Heather
@HeatherInNZ@mastodon.nz  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

This is Pegasus Books in Wellington. I took these pictures because I wanted to remember how it feels. The first thing I notice is how incredibly quiet it is. It's a big quiet; it envelopes you. It's not just a lack of music; I am unaware of even the other customers. I realise later, it must be the books. Every wall and a lot of the floor is lined with books.

It is a reassuring feeling. This labyrinth of books, books to the ceiling with ladders, books overflowing and stacked on the floor. Knicknacks stuck in everywhere, too, often in theme with the books, just as often random. Old saggy ottomans and chairs wedged into corners. Hand written signs everywhere. It's not the only second hand book store left in Wellington, but it's the only one that feels like this.

#SecondhandBookshop#Bookshop

A corner nook of a second hand bookshop. Book shelves reach from the floor to the top of the frame. A few stacks of books are to be found on the floor, too. In the corner, an electric heater sits; it doubles as a fake fireplace, with a fake fire crackling within it. In the foreground, on the left side, a section of wooden ladder cuts diagonally across the frame.
A corner nook of a second hand bookshop. Book shelves reach from the floor to the top of the frame. A few stacks of books are to be found on the floor, too. In the corner, an electric heater sits; it doubles as a fake fireplace, with a fake fire crackling within it. In the foreground, on the left side, a section of wooden ladder cuts diagonally across the frame.
A corner nook of a second hand bookshop. Book shelves reach from the floor to the top of the frame. A few stacks of books are to be found on the floor, too. In the corner, an electric heater sits; it doubles as a fake fireplace, with a fake fire crackling within it. In the foreground, on the left side, a section of wooden ladder cuts diagonally across the frame.
A secondhand book store. Book shelves line a narrow passage, leading to a corner with a little chair with cushions in it. The shelves behind the chair have various items: vases, teapots, a display of old postcards. Along the right side in front of the book shelves, stacks of books sit on the ground.
A secondhand book store. Book shelves line a narrow passage, leading to a corner with a little chair with cushions in it. The shelves behind the chair have various items: vases, teapots, a display of old postcards. Along the right side in front of the book shelves, stacks of books sit on the ground.
A secondhand book store. Book shelves line a narrow passage, leading to a corner with a little chair with cushions in it. The shelves behind the chair have various items: vases, teapots, a display of old postcards. Along the right side in front of the book shelves, stacks of books sit on the ground.