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Non-Fiction is the heart of the Midlands Books collection and by far our largest and deepest section, with thousands of titles covering the real world in all its detail. If you read to learn, to research or to collect, this is where you will spend your time. Our particular strength is South African and Africana material, but the range runs far wider, from natural history and military history to biography, religion and transport.
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Many of these titles are scarce, out of print or collectible, and some are genuinely rare. Every book is a real book from our shelves in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, with its actual condition described honestly, so you know exactly what you are getting. We pack properly and ship across South Africa and worldwide.
We are always buying good non-fiction, Africana and specialist libraries, so if you have a collection to sell or value, send co-owner Rob a few photos on WhatsApp, or browse the shelves below and see what you find.
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Kokugyo '78 – The rare 1978 commemorative album of the 10th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show, mainly in Japanese with some English text. A fine 329-page square folio in blue cloth with…
Kokugyo '79 – The rare 1979 commemorative album of the 11th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show, mainly in Japanese with some English text. A fine 351-page square folio in red cloth with…
Kokugyo '80 – The rare 1980 commemorative album of the 12th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show, mainly in Japanese with some English text. A fine 358-page square folio in blue cloth with…
Faeries – The 1978 Peacock Press/Bantam large-format paperback of Brian Froud and Alan Lee's celebrated illustrated guide to the folklore of faerie, edited and designed by David Larkin. Richly illustrated throughout in…
A vivid celebration of South Africa’s vibrant aviation culture, Airshow South Africa 2006 captures the energy, precision, and spectacle of the country’s premier air displays. Created by renowned aviation photographer Frans Dely…
Leatherwork Manual – The revised 1984 edition of Al Stohlman, A. D. Patten and J. A. Wilson's classic Tandy Leather textbook, first published in 1969. A complete course in leather carving, tools,…
The Edible Herb Garden – Rosalind Creasy's 1999 first edition paperback with French flaps, published by Periplus. A practical, richly illustrated guide to designing, growing and cooking with herbs, with the author's…
Picasso – Challenging the Past – The 2009 National Gallery, London exhibition catalogue in softback with French flaps, distributed by Yale University Press. Leading scholars trace Picasso's lifelong dialogue with Velázquez, Delacroix,…
Gamebird Shooting in Southern Africa – Colin Vary’s large-format book on shooting gamebirds in the region, with photographs by Lionel Soule. The 2001 Chris van Rensburg Publications hardcover, second impression, in its…
Fynbos – South Africa's Unique Floral Kingdom – The acclaimed Fernwood Press study of the Cape Floral Kingdom by botanists Richard Cowling and Dave Richardson, with superb colour photography by Colin Paterson-Jones.…
San Rock Engravings - Marking the Karoo Landscape – A 2010 first edition hardcover in dust jacket from Struik Travel & Heritage, pairing Neil Rusch's photographs with text by archaeologist John Parkington…
Parts Unknown - A Naturalist's Journey in Search of Birds and Wild Places – The 2001 first edition, first printing, of Tim Gallagher's collection of travels in search of birds in remote…
Ouma's Cookery Book – The classic South African cookery book compiled by Mrs. Roy Hendrie of Natal, in the December 1976 Cape Town reprint of the seventh edition by Juta & Co.…
Roots of a Game Ranger – The true-life story of game ranger Graham Root, known as ‘Mkhonto’, privately published in paperback by The Roots of Vryheid and printed in Pietermaritzburg. This copy…
The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary – Matthew Henry's classic Bible commentary in one volume, revised to accompany the New International Version and published by Zondervan in 1992. A first printing in pictorial…
In Praise of the Needlewoman – A handsome 2006 Merrell hardcover by Gail Carolyn Sirna, with a foreword by Shay Pendray, celebrating embroiderers, knitters, lacemakers and weavers as they appear in paintings…
Cold-Blooded Killings – Charlotte Greig's illustrated account of the assassinations, hits and failed attempts that changed the course of history, from the killers and their motives to the aftermath. A 2006 Arcturus…
In Search of History – Theodore H. White’s celebrated memoir, published by Jonathan Cape in London in 1979 as the first British edition. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the…
Centuries of Childhood – Philippe Ariès's study of children and their place in family life from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century, translated from the French by Robert…
Die Grondbeginsels van Rugby – Danie Craven's classic Afrikaans guide to the fundamentals of rugby, published by Nasionale Pers Bpk. in light blue cloth with a sand-coloured spine.
The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary – In One Volume by Matthew Henry
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