Staff meeting agenda, 3rd May 1999
A busy meeting of procedure refinements, planning for a possible book club and congratulating staff for preventing two aspiring shoplifters from realising their dreams.
Behind the Scenes
Staff meeting agenda, 7th December 1998
A full schedule of issues to discuss at our pre-Xmas-rush staff meeting.
Perrett’s Corner lease documents, 1st July 1988
The Deeds of Lease for the shop at 119 Willis Street (also known as Perrett’s Corner).
“Chilly” Lloyd, 28th April 1997
I don’t know if this fax received a chilly reception, but perhaps it deserved one.
Big Month, March 1997
In 1997, this programme of advertisements, events and preparations counted as an exceptionally busy month.
John Ralston Saul tour and negotiations, January to March 1997
When Unity Books heard John Ralston Saul – a Unity favourite and bestselling author – was going to be in town, we hurriedly expressed our interest in hosting or selling…
Unity Books 30th birthday preparations, 1997
Planning ahead for 30th anniversary celebrations.
Behind Closed Doors recall, 19th April 1996
The Office for Film and Literature Classification ruled that Behind Closed Doors, a book distributed by Hodder Moa Beckett was objectionable. The publishers wrote to Alan Preston to advise him…
Customs seizure dispute, 6th July 1992
Customs has seized a few books imported by Unity Books over the years, usually on the basis of “indecency” but this classification almost always been a thin veil for “homosexual…
Customs Seizure, 3rd March 1989
A series of communications from Customs regarding books they seized as they deemed them indecent by the laws of the time.
