Thompson Rare Books specializes in fine, rare and interesting books in many fields. Our specialties include literary first editions, fantasy, science fiction, occultism, mythology and folklore, detective fiction and mysteries, illustrated books, children's books, fine printing and bindings. ~ Established in 1983.

In addition to the books we list on our site we issue regular on-line catalogues which showcase new arrivals, collections and subjects. If you would like to receive email notification when we post a new catalogue, please use the Mailing List link at the left. You may also receive weekly notification of new arrivals in your topics of interest by subscribing to our Topic Notification feature.

We hope you will enjoy browsing through our books. Our offerings include thousands of volumes, available on-line, only at this site. ~ mjt

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IN A GLASS DARKLY. LE FANU, J. Sheridan.
IN A GLASS DARKLY.
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1897. An early printing of the one-volume edition, which first appeared ... more

Price: $350.00 CAD
THE TALKING IMAGE OF URUR. HARTMANN, Franz, M.D.
THE TALKING IMAGE OF URUR.
New York: American Publishers Corporation, [1890]. Early reprint, originally issued by Lovell in 1890. Octavo, original ... more

Price: $150.00 CAD
JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL. Signed Limited Edition. CLARKE, Susanna.
JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL. Signed Limited Edition. Illustrations by Portia Rosenberg.
London: Bloomsbury, 2004. Thick octavo, original black boards titled in black on spine ... more

Price: $275.00 CAD
ZARLAH THE MARTIAN. GRISEWOOD, R. Norman.
ZARLAH THE MARTIAN.
New York: R.F. Fenno & Company., [1911].. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine & ... more

Price: $125.00 CAD
THE BLACK MAN'S GHOST. A Story of The Buccaneers' Buried Treasure of the Galapagos Islands. With Illustrations by W.S. Stacey. HUTCHESON, J.C.
THE BLACK MAN'S GHOST. A Story of The Buccaneers' Buried Treasure of the Galapagos Islands. With Illustrations by W.S. Stacey.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, No Date [1889]. First or early edition. Octavo, original pictorial green cloth titled ... more

Price: $125.00 CAD
SPIRITE. A Fantasy. From the French... GAUTIER, Theophile.
SPIRITE. A Fantasy. From the French...
New York: D. Appleton and Company., 1877.. First edition in English. Octavo, original gray cloth titled and ... more

Price: $150.00 CAD
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