Left Bank Cuba Mall, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
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Secondhand book dealers, Books bought and sold, Book shop, Wellington, New Zealand
Products and specialities
Books, collections, Rare books, tomes, dealers, second hand book dealer, independent book seller, cuba mall,
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Reviews
Specialising in fields like Poetry, Philosophy, Mythology Literary Fiction, Modern Classics, Spiritual Paths, Art, Music, Classics (Greek and Roman), Architecture and Design, Pegasus Books is this close to being that enchanted bookstore from that movie you used to always watch as a child, the one you loved dearly, but just can't remember the title of. The space is well organised and maintained, the prices are reasonable, and regardless of your focus, you'll pretty much always find something worth focusing some attention on.
Wellington's most authentic second-hand bookshop. Making your way around the maze-like shop is an experience in itself, with giant tombs and slender works of poetry, mostly alphabetised, stacked right to the ceiling. The quintessential literary classics are here, accompanied by a substantial NZ section and a fantastic, if somewhat small, poetry section, which features some really unusual works. Tucked away on Left Bank Arcade, finding a dusty old copy of a book you've been meaning to read and then propping yourself in a quiet corner of a Cuba Street cafe for an hour or so is a true delight.
Just about the most charming secondhand bookshop in Wellington. Pegasus suits many interests-- from a fantastic fiction room, to shelves devoted to naval histories, to a section on witchcraft. Good selection of NZ writers, too. Each space is well indexed and kept remarkably tidy, given the book-to-shelf ratio. Very hard to go in for a browse here and leave without at least a few titles to add to your collection.
Drifting around the city on a lazy Sunday? Pegasus is probably the largest secondhand bookstore in the city. You can gawk in different rooms, all stacked to the ceiling with books. You will probably need to make use of the ladders. Pegasus also keeps records of regular customers, so your patronage won't go unrewarded. A proper haunt.
