PATON Joseph Noel — The Dowie Dens O'Yarrow

Edinburgh, Royal Association for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Scotland 1860 5pp, 6 bw engraved plates with tissue guards 44x31, blind stamped pattern cloth, glt decorative title. Very slight shelf wear, a little very light foxing, rear binding slightly loose, very good thus. Beautifully illustrated version of the traditional Borders ballad. Paton was greatly interested in and knowledgeable of Scottish myths and legends, and they formed a major theme in his works. The images here are similar in theme to his painting "The Bluidie Tryst".