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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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The Immortal John Lennon 1940-1980 – Michael Heatley's large-format illustrated tribute to John Lennon, following his life from Liverpool and the Beatles to his solo years and death in 1980. Published in…
Mother Goddam – The 1975 W. H. Allen first British edition of Whitney Stine’s account of the career of Bette Davis, with a running commentary by Davis herself. A frank, film-by-film record…
The Family and Local History Handbook 10 – The tenth edition of Robert Blatchford's well-known guide for genealogists and local historians, published in 2006 in association with Family History Monthly, Family Tree…
Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia – The substantial HarperCollins reference to Scotland’s clans and families by George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire, first published in 1994, with a foreword by…
Meditations on the Tarot – The Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin paperback edition of the anonymous classic of Christian Hermeticism, translated by Robert Powell with an afterword by Cardinal Hans Urs von…
The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Aftermath – John Haupt's account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccines and what followed, written from a Christian standpoint and self-published by J.H. Publishing of Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal.…
Wild Life – The 2010 Hodder & Stoughton paperback of Simon King’s Sunday Times top ten bestselling memoir. The BBC wildlife presenter and cameraman behind Big Cat Diary and Springwatch recounts a…
Cry Havoc – Simon Mann's own account of the failed 2004 coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, his years as a mercenary in Angola and Sierra Leone, and his imprisonment in Zimbabwe and…
Life on Commando During the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 – Fransjohan Pretorius's acclaimed study of the everyday experience of the Boer fighter, published by Human & Rousseau, Cape Town, in this 2000 second…
Tarot - A New Handbook for the Apprentice (Classic Edition) – Volume I of the Connolly Tarot by Eileen Connolly, the original Classic Edition illustrated with the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. A large-format…
Growing Up Poor – Anna Davin's prize-winning social history of working-class childhood in London between 1870 and 1914, looking at home, school and street. Published by Rivers Oram Press, London, in 1996,…
Executive Outcomes – Against All Odds offers not just a firsthand account of mercenary life, but also a critical reflection on the privatization of power in post-colonial Africa. Barlow’s perspective is invaluable…
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…
The Big Fisherman - Scarce 1949 first edition of Lloyd C. Douglas’s celebrated biblical historical novel, presented in very good collectible condition with protective plastic covering.
In No Uncertain Terms is essential reading for anyone interested in South African history, politics, and biography. Helen Suzman’s voice remains vital and relevant, offering enduring lessons on accountability, leadership, and the…
For anyone researching the South African Defence Force, intelligence services, covert operations or the political violence of the 1980s and 1990s, Warfare by Other Means offers a substantial and thought-provoking addition to…
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.
Landscape into Art - A beautifully illustrated with examples of landscape art, providing a visually rich narrative that complements its scholarly analysis.
Children of the Mist - A thought-provoking study of the Griqua people of Southern Africa, combining decades of research with an engaging narrative that explores one of South Africa's most fascinating and…
Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office – Amanda Bevan's indispensable guide for family historians researching British records, sixth revised edition published by the Public Record Office, Richmond, in 2002. A…
The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Aftermath – What We Know About It Now by John Haupt
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