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.

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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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BLACK MAGIC. A Tale of the Rise and Fall of the Antichrist. BOWEN, Marjorie.
BLACK MAGIC. A Tale of the Rise and Fall of the Antichrist.
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1926.. Octavo, original publisher's blue cloth titled in black on spine ... more

Price: $550.00 CAD
A MYSTERY OF THE PACIFIC. With Eight Illustrations by Wal Paget. SMEATON, Oliphant.
A MYSTERY OF THE PACIFIC. With Eight Illustrations by Wal Paget.
London: Blackie & Son, 1899. Octavo, original pictorial red cloth stamped in white, black, brown ... more

Price: $100.00 CAD
QUEEN OF THE DAWN. HAGGARD, H. Rider.
QUEEN OF THE DAWN.
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, No Date [1925]. Octavo, original gray cloth titled in black on spine, titled ... more

Price: $350.00 CAD
FOSFOROS. Study on the Essence and Being of Satan and on the Occult Philosophy in Six Parts. NEFASTOS, Johannes.. Edited by Matthew Wightman.
FOSFOROS. Study on the Essence and Being of Satan and on the Occult Philosophy in Six Parts.
Finland: Ixaxaar Occult Literature, 2013. Small quarto, original faux-leather boards stamped in blind on upper ... more

Price: $125.00 CAD
ADRIFT IN THE UNKNOWN, Or, Queer Adventures in a Queer Realm. COOK, William Wallace.
ADRIFT IN THE UNKNOWN, Or, Queer Adventures in a Queer Realm.
New York: Street & Smith Corporation, Publishers., [circa 1926].. Octavo, original colour pictorial wrappers. 305 pp + [15] pp ... more

Price: $100.00 CAD
THE SACRED HERB. HUME, Fergus.
THE SACRED HERB.
New York: G.W. Dillingham Company, [1908]. Octavo, original dark green cloth titled in gray on spine ... more

Price: $175.00 CAD
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