Unity Books began as an antidote to the ordinary. Founded in 1967 by sportsman and philosopher Alan Preston in a space measuring 4 feet at its narrowest in Wellington's Empire Building, Unity Books was filled with titles that reflected a higher ideal: history, classics, philosophy and politics - serious books.
Refusing to be discouraged, either by the lack of prime real estate or the first week's sales (somewhere in the region of $30), Alan forged ahead with his uncompromising vision of a world where books were taken seriously.
Unity relocated four times, ultimately ending up at 57 Willis St, and Alan also opened a branch on Auckland's High St in 1989. Both shops developed a reputation for stocking obscure and interesting books from overseas, for responding positively to customers' part-remembered titles and plot-lines, for supporting literature in New Zealand, and maintaining the status of Unity as anything but ordinary.
Alan's vision has not only survived, it has taken off, with Unity becoming as much an institution as it is a bookshop. Alan's vision lives on in our general chaos, faithful dedication to the notion of good books as being crucial to good lives and of Unity being a world within a world, where you can always find what you are looking for...
Company Details
- Employees
- 17
- Founded
- 1967
- Address
- 57 Willis Street,
- Industry
- Retail
- NAICS
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Retail TradeMotor Vehicle and Parts DealersSporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book StoresGeneral Merchandise StoresMiscellaneous Store RetailersNonstore RetailersProfessional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant WholesalersMiscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant WholesalersMiscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant WholesalersOther Motor Vehicle DealersAutomotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire StoresSporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument StoresDepartment StoresGeneral Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and SupercentersOther Miscellaneous Store RetailersVending Machine OperatorsDirect Selling EstablishmentsRecreational Vehicle DealersMotorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle DealersAutomotive Parts and Accessories StoresTire DealersSporting Goods StoresHobby, Toy, and Game StoresSewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods StoresPet and Pet Supplies StoresArt DealersManufactured (Mobile) Home DealersAll Other Miscellaneous Store RetailersFuel DealersOther Direct Selling EstablishmentsBoat DealersMotorcycle, ATV, and All Other Motor Vehicle DealersMusical Instrument and Supplies StoresWarehouse Clubs and SupercentersAll Other General Merchandise StoresTobacco StoresAll Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
- Website
- unitybooks.co.nz
- Keywords
- Wellington.
- HQ
- Wellington, New Zealand
Unity Books Questions
Unity Books's website is unitybooks.co.nz
Unity Books's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/unity-books-wellington
Unity Books has
17 employees.
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Unity Books's industry is
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Unity Books's categories are Retail
Unity Books's founding year is 1967
