Hornby Books

Hornby Books is a longstanding Christchurch second-hand bookshop with a friendly, traditional browse-and-discover feel. Its well-stocked shelves cover classics, popular fiction, crime, thrillers, romance and non-fiction, with particularly strong sections for children’s and young-adult books. For readers who enjoy trading in finished reads and setting off with a fresh stack, Hornby Books also buys, sells and exchanges second-hand books. With decades in the community, it remains a lovely local stop for affordable reads, familiar favourites and the occasional unexpected find.