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Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm Sunday 9:30am - 5:30pm

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Welcome to the new fan page for Hard To Find Books - website www.hardtofind.co.nz Over thirty years of rare, collectable and interesting books!

The very first Hard To Find (But Worth The Effort) Quality Secondhand Bookshop opened in 1983 in a garage in Ponsonby, then as a store in 1984 when Warwick relocated a small part of his book collection to a basement in the south Auckland suburb of Onehunga. Intended as a supplement to his hand-operated letterpress printing and publishing business (Hard Echo Press), the shop was a popular success. It moved to a street frontage in 1988, gained employees, and steadily grew and improved. More than 30 years on,they are the largest privately owned bookstores in New Zealand (Auckland and Dunedin) stocking around 500,000 titles. Even now, Warwick will react with surprise if you call him a "businessman." He doesn’t own a suit and still prefers to go barefoot. He attributes the continued success of the bookstores to quality books, realistic prices (both buying and selling), quality personal friendly service with integrity, a genuine passion for books, and the strengths and loyalty of a dedicated and talented team of employees. The Internet business is constantly expanding, with over 118,000 books online as at July 2017, and many more to add. In recent years the business has also returned slightly to its publishing roots, assisting in the hardcover first editions of several authors (both NZ and International) including Mark Danielewski (USA), Elizabeth Knox, Rupert Morgan (UK), Tom Petsinis (AUS), Anthony McCarten and Craig Marriner.

30/10/2026

NEW IN AT HARD TO FIND THIS WEEK!

24/10/2026

The Northlander magazine issue 7 , 1967 with an article about Toheroa and a happy photo of collecting and eating them at the beach 😋
Magazine is $16.50 here at Auckland store 🙂📚

23/10/2026

Gonna be in town on Labour Day? Come through to Hard To Find at 4 Glenside Crescent, we’ll be open regular hours 9:30AM - 5:30PM

22/10/2026

We got our hands on a huge Agatha Christie collection! $14 each in mint condition, come have a browse🕵️‍♂️

20/10/2026

So exciting to find a beautiful book at nearly half the original price 😭🩷 We have the illustrated Hayao Miyazaki coffee table book for $75‼️ It’s in excellent condition & contains the first ever retrospective of Miyazaki, complete with original concept sketches, character designs & storyboards. Perfect for the Ghibli lover in your life 💕🫶❤️‍🔥

20/10/2026

We have certain titles that are snatched up as soon as they hit our shelves! Get your fav secondhand reads while they’re still here at Hard To Find💛❤️🩷

15/10/2026

Update : now sold

Classic Enid Blyton Faraway tree series
Box set of 4 books
$35 😊📚

14/10/2026

Spotted: 2 gorg vintage 1960s editions of Tolkien. $16.50 each!

13/10/2026

Every day we get your favourite titles coming into our store at Hard To Find Books! Swipe through to see what we got today➡️

The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy ($35) Lovely gilded-edge hardback, contains writings by Sun Tzu and Confucius🧐

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain ($12.50) Lacks rear cover but otherwise in great condition👨‍🍳

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros ($45) First edition with black and gold sprayed edges🐉

IQ84 by Haruki Murakami ($19.50) Our Murakamis go out as soon as they come in!🖤

The Odyssey by Homer ($22.50) Macmillan Collectors edition with golden edges⭐️

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski ($32.50) Remastered full-colour in excellent condition for half the usual price🍃

Address

4 Glenside Crescent
Auckland
1010

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday	9:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+6493684898

Website

http://www.hardtofind.co.nz/

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