Dorothea Turner Christmas Card, 1988
A Christmas card from Dorothea Turner.
Customers
Browsers at Perrett’s Corner, 1990
Browsers in the shop, Perrett’s Corner, 19 Willis Street.
Note with a packet of biscuits, 1994
A note accompanying a “thank-you” packet of biscuits from a happy customer.
Letter of Support, 26th March 1998
A letter from Cecilia Johnson to The Readers & Writers committee expressing dismay that the chosen bookseller for the festival was Whitcoulls. She would have preferred it to be Unity…
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…
Cancer Society letter, 1st March 1998
Letter to Heather McKenzie from Fiona Pearson from the Cancer Society thanking Unity Books for supplying books for an Oncology Social Work Conference.
Rainbow Night, 11th August 2015
Unity were delighted to play host to a book review night in conjunction with Rainbow Wellington and Pink Ink. ‘The best LGBTIA books,’ Tilly Lloyd (Unity Books Wellington manager) told…
Literary Top Ten from Neil Cross, 7th September 2004
A top-ten from writer Neil Cross.
20 Years Anniversary Festschrift, September 1987
In 1987 the shop turned 20 and produced this booklet to celebrate, incorporating “Unity” reminiscences from staff, customers, publishers and friends of the shop.
Unity’s 45th Birthday Party, 15th September 2012
After the tills closed on our 45th Birthday Sale, the wine (and beer!) continued to flow. Tilly Lloyd gave a short speech (below) then opened the microphone to anyone who…
