Hard to Find Books Auckland HAS MOVED - 26th Feb 2026

HARD TO FIND AUCKLAND IS DEAD, LONG LIVE HARD TO FIND AUCKLAND

Dearest Friends: The St. Benedicts Street shop is now CLOSED. We are now officially located at 4 GLENSIDE CRESCENT, just a leisurely stroll from our old location. We are not yet open to the public, but available BY APPOINTMENT for you to collect online orders and for us to look at books you're interested in selling. Official opening date TBA, but we promise it will be ASAP! 

Until we get phones set up, you can contact the Auckland team via email at books2@hardtofind.co.nz 

Thank you all for your continued support!
-Hard to Find Books

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USA CUSTOMERS READ ME! (updated) - 22nd Aug 2025

TRUMP TARIFFS: New Zealand Post (NZP) has resumed sending to the USA, hooray. However, your books will be a little more expensive, as we shall be passing on the cost of both the tariffs and costs associated with paying said tariffs onto you, the customer (SAD!). But the good news is, once you have paid for your book/s and shipping, you will NOT have to pay any extra duties or fees to receive your package (unlike the situation recently, when we did not have a DDP ("delivery duties paid") service available)

Random note: if you are in ALASKA or HAWAI'I, we have no idea why, but it costs an extra NZ$25 PER BOOK in some circumstances to send a package to you! If you have an alternative address in another US state, that is your best bet. 

Malazan 1st Editions - 18th Aug 2025

Steven Erikson Malazan Book of the Fallen first editions, held at our Dunedin branch, see here for details

Rare Frank Ocean printed memorabilia - 17th Aug 2025

New to the website: 2019 edition of Frank Ocean's BOYS DON'T CRY magazine, depicted here. But also, some rarer, early magazine appearances eg Fader: Fall Fashion 75 (Aug/Sept 2011), Garagisme Issue No 3 April 2013, The Advocate, October 2012.

Have a look here

DOCTOR WHO - 4th Feb 2025

Usually have plenty of DOCTOR WHO novelisation paperbacks, recently have had an additional influx

Early DARWIN editions - 26th Oct 2024

Recent additions to website, early editions of the various works of Charles Darwin (check them out here)

Early editions of Lord of the Rings - 7th Oct 2024

New to website: early impressions of LOTR, in the original jackets. Also depicted, the India paper edition: given the price, maybe don't read in the bath, but the most "user friendly" copy: thin paper like a Bible, so you can have all the books in one slim volume, sought after

Details here:
Lord of the Rings

URSULA LE GUIN 1st ED's - 12th Sep 2024

Ah, whenever we are listing a standard paperback "reading copy" of one of Ursula's books, you lot are snapping it up immediately the same day... Makes us look like we never have any of her books... These ones should stick around for a smidge longer though, given the price tags!

Check 'em out here (all online listings are physically held in our DUNEDIN store)