The Dying Gold Hunter by Farnham, A.C - 1857

St. Louis, (MO): Balmer & Weber, 1857. First edition. 4to. 5 pp. Includes music and lyrics. At head of title: "To Miss Sarah Eubank (Quincy, Ills.)." "This touching ballad (written by a young lady) was suggested by the following incident: Two brothers left their home in the North to seek their fortunes in California. When near the long wished for port, one fell sick, & was buried beneath the wild waves of the mighty Pacific." OCLC locates two copies (Yale, Michigan). Disbound (some erosion along the spine). Some light foxing, else very good. (1291).