Rare first-issue of William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ to fetch up to £120k at auction

The 18th century poet’s parables still chime with a modern audience - (Getty)

A rare first-issue print of William Blake’s iconic poem, The Tyger, is set to go under the hammer, with experts anticipating it could fetch up to £120,000.

This exceptional piece originates from Blake’s Songs Of Experience, published around 1794, a collection so scarce that only four copies are known to exist, each featuring 17 poems meticulously illustrated, etched, and printed by the poet himself.