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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OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume II: Essays on Witchcraft and Crooked Path Sorcery. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke. Deluxe Hardcover Edition: Quarter morocco with slipcase. CHUMBLEY, Andrew D.
OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume II: Essays on Witchcraft and Crooked Path Sorcery. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke. Deluxe Hardcover Edition: Quarter morocco with slipcase.
California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon], 2011. Octavo, original quarter brown morocco over cloth boards, slipcased. Limited ... more

Price: $300.00 CAD
THE STEPS OF DOOM. A Tale of the Land of the Incas. By L. Philips. All-Around Weekly No 8. DIME NOVEL. ALL-AROUND WEEKLY No. 8. PHILIPS, L.
THE STEPS OF DOOM. A Tale of the Land of the Incas. By L. Philips. All-Around Weekly No 8.
New York: Frank Tousey, Publisher., 1909. Quarto, original colour pictorial wrappers. Issued as All Around Weekly ... more

Price: $45.00 CAD
INTANGIBLES, INC. And Other Stories. Five Novellas. ALDISS, Brian W.
INTANGIBLES, INC. And Other Stories. Five Novellas.
London: Faber & Faber. [1969]., First edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on ... more

Price: $40.00 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 OCCULT RELIQUARY. Images and Artifacts of the Richel-Edlermans Collection. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke, Introduction by Graham King. SPECIAL EDITION IN FULL SCARLET MOROCCO, SLIPCASED, LIMITED TO 100 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES. SCHULKE, Daniel A. [editor].
THE OCCULT RELIQUARY. Images and Artifacts of the Richel-Edlermans Collection. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke, Introduction by Graham King. SPECIAL EDITION IN FULL SCARLET MOROCCO, SLIPCASED, LIMITED TO 100 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES.
California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon] Published in association with The Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle, Cornwall., 2010. Quarto, original gilt-stamped full scarlet morocco leather with felt-lined slipcase, ... more

Price: $1,250.00 CAD
THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT. A Collection of Weird Tales. Edited and with a Preface by Roger Caillois. Translated from the French by Elizabeth Abbott. POTOCKI, Jan [Count Jan Potocki, 1761-1815]
THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT. A Collection of Weird Tales. Edited and with a Preface by Roger Caillois. Translated from the French by Elizabeth Abbott.
New York: The Orion Press, [1960]. Octavo, original black cloth stamped in red, yellow, white and ... more

Price: $125.00 CAD
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