SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE : SHREWING THE TWO CONTRARY STATES OF THE HUMAN SOUL, 1789 - 1794 / by William Blake, Introduction and Commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes

By William Blake

Subjects: Poetry (poetic works by one author), Illustrations

Description: Reproduces the texts and the fifty-four hand-colored etchings of Blake's famous and now much sought-after double volume of lyrics. Here is a beautifully illustrated edition of Blake's classic poems. The text of each poem is given in letterpress on the page facing the color plate, and a brief commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes on each poem follows. It is printed on paper especially manufactured to match the tint of that used by Blake.