Songs of innocence and of experience
Subtitle: shewing the two contrary states of the human soul
Contributors: Warner, Mary Hooper, 1879- former owner; Blake, William, 1757-1827, illustrator, etcher, printer; Blake, Catherine Boucher, printer; Flaxman, John, 1755-1826, former owner; Flaxman, Ann, approximately 1760-1820, former owner; Denman, Maria, 1776-1861, former owner; Hooper, Edward William, 1839-1901, former owner
Publisher: William Blake
Published: 1802
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Other titles: Songs of innocence
Notes: Unique copy. Songs of innocence only.

Wholly engraved.

Includes combined t.p. (undated) and t.p. for Songs on innocence (dated 1789).

Plates produced through Blake's own process of relief etching in 1789. Approximate date of printing taken from The William Blake archive. This copy bought by John Flaxman in July 1814 and given to his wife, Ann Flaxman, who inscribed the t.p. "Mrs. Flaxman April 1817". It was inherited, along with Ann Flaxman's copy of Songs of experience, by Ann Flaxman's sister, Maria Denham. Disbound, perhaps for the 1891 exhibition. For complete provenance, see Bentley (p. 418-419).

No watermarks; printed in brown ink; uncolored; penned numbers

Cf. William Blake archive (online, viewed July 14, 2014): Songs of innocence and of experience (1789, 1794): electronic edition.

Keynes, G. Bib. of William Blake, 38, copy V

Keynes & Wolf. William Blake's illuminated books, Songs of innocence and of experience, copy O [v]

Bentley, G.E. Blake books, 139 (p. 364-432), copy O
Table of contents: title: [1] Combined t.p. for the Songs of innocence and of experience; title: [2] Frontispiece for Songs of innocence; title: 3. T.p. for Songs of innocence; title: 4. Introduction to Songs of innocence; title: 5. The shephard; title: 6.The chimney sweeper [for Songs of innocence]; title: 7. Holy Thursday [for Songs of innocence]; title: 8 & 9. The ecchoing green; title: 10. The Blossom; title: 11. Laughing song; title: 12 & 13. A cradle song; title: 14. Infant joy; title: 15. On anothers sorrow; title: 16. Nurses song [for Songs of innocence]; title: 17. The voice of the ancient bard; title: 18 & 19. Spring; title: 20. The divine image; title: 21. The school boy; title: 22. The lamb; title: 23. A dream; title: 24. The little boy lost; title: 25. The little boy found; title: 26 & 27. The little black boy; title: 28 & 29. Night.