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Creasy Spines

“Every crease is a story.”

Secondhand bookshop in Auckland, since 1983

Hard to Find Books

Open nowNew ZealandFirst editionsGeneral stockRare books
A New Zealand institution that began in a Ponsonby garage in 1983 and has grown into one of the country's largest secondhand dealers, now settled in Eden Terrace. Expect a vast general stock, a serious New Zealand section and rare first editions, open every day of the week.
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    Hard to Find Books is listed in Auckland, New Zealand. The recorded address is 4 Glenside Crescent, Eden Terrace, Auckland 1010.

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