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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E Danzando Canteranno – A two-volume set of Italian Franciscan songbooks from the Sacro Convento della Porziuncola near Assisi. The set includes the 288-page words edition of songs, lauds and vespers and…

The Firm – Mike Nicol's 2006 history of Webber Wentzel Bowens, one of South Africa's oldest law firms, from the diamond and gold rushes of Kimberley and Johannesburg to the modern era.…

A Game Ranger’s Notebook – Paul Smiles’s portraits of African animals from the buffalo and lion to the oryx and python, drawn from his years as a game ranger. Illustrated with drawings…

The Hiroshima Pilot – William Bradford Huie’s investigation into Major Claude Eatherly, the weather pilot of the Hiroshima mission who became a symbol of atomic guilt. This is the first UK edition,…

To End All Wars – Adam Hochschild’s acclaimed history of how the First World War divided Britain, setting the generals and patriots against the war’s critics, pacifists and suffragettes. This is the…

Iron Fist From The Sea – The history of South Africa's seaborne special forces raids between 1978 and 1988, by Douw Steyn and Arnè Söderlund. This 2015 Helion & Company and GG…

From Fledgling to Eagle – Brigadier-General Dick Lord's history of the South African Air Force during the Border War, with a foreword by Colonel Jan Breytenbach. This 2008 first edition hardcover from…

Die Bom – The inside story of South Africa's nuclear weapons programme, written in Afrikaans by nuclear physicist Nic von Wielligh with his daughter Lydia von Wielligh-Steyn. This 2014 Litera first edition,…

Inside the South African Reserve Bank – Stephen Mitford Goodson's account of the origins of South Africa's central bank and of his own time as a non-executive director of the Reserve Bank.…

A Thousand Million Pounds – W. E. Bleloch and A. E. O'Flaherty's 1917 account of the gold of the Far East Rand and the question of whether its wealth would serve Britain…

Durnacol – Anthony Hocking's history of the Durban Navigation Collieries at Dannhauser in northern KwaZulu-Natal, published by Hollards Corporate in 1995. This first edition hardcover is double signed by the author, with…

Jaguar – Philip Porter's illustrated history of Jaguar cars, with over 300 rare photographs and every model illustrated. This large-format Foulis Motoring Book from Haynes is the 1988 printing of the work…

Reglement van Orde – The 1977 bilingual Standing Orders for Public Business of the Senate of the Republic of South Africa, printed by order of the Senate. A scarce official rulebook from…

Jimi Hendrix – Sharon Lawrence’s intimate biography of the guitarist, drawn from her friendship with Hendrix in the last three years of his life and their many conversations, most never published before.…

Burchell's Travels – Selections from William J. Burchell's classic account of his journeys into the interior of southern Africa, edited by H. Clement Notcutt and published by Oxford University Press in 1935.…

Field Guide to the Flora of Grootbos Nature Reserve – Sean Privett and Heiner Lutzeyer’s illustrated guide to the plants of Grootbos and the Walker Bay region, published by the Grootbos Foundation…

Die Lang Generaal – Alan D. Elsdon’s Afrikaans political thriller, based on historical fact, linking General Hendrik van den Bergh, head of the Security Police and later BOSS, to some of the…

Natural Medicine – Beth MacEoin’s comprehensive home guide to complementary therapies, written with the Natural Medicines Society and introduced by Leslie Kenton. The 1999 Bloomsbury first edition hardcover, covering the main healing…

Gunship Ace – Al J. Venter's account of the wars of Neall Ellis, the South African helicopter gunship pilot and mercenary whose combat flying took him through conflicts in Africa and beyond.…

The Hidden Records - A fascinating exploration of ancient star maps, pyramid mysteries, sacred geometry, and humanity's possible cosmic origins by South African researcher Wayne Herschel. This copy is signed.
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