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The Store on the Hill
Author: Keith Dunstan
Hardcover with dust jacket. Book in good condition.
The Store on the Hill by Keith Dunstan is a lively and richly illustrated history of Melbourne's famous Georges department store, one of Australia's most prestigious retail institutions. Written to mark the store's centenary, the book traces Georges' development from a small nineteenth-century drapery business into a symbol of elegance, fashion, and sophistication in Melbourne society. Dunstan combines business history with colourful anecdotes about the store's founders, employees, customers, advertising innovations, fashion parades, and role in shaping the city's cultural life. More than a corporate history, the book provides a fascinating portrait of Melbourne's social and commercial evolution, showing how Georges became an icon of style and aspiration for generations of Victorians. (openlibrary.org)
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