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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THE MAGICIAN. MAUGHAM, W. Somerset.
THE MAGICIAN.
New York: Duffield and Company, 1909. Octavo, original gray-blue cloth stamped in red and green with ... more

Price: $250.00 CAD
THE CITY OF GOLD. A Tale of Sport, Travel and Adventure in the Heart of the Dark Continent. With Illustrations by H. Piffard. MARKWICK, Edward.
THE CITY OF GOLD. A Tale of Sport, Travel and Adventure in the Heart of the Dark Continent. With Illustrations by H. Piffard.
London: Tower Publishing Company Limited., 1896.. Large octavo, original pictorial red cloth stamped in black and ... more

Price: $225.00 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
MANDRAGORA. Further Explorations in Exoteric Poesis. SARA, Ruby [editor].
MANDRAGORA. Further Explorations in Exoteric Poesis.
UK: Scarlet Imprint., 2012.. Octavo, original copper shot crushed cloth embossed with a black ... more

Price: $95.00 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
BEYOND THE SUNSET. A Tale of Love and Pirate Gold. Illustrated by Reginald F. Bolles. BROWN, George Rothwell.
BEYOND THE SUNSET. A Tale of Love and Pirate Gold. Illustrated by Reginald F. Bolles.
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, Publishers., [1919].. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in dark red. 319 pp; ... more

Price: $150.00 CAD
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