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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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
WOLF. The Memoirs of a Cave-Dweller. With Drawings by The Author. McCORD, P.B.
WOLF. The Memoirs of a Cave-Dweller. With Drawings by The Author.
NY: B. W. Dodge & Company., 1908.. First edition. Octavo, original grey pictorial cloth designed and lettered ... more

Price: $100.00 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
VENEFICIUM: Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path. SCHULKE, Daniel A.
VENEFICIUM: Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path.
California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon], 2012. First edition. 1,250 copies printed. Octavo, cloth in full colour ... more

Price: $75.00 CAD
THE ORACLE OF BAAL. A Narrative of Some Curious Events in the Life of Professor Horatio Carmichael, M.A. Edited by J. Provand Webster. With Numerous Illustrations by Warwick Goble. WEBSTER, J. Provand.
THE ORACLE OF BAAL. A Narrative of Some Curious Events in the Life of Professor Horatio Carmichael, M.A. Edited by J. Provand Webster. With Numerous Illustrations by Warwick Goble.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Octavo, original green pictorial cloth designed in black, red, mauve ... more

Price: $250.00 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
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