Rochester, Jos. P Shaw. c1860. Although this in fact one of a set of 24 songs and has a monochrome ornate lettered cover , it was promoted by the music publishers, Blodgett & Bradford of Buffalo N.Y. and an unsigned lithographic cover came with the piece showing two very sad young women and their sad eyed dog looking to one side perhaps at a recently deceased relative. Joseph Edward Carpenter(died 1885) was a highly successful lyricist working with many of the major composers of the day . Charles W. Glover(1806-1863) was perhaps most famous for writing -The Rose of Tralee. Sigmund Spaeth reports that this song was very popular in America in the 1860's.Folio size with music.Watermark across the bottom spine corner not really affecting else condition Good.