Publications of George Risk

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 the seller and printer roles in combination, or an absence of the printer's name following "London: printed:" or "London: printed,":

  1. "printed and sold by x"; or "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x"; or "printed: and sold by x"; or "printed, and sold by x";  and so on.

On this last point, trade publishers may seem to have "printed" or "published" the work, though they did not own the copyright. The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.

See also "The Meaning of the Imprint."

Printed by George Risk

  • Gay, John. Trivia: or, the art of walking the streets of London. By Mr. Gay. [Dublin]: London: printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-Keys between the Temple Gates in Fleet-Street; and reprinted in Dublin, by S. Powell in Copper-Alley; for G. Risk at the London in Dames-Street, where may be had the Tragedy of Jane Gray, with her Life; and other New Plays, Maps, &c., 1716. ESTC No. T13933. Grub Street ID 187182.

Printed for George Risk

  • Addison, Joseph. To Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, with the tragedy of Cato, Nov. 1714. To Sir Godfrey Kneller, on his picture of the King. [Dublin]: London: printed for J. Tonson: and reprinted in Dublin, by S. Powell; for G. Risk, 1716. ESTC No. N13524. Grub Street ID 3436.
  • Haywood, Eliza. The perplex'd dutchess: or, treachery rewarded. Being some memoirs of the court of Malfy. In a letter from a Sicilian nobleman, who had his Residence there, to his Friend in London. To which is added Innocence preserv'd. A novel. Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for George Risk, and William Smith, Booksellers in Dame's-Street, MDCCXXVII. [1727]. ESTC No. T95845. Grub Street ID 315338.
  • Cibber, Colley. Love in a riddle. A pastoral. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. Written by Mr. Cibber. Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for George Risk at Shakespear's-Head, George Ewing at the Angel and Bible, and William Smith at the Hercules, Booksellers in Dame's-Street, MDCCXXIX. [1729]. ESTC No. N19074. Grub Street ID 8499.
  • Haywood, Eliza. Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh. A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. By Mrs. Eliza Haywood. Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for George Risk, George Ewing, and William Smith, 1729. ESTC No. N3320. Grub Street ID 21709.
  • The albion queens: or, the death of Mary, Queen of Scotland. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, by His Majesty's servants. Written by Mr. Banks, Author of the tragedy of the Unhappy Favourite, or the Earl of Essex. Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for G. Risk at the Shakespear's Head, G. Ewing at the Angel and Bible, and W. Smith at the Hercules, Booksellers in Dame's-Street, MDCCXXXII. [1732]. ESTC No. N1384. Grub Street ID 3739.
  • Rollin, Charles. The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. Vol. XII. Dublin: printed for Geo. Risk, Geo. Ewing, and W. Smith, 1740. ESTC No. T213315. Grub Street ID 240206.
  • The Guardian. In two volumes. To which is added, a table of contents, not in any other edition. And a translation of the mottos and quotations. ... Dublin: printed for George. Risk, G. and A. Ewing, and W. Smith, 1752. ESTC No. N30799. Grub Street ID 19720.
  • Cibber, Colley. Love makes a man: or, the fop's fortune. A comedy. By C. Cibber. Dublin: printed by S. Powell, for George Risk, at the Shakespear's Head in Dame's-Street, MDCCLII. [1752]. ESTC No. N11280. Grub Street ID 1277.