Vanity Books, 21st November 1994
I wonder why this cheque to “Vanity Books” did not clear. Must be that Unity Books are too modest. That’ll be it.
Behind the Scenes
Stock Control Book, 21st February 1994
A glimpse into the stock control manual.
A cock-up at Incoming Freight, 1996
We don’t know what she did, but she promised to fix it.
Noam Chomsky, 19th October 1997
Advance notice from Judith Bird that Noam Chomsky was to be touring. When the lecture occurred the queue stretched down the street.
NZ Post Writers and Readers Bookseller Network, 18th October 1999
In preparation for Writers & Readers Week 2000, Unity set up a network of independent bookshops to ensure books for the festival would be available nationwide – a condition of…
Note from Jessica Hodgson, 27th March 1999
The benefits of having staff who write or are related to writers is demonstrated here. Jessica Hodgson was able to phone her grandfather, Lloyd Geering, to help supply a customer…
Sinclair Group Architects, Westpac Life House, 1990
An architectural plan of Unity Books premises in context at Perrett’s corner.
Start of Library Supply, 11th June 1996
A letter from Heather McKenzie to publishers, informing them of a new contract to supply Wellington City Libraries with books, and requesting their assistance in fulfilling their requirements. We still…
Hours Book, 1992
A selection of pages from the staff hours book from 1992.
Dean Johansson & Jenny Bornholdt, 1995
Dean Johansson & Jenny Bornholdt with customers in the shop, Perrett’s corner.
