Hard To Find Books
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.
01/10/2026
New Terry Pratchett in store including many from the very sought after Discworld series. I have a feeling these won't last long, so head on over! 🐢💿
28/09/2026
Books, books, and even more books! A sneak peek at our loading bay, full of new arrivals to be sorted and priced 💫
27/09/2026
A great selection of books displaying a diverse range of stories and voices from Aotearoa - come in to the store and check them out! 📚
23/09/2026
Some new old books in the hardest to find bookstore 😌📚✨
23/09/2026
Sea-cockies of the Manukau
Classic & much loved NZ book on the Brambley family and their homestead on the shores of the Manukau.
$125.00
23/09/2026
We are currently undertaking the Herculean task of sorting the Literary Fiction in our maze storage so that the books can be priced and brought into the store - the first picture is S alone!
In the meantime, let us know if you can't find what you are looking for on the store shelves and we can go out the back to search for it 🙂 📚
23/09/2026
More books arriving daily here at Hard to Find bookshop
Let us know any requests
Cheers! 🙂📚
23/09/2026
Win a weekend for two , accomodation, meals , spa & $500 spending money. Go in the draw with any purchase $10 or over instore here.
Uptown gifts!
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21/09/2026
Heaps of new literary fiction is making its way out of our maze storage and onto our shelves, including some books by the great Jorge Luis Borges. Come into the store and grab one!
UPDATE All now sold
18/09/2026
Dunedin hard to find bookshop , our awesome sister shop & online branch.
They have a browsing shop like the Auckland store plus they run and house our online shop and always have lots great books !
www.hardtofind.co.nz
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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 |
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