Ethernet printer not found on MacBook

Having problems setting up an ethernet printer on my network. It's an HP Laserjet 4000tn which was originally working perfectly through the ethernet port on my iMac.
I have bought a MacBook (version 10.7.4) for more portability and don't like the idea of plugging and unplugging cables in to it regularly.
I have a new Airport Extreme as my router and bought a new Airport Express (wireless to the Extreme) to do the job of airplay and also to provide an ethernet connection for the printer. My MacBook gives me the '+' printer but gives me no options of any printers at all.
I have proved the ethernet connection on my Airport Express by connecting it to a dvd player, airplay is working fine.
I also have a new Apple TV an older g type Airport Express but wouldn't have thought it relevant to my problem.
Is there something wrong with my set-up or is it purely a case of configuring the printer, and if so, any advice on that would be very useful.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks. You are correct about the "allow wireless clients" box with the "extend a network" setting, and everything else about that Express looks OK. The "Default Gateway" should be your router's addess (probably 10.0.1.1 given your chosen AirPort's IP addressing convention) so you're correct about that too. Nothing is wrong with your network as far as I can determine.
...I changed the printer's IP to 10.0.1.10, the same as the Express
Don't do that though. Let the printer receive its IP address from your router - "via DHCP".
So let's figure out why you are unable to add the printer.
First delete whatever printer queue may already exist for that printer in Print & Scan. If you have no other printers at all, then it would be even better if you would right-click (control-click) anywhere in the printer list area and select "Reset printing system...". This will delete every printer in the list and terminate whatever print jobs may have remained. You will be starting with a clean slate.
This is where I'm getting confused:
... I was under the impression that on clicking the '+' brought a drop down menu but I get another box opening with 'Printer name' and 'Kind' across the top and 'Name' with a greyed out 'No selection', 'Location' with a greyed out 'No selection','Print using' with a greyed out box and a greyed out 'Add'.
Something is not right with that. Clicking the "+" should bring up the following:
With an AirPort Express connected printer, yours should appear automatically just like the above. I do not know why it's not.
See if the above "Reset printing system" idea works.

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Welcome to the HP Forums!
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