Hard To Find Books Dunedin

To our valued customers…whilst our Auckland store is still open to the public, our Dunedin store will be temporarily closing to comply with current isolation regulations. Please note our internet store is still fully operational 24/7 so please feel free to visit us on www.hardtofind.co.nz and we will happily process your orders online. Thank you all for your support and patience through this truly bizarre time.

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Tena koutou katoa, it’s Maori Language Week! Come and celebrate Te Reo with our selection of pukapukas available both in store and online ❤️

LEVEL 2 UPDATE: At Level 2, we are now able to ship books from our Dunedin store.
Please be patient while the postal system deals with a massive backlog
The vast majority of our books are located in our Dunedin store
Please, go hard
However — if you see a book with a code beginning with “ak” (eg. ak4/10/2277), then that book is physically held in our Auckland shop
Please feel free to order these books — as soon as Auckland descends to Level 3, we’ll get these books on the go
Contactless pick-ups from our Dunedin shop may be arranged via [email protected]
Stay safe 👍🏼

Have you been watching 'This is a Robbery' on Netflix?
We certainly have! (in between our mountainous TBR piles of course!)
So know that you know all about the heist, maybe its time to learn about some others?

Here are just some of the books we have on art theft, as well as an imgae of Rembrandt's 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee'. If you have seen this painting somewhere - hanging in your mobster uncles bathroom perhaps? - then do let us know, there is a very large reward that we would be happy to split with you 😉

Pictured:
'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee' by Rembrandt
'The Irish Game: A True History of Crime and Art' by Matthew Hart. This is about the heist at Ireland's Russborough House in 1986 where a Gainsborough, a Goya, two Rubenses, and a Vermeer were stolen.
'Art Theives, Fakers & Frudsters. The New Zealand Story' by Penelope Jackson. A general history of art crimes right here in New Zealand!
'The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, N**i Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History' by Robert Edsel. About members of the Allied Forces in WWII who were thwarting Hitler's plans to collect or destroy items of significant value and culture. Yes, the made a movie about it.
'Hermann Goring and the N**i Art Collection: The Looting of Europe's Art Treasures and Their Dispersal After World War II' by Kenneth D. Alford. The Monument Men couldn't stop ALL the N**i's attempts at stealing art. These are the ones who slipped through the cracks.

All of these books are available online at www.hardtofind.co.nz or in our Dunedin Store.
We also have a huge art collection, so if you wanted to learn about the artists, you can do that too!

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It's Otago Anniversary Day!
Come celebrate the long weekedn by finding your next great book!
We are open all day from 9:30 - 5:15.
See you soon!

This just in:
Check out these gorgeous old souvenir programmes from the Cabaret bar Madame Arthur's!
Chez Madame Arthur's has a 148 year legacy of providing entertainment to Parisian artisans - Some famous visitors include Picasso, Degas & Baudelaire!
It was also the place where a "naked" woman appeared on stage for the first time (she wasnt naked - she had a sheer blouse on, but this was 1894..it was a huge scandal)
Over this time it has gone through a few changes but its reputation remains. It is a venue for those with an open mind; where q***r folx, trans performers & drag artists rule the stage and young French woman continued to be scandalous.
This includes famous French actress Capucine of Pink Pather stardom (pictured)

We have several versions of these that have arrived in store and TWO OF THEM ARE SIGNED... BY EVERYONE!

These will be on our online catalogue this evening if you are looking to add them to your collection. Check them out and all our other titles at www.hardtofind.co.nz

Unsigned Copies are NZ$50.00
Signed Copies are NZ$1500.00
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Do you enjoy the artwork that accompanies the fantasy and sci-fi genres just as much as the stories themselves? If so, we have a beautiful collection of fantasy and sci-fi inspired books of artwork detailing different techniques used to achieve the final works. These are available in store at our Dunedin branch today and priced from NZ$20.00

This just in: Look at these lovely little King Penguin’s that have just arrived!
All are first editions and will be available on our website this evening!
Head to www.hardtofind.co.nz for more info!

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This beautiful 3 volume set has graced our shop. What’s so special about it? Titled “Lexicon Biblicum” by Martino Hagen, the boards are half bound in vellum which is “skin of calf, not tanned but de-greased and specially treated, used....in binding”. It contains an A to Z of biblical terms and names, but you’ll need to brush up on your Latin as all text is written in this beautiful and, sadly, defunct language. There are also numerous folding maps throughout the 3 volumes. If you wish for this stunning set to grace your book case then it will only set you back NZ$90.00 and will be available online by the end of the day.

This just in: An Absolutely Gorgeous copy of Goethe’s ‘Faust’.
Faust is a classic play based on early Germanic myth where a disillusioned scholar sells his soul to the Devil.... and so much more!

This edition just crossed our desk today and... wow... the photos do NOT do it justice.
This will be available on our website (www.hardtofind.co.Nz) later this evening for only $55NZD.

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We find many wee random treasures hidden within the pages of our books but we thought someone may be missing this one. We’ll keep it behind the counter of our Dunedin store if you wish to claim it as yours

Edit: the happy owner has now been located 😊

We currently have several tidy box sets available in our Dunedin store for the younger members of the household, or the young at heart! Pop up and see us 7 days a week from 9:30am until 5:15pm

ATTN: HUMANITIES STUDENTS.

We’ve got you covered ;)

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Anyone want to go on an adventure?
How about choosing your own!?
We have a few stacks of these pick-a-path available online and in store! Just search ‘choose your own’ in the keyword search bar on our website www.hardtofind.co.nz

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Have you ever read a video game!?
Joe Dever was an author and video game maker who created these choose your own adventure role play books!
They are completely illustrated and can be played solo or with a friend.
Get yours today from our online store www.hardtofind.co.nz

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@ Hard To Find Books Dunedin