Hard To Find Books

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.

We have some of your favourite titles at Hard To Find! In excellent condition for reduced prices, ranging from $10 for N...
11/08/2026

We have some of your favourite titles at Hard To Find! In excellent condition for reduced prices, ranging from $10 for Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to $18.50 for Wifedom. Come check us out at 4 Glenside Crescent✨💫

📀WE SELL DVDs!📀 ✨here are some new in, come in and peruse our curated film and television selection!
07/08/2026

📀WE SELL DVDs!📀 ✨here are some new in, come in and peruse our curated film and television selection!

Shelf's brim full in Esoteric department 🔮🔮🧙✨
06/08/2026

Shelf's brim full in Esoteric department 🔮🔮🧙✨

Encyclopedia of Whole Food Medicine by Don Tolman Two volume set in slipcaseSigned and inscribed by author $350 A second...
04/08/2026

Encyclopedia of Whole Food Medicine by Don Tolman
Two volume set in slipcase
Signed and inscribed by author
$350
A second set also in stock unsigned for $345.
4 Glenside crescent, Eden Terrace 🥦🍒🍋😊📚






New arrival Ars Sacra ($425)! ✨💫✨
04/08/2026

New arrival Ars Sacra ($425)! ✨💫✨





An angel at my bookshelf 👼🏻 some Janet Frame on our shelves today
31/07/2026

An angel at my bookshelf 👼🏻 some Janet Frame on our shelves today

Some additions to our Aotearoa art and literature shelves 🥝
31/07/2026

Some additions to our Aotearoa art and literature shelves 🥝

SWIPE ➡️ Some real gems new in here at 4 Glenside!
31/07/2026

SWIPE ➡️ Some real gems new in here at 4 Glenside!

New arrivals at Hard to Find Books, Auckland! 📚📸
29/07/2026

New arrivals at Hard to Find Books, Auckland! 📚📸

We've got 2 copies of Larousse Gastronomique in our cooking section!
25/07/2026

We've got 2 copies of Larousse Gastronomique in our cooking section!

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

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+6493684898

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