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The largest antiquarian and second hand bookshop in New Zealand, and the largest online one in Australasia. Access is via a majestic staircase. It has a spacious front room adorned with comfortable couches where customers are encouraged to relax and read. The books in the shop are only the precursor to Hard to Find's library, a gigantic collection of 120,000 books in a warehouse like room behind the shop. A database of these books is searchable on the store’s website, or you can ask at the desk and they'll make it available to you.

Address: 20 Dowling St
Hours: Daily 9:30AM-5:15PM
Website: hardtofind.co.nz (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Dunedin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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