St Paul's Wharf in 1616 where Maxey's printshop was locted
Thomas Maxey (died Jan. 1657)[1] was a prominent English printer active in seventeenth century London.
Maxey took up his Freedom of the City of London on 2 October 1637 and issued his first book 23 June 1640.[2] His printshop was located at Paul's Wharf at that time in Castle Baynard Ward.[2]
When he died in January 1657 he left his printshop to Anne Maxey.[1]
Books printed
He printed a number of significant books including:[2]
- (1651) Reliquiae Wottonianae by Henry Wotton published by Richard Marriot
- (1652) Self-Deniall, opened and applyed in a sermon before the reverend assembly of Divines, on a day of their private humiliation by Edward Reynolds for Robert Bostock
- (1653) The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton published by Richard Marriot
- (1657) The universal character, by which all the nations in the world may understand one anothers conceptions by Cave Beck published by William Weekly
References
- 1 2 "Anne Maxey". BNF Catalogue général. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- 1 2 3 Maxey (Thomas) PDBP 1641-1667
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