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What does the natural sciences category cover? This is one of the largest and most rewarding sections at Midlands Books, drawing together the sciences of the living and physical world. It spans zoology, geology, palaeontology, marine life, entomology and general natural history, alongside the field guides and reference works that document southern Africa's exceptional biodiversity.
Here you will find second-hand and antiquarian natural sciences books held at our shop in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: scientific references, monographs, field guides, and illustrated natural history volumes, from affordable reading copies to scarce early editions and finely plated works. This broad category overlaps with our more focused sections, including botany, ornithology and wildlife and conservation. Value depends heavily on edition, condition and the quality of any plates, so if you are weighing up a natural history title you own, it helps to understand what to look for first.
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Stonehenge Complete – Christopher Chippindale’s illustrated history of Stonehenge, tracing how the monument has been seen, studied and explained from the medieval period to modern times. This large-format paperback is the 1989…
Emperor Moths of South and South-Central Africa by Elliot Pinhey is likely a detailed and comprehensive guide to the Emperor moth fauna of this part of Africa.
Earth Surface Sediment Transport – Ian Statham's introduction to how sediment and solutes move across the earth's surface, from mass movement to transport by water, wind and ice. A 1979 Clarendon Press,…
Running Wild - The extraordinary story of Zulu, an African stallion who survived devastating floods in the Limpopo Valley and went on to lead a herd of wild zebras. David Bristow delivers…
The Brain That Changes Itself – Norman Doidge's international bestseller on neuroplasticity, in the 2008 Penguin paperback edition. Through remarkable case histories, from stroke survivors who learned to move and speak again…
Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa – A handsome 1984 leather-bound reprint of Frederick Courteney Selous’s classic 1893 narrative of eleven years on the Zambezi and its tributaries, with his account of…
From Mt. Kenya to the Cape Ten - Years of African Hunting– Craig Boddington's account of a decade of African hunting, published by Safari Press in 1987 (third edition).
Namaqualand in Flower - A beautifully illustrated 1972 first edition hardcover celebrating the spectacular wildflowers of Namaqualand. Featuring Sima Eliovson's colour photography, botanical observations and original dust jacket artwork. An attractive vintage…
Flytying Techniques - A richly illustrated 1980 first edition guide to fly tying by Jacqueline Wakeford. Featuring colour photographs, practical instructions and detailed techniques for creating artificial fishing flies. An excellent reference…
Serengeti Shall Not Die - A classic 1960 African wildlife and conservation account by Bernhard and Michael Grzimek, documenting their pioneering work in Tanzania's Serengeti. Illustrated hardcover with distinctive zebra-patterned boards and…
The Canaries, Seedeaters and Buntings - A classic 1960 first edition Southern African ornithology reference edited by C. J. Skead. Features 152 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 black-and-white illustrations and 18 distribution…
The Study of Man - An Introduction - An influential early work of anthropology by Ralph Linton, exploring human origins, cultural development, social organisation and the relationship between culture and personality. This…
African Wildlife in Art - A beautifully illustrated 1991 hardcover coffee table book featuring the work of internationally acclaimed wildlife artists, including Robert Bateman, Raymond Ching, Simon Combes and Arthur Wardle. With…
Bird - The Definitive Visual Guide - A magnificent 512-page photographic celebration of the world's birds, published by Dorling Kindersley in association with BirdLife International. Featuring over 1,000 species, spectacular wildlife photography…
Robins of Africa - An exceptional 288-page African ornithological reference featuring text by Terry Oatley and exquisite illustrations by Graeme Arnott. Includes 22 full-colour plates, numerous black-and-white illustrations and distribution maps. A…
Chobe - Africa's Untamed Wilderness - A magnificent 1997 first-edition wildlife coffee table book by acclaimed photographers Daryl and Sharna Balfour. Featuring spectacular colour photography of Botswana's Chobe National Park, its diverse…
Bird Behaviour - A beautifully illustrated 224-page ornithological reference by Robert Burton, featuring nearly 600 colour photographs. Explores bird intelligence, communication, feeding, flight, courtship, breeding and migration. An informative 1985 first edition…
Kingfishers of Sub-Saharan Africa - An exceptional 1992 first-edition ornithological monograph by renowned African bird specialist Phillip A. Clancey. Featuring 212 pages, 23 magnificent full-page colour plates, detailed species accounts and distribution…
Swaziland Bird Atlas - An important 1994 ornithological reference by Vincent Parker documenting the distribution and conservation status of Swaziland's birdlife between 1985 and 1991. Featuring extensive species accounts, detailed distribution maps…
Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa - An important 1967 first-edition ichthyological reference by renowned freshwater fish specialist R. A. Jubb, featuring 248 pages of detailed scientific information, colour plates, photographs, maps and…
