Heading: (Latvia - Riga)
Author:
Title: Souvenir de Riga
Place Published: [Riga]
Publisher:[Hebensperger & Co.]
Date Published: [c. 1895]
Description:

Thick accordion folding souvenir booklet. With 22 mounted albumen photographs, each with captions in Russian and German, and the name of the photographer. Images measure 9.5x15.2 cm (3¾x6"). (8vo) 17.1x11.4 cm (6¾x4½"), blue cloth, gold art nouveau stamping.

Images show street scenes and prominent buildings of Riga, the beautiful capital of Latvia. Souvenir folders of mounted photographs were a popular genre at the turn of the century and can be found for many European cities, although they were far less common in Eastern Europe. This is a particularly attractive example.

Light wear to cover, small stain to front panel, spine a bit rubbed, cardstock a bit browned; very good or better.