]: In the Savoy, printed by J. Nutt: and sold by Henry Clements, at the Half-Moon in St. Paul’s Church-yard; Charles King, at the Judge’s Head in Westminster-Hall; and Edward Nutt, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, MDCCXVI. [1716]. ESTC No. T111946. Grub Street ID 164001.
  • Clutterbuck, (John). J. A plain and rational vindication and explanation of the liturgy of the Church of England. Collected out of the Discourses of some of the Reverend Bishops and Doctors of that Church, by Way of Question and Answer. With a Short Explanation of the Lord's-Prayer and Ten Command Ments: A Work proper for Schools, and may be acceptable to many of Riper Years. By J. Clutterbuck, gent. [London]: In the Savoy: printed by J. Nutt and sold by Edw. Nutt at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, 1716. ESTC No. T124024. Grub Street ID 174303.

Printed for Edward Nutt

  • Taverner. Presumptuous love: a dramatic masque: as it is performed at the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, 1716. London: printed for Edw. Nutt, at the Middle-Temple-Gate, Fleet-Street, [1716]. ESTC No. T44254. Grub Street ID 272700.
  • Howel, Laurence. A view of the pontificate: from its supposed beginning, to the end of the Council of Trent, A.D. 1563. In which The Corruptions of the Scriptures and Sacred Antiquity, Forgeries in the Councils, and Incroachments of the Court of Rome on the Church and State, to support their Infallibility, Supremacy, and other Modern Doctrines, are set in a true Light. By Laurence Howel, A. M. London: printed for Edward Nutt, at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, MDCCXVI. [1716]. ESTC No. T114479. Grub Street ID 166287.
  • Hill, Aaron. The fatal vision: or, the fall of Siam. A tragedy: as it is acted at the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, 1716. London: printed for Edw. Nutt, at the Middle-Temple-Gate, Fleetstreet, [1716]. ESTC No. N7507. Grub Street ID 52444.
  • An essay on the proper method for forming the man of business: in a letter, &c. By Thomas Watts, of the Accountant's Office for Qualifying Young Gentlemen for Business, in Abchurch-Lane. London: printed for George Strahan over-against the Royal-Exchange, William Taylor in Pater-Noster-Row, Henry Clements in S. Paul's Church-Yard, Edward Nutt at the Middle-Temple Gate, and John Morphew near Stationers-Hall, [1716]. ESTC No. T69327. Grub Street ID 293344.
  • An essay on the proper method for forming the man of business: in a letter, &c. By Thomas Watts, of the Accountant's Office for Qualifying Young Gentlemen for Business, in Abchurch-Lane. London: printed for George Strahan over-against the Royal-Exchange, William Taylor in Pater-Noster-Row, Henry Clements in S. Paul's Church-Yard, Edward Nutt at the Middle-Temple Gate, and John Morphew near Stationers-Hall, [1716]. ESTC No. T69328. Grub Street ID 293345.
  • Moore, Thomas. Mangora, King of the Timbusians. Or the faithful couple. A tragedy. By Sir Thomas Moore. London: printed for W. Harvey at the Receipt of General Post Letters within Temple-Bar, and E. Nutt at the Middle Temple Gate, in Fleet-Street, 1718. ESTC No. T38939. Grub Street ID 268327.