A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who Were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1641 to 1667/Wright (John), junior
WRIGHT (JOHN), junior, bookseller in London; Kings Head, Old Bailey, 1634-67. Son of John Wright, senior, and in partnership with him. On June 13th, 1642, he took over the copyrights, sixty-two in number, which had belonged to Robert Bird and Edward Brewster. In addition to theological literature it included The History of Gargantua, A Book of Riddles, and Robinson's Citharine book. [Stationers' Registers.] Either he or his father was a large holder in the ballad stock of the Company, and with Fr. Coles, T. Vere, and W. Gilbertson was the chief publisher of this class of literature.