Marcus Ward's Purse Calendar. Marcus Ward & Co. Ltd. [Belfast]. [1910].

[32] pages. Printed in red and black throughout. Each page with red border. Includes birthdays of royal family, rates for inland postage,phases of the moon, and fixed and movable festivals for 1911. All edges gilt. No inscriptions. 35 x 50 mm. Original staple bound white card covers with red and green Art Nouveau desigh of intertwining roses. Complete with contemporary two-tone green hand-stiched silk binding, secured with original green ties at the spine. Figurative art nouveau design of a small tree in bloom. Not in Bondy, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. See OCLC, 63091799 for only edition recorded, from 1900. WorldCat locates no copies of this edition worldwide. This is significant as a rare example of miniature, artistic stationery production from a major Irish firm that was a leader in Victorian printing.