Macrobertson Macpherson (3 results)
More imagesPublished by MacRobertson, Melbourne 1921
- Hardcover
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Hardback. Macpherson. Macrobertson, MacRobertson, Melbourne. Author: Macpherson. MacrobertsonBinding: HardbackPublished: MacRobertson, Melbourne, 1921Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Worn and faded boards with some disco…louration. Name on fep. Inscribed by the author. Internally sound. This rare industrial promotional volume presents a stylized narrative celebrating the rise of MacRobertson's confectionery empire in early twentieth-century Melbourne. Framed as a romantic allegory, the story chronicles a young man's journey from humble beginnings-symbolized by a nail can-to entrepreneurial triumph through ingenuity, perseverance, and mechanized production. The text illustrates the transformation of cocoa, chocolate, and sweets into mass-market commodities, aligning personal ambition with industrial progress. Hardback.
Published by MacRobertson, Melbourne, 1921. 1921
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152 pp, oblong quarto, numerous plates including 24 full coloured MacRobertson confectionery plates, fine copy in quarter blue morocco binding.
Published by MacRobertson, Melbourne, 1921. 1921
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152 pp, oblong quarto, numerous plates including 24 full coloured MacRobertson confectionery plates - inscribed by MacRobertson, with his inimitable signature - " To Jack White With Compliments and Best Wishes for Speedy Recovery MacRobertson, 10/11/32 " - very fine copy in quarter blue morocco binding.
