Souvenir of Tucson, Arizona. Photo-gravures

Brooklyn: The Albertype Co, 1900. Good.. Title leaf plus fifteen albertype photographic plates, one folding. Original illustrated wrappers, previously string-tied but string perished. Wrappers heavily worn, most of spine chipped and almost split. Title leaf stained, minor thumb-soiling to most plates. A rare Arizona promotional item depicting notable locations in and around Tucson, published by R. Rasmussen in that city but printed by the Albertype Company in Brooklyn. The subjects of the photographs include street views of Tucson, missions, hotels, the University of Arizona, "Ancient Ruins on Santa Cruz River," "Native Indian Curios," and more. The most notable among the images is a folding two-panel "Panorama of Tucson." OCLC reports a baker's dozen total copies in two separate records.