John Osborn
Active Years
Min year: 1720, Max year: 1796, Max count: 22
Establishments over time
(number of mentions in parentheses)
Locations over time
(number of mentions in parentheses)
As Author
- 1720: John Osborn, stationer and bookseller, at the sign of the Ship at St. Saviour's Dock-Head, selleth all sorts of Bibles, Common-Prayers, Testaments, Primers, Horn-Books, with all other sorts of New or Old Books; all sorts of Writing, Brown, Blew and Whited-Brown paper; Shop Books, Copy Books, Pocket Books, Journal Books; with all other Stationary Wares: Mathematical Instruments for the Sea, Wast Paper by the Ream or Pound, Pictures, with several other things, by Wholesale or Retale. Books Exchang'd, or lent to Read. Old Books new Bound, Ready Money for all sorts of Books
- 1720: John Osborn, stationer and bookseller, at the sign of the Ship at St. Saviour's Dock-head, selleth all sorts of Bibles,
- 1724: Books in quires and bound, sold by John Osborn, at the sign of the Ship, at St. Saviour's Dock-head, near Horsely-down
- 1731: Books in quires and bound, sold by J. Osborn, at Dock-head, near Horsely-Down
- 1732: Books in quires and bound, sold by J. Osborn, removed from Dock-Head to the sign of the Golden Ball in Pater-Noster Row
- 1734: A catalogue of books in quires
- 1735: Books in quires and bound
- 1739: Books printed for, and sold by, J. Osborn, at the Golden-Ball in Pater-noster-Row
- 1743: Advertisement. Just published, for the use of families, ... by ... Thomas, Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, The knowledge and practice of Christianity made easy to the meanest capacities: ... The fourth edition,
- 1750: Pictures of the Old and New Testaments, showing the most nottable historys, in 150 copper platis, brought in copper by the most famouss and pricipal masters
- 1796: Sir, I take the earliest opportunity of returning you my best thanks for the honor of your support, at this election. ... I shall always retain a grateful sense of the high honor conferred upon me this day, in being elected one of the representatives of this county;
As Publisher
As Printer
- 1735: The lives of the most remarkable criminals, who have been condemn'd and executed; for murder, highway, house-breakers, Street-Robberies, Coining, or other Offences; from the year 1720, to the present time: Containing Particularly, The Lives of Mrs. Griffin, for the Murder of her Maid; Kennedy the Pirate, Molony and Carrick, Highwaymen; Brinsden, who Murder'd his Wife; Lovee, and the rest of his Gang, Street-Robbers; Captain Massey for Piracy; Roch, for Piracy and Murder; Captain Stanley, for the Murder of Mrs. Maycock; a full Account of the Waltham Blacks; the famous Jack Shephard; his Companion Blueskin; and Towers, who was hang'd for setting up the new Mint. Collected from original papers and authentick memoirs. ... . To which is Perfix'd A Preface, containing a General View of the Laws of England, with respect to Capital Offences.
As Bookseller
- 1726: The laws of honour
- 1735: Eurydice. A tragedy. Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's servants
- 1735: The wives excuse: or, cuckolds make themselves. A comedy
- 1735: The lives of the most remarkable criminals, who have been condemn'd and executed; for murder, highway, house-breakers, Street-Robberies, Coining, or other Offences; from the year 1720, to the present time: Containing Particularly, The Lives of Mrs. Griffin, for the Murder of her Maid; Kennedy the Pirate, Molony and Carrick, Highwaymen; Brinsden, who Murder'd his Wife; Lovee, and the rest of his Gang, Street-Robbers; Captain Massey for Piracy; Roch, for Piracy and Murder; Captain Stanley, for the Murder of Mrs. Maycock; a full Account of the Waltham Blacks; the famous Jack Shephard; his Companion Blueskin; and Towers, who was hang'd for setting up the new Mint. Collected from original papers and authentick memoirs. ... . To which is Perfix'd A Preface, containing a General View of the Laws of England, with respect to Capital Offences.
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