Grace Bros’ General Catalogue
1923. Hardcover quarto in two-colour cloth illustrated boards, 30.3 x 24.5cm. Slight fading to front cover, tears to upper and lower hinges of spine, split gutters. Printed by The Snelling Printing Works, Sydney, vi + 514pp. Contains section markers to signify categories of items, an unused order form, and pages copiously illustrated throughout in black-and-white with some full-colour process lithograph pages. Sections include “Ladies’ and children’s coats, skirts & frocks; underclothing; hairdressing; electric fittings; builders’ ironmongery; sports; stationery; men’s & boys’ wear; toys and games.” The first major Grace Bros store was located on Broadway, Sydney NSW in 1906. “Grace Bros boasted a store with, among many features, ‘three and a half acres of furniture.’ The Grace auditorium dominated the social life of Sydney with dances, fashion parades, children’s events, displays and pantomimes held within it.” Ref: Wiki.
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