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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VALDAR THE OFT-BORN: A Saga of Seven Ages. Illustrated by Harold Piffard. GRIFFITH, George.
VALDAR THE OFT-BORN: A Saga of Seven Ages. Illustrated by Harold Piffard.
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Limited., 1895.. Large octavo, original dark red pictorial cloth stamped in black ... more

Price: $200.00 CAD
THE DEVIL'S MISTRESS. BRODIE-INNES, J.W.
THE DEVIL'S MISTRESS.
London: William Rider and Son, Limited, No date [circa 1920].. Reprint, first issued in 1915. Small octavo, original publisher's light ... more

Price: $750.00 CAD
CHILDREN OF CAIN. A Study of Modern Traditional Witches. Standard hardcover edition. HOWARD, Michael.
CHILDREN OF CAIN. A Study of Modern Traditional Witches. Standard hardcover edition.
California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon], 2011. Octavo, original cloth in dust jacket. 344 pages, illustrations, many ... more

Price: $75.00 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
ETIDORPA; Or, The End Of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey. LLOYD, John Uri.
ETIDORPA; Or, The End Of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1901). Eleventh Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Octavo, original red cloth, front ... more

Price: $500.00 CAD
THE BOTTLE IMP. A Melo-Dramatic Romance, in Two Acts. Produced at the Theatre Royal, English Opera House, July, 1828... Illustrated with an Etching, by Pierce Egan the younger, from a drawing taken during the representation. PEAKE, R.B. (Richard Brinsley), 1792-1847.
THE BOTTLE IMP. A Melo-Dramatic Romance, in Two Acts. Produced at the Theatre Royal, English Opera House, July, 1828... Illustrated with an Etching, by Pierce Egan the younger, from a drawing taken during the representation.
London: Chapman & Hall., No Date [1838].. Wraps. 12mo, disbound without original wrappers, 29 pp., frontispiece. First ... more

Price: $150.00 CAD
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