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Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in australia. Find hordern house rare books on facebook follow hordern house rare books on twitter follow hordern house rare books on instagram level 2, 255 riley street, surry hills, sydney nsw 2010. Book club meetings are hosted in store and kids can get in on the action too, with meetings for ages 712 as well as young adults. We cover a broad range of subjects, but our first love is literature.