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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HEPTAMERON: Or, Magical Elements of Peter De Albano. Translated into English by Robert Turner, 1655 [together with] ARBATEL OF MAGICK. ABANO, Peter De; TURNER, Robert [translator].
HEPTAMERON: Or, Magical Elements of Peter De Albano. Translated into English by Robert Turner, 1655 [together with] ARBATEL OF MAGICK.
[Seattle]: Ouroboros Press., [2003].. First printing of this new edition, limited to 700 hand-numbered ... more

Price: $125.00 CAD
OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume I: Essays on Witchcraft and The Sabbatic Tradition. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke. Deluxe Hardcover Edition: quarter morocco with slipcase. CHUMBLEY, Andrew D.
OPUSCULA MAGICA. Volume I: Essays on Witchcraft and The Sabbatic Tradition. Edited by Daniel A. Schulke. Deluxe Hardcover Edition: quarter morocco with slipcase.
California: Three Hands Press [Xoanon], 2010. Octavo, original cloth with morocco leather spine, art paper end-leaves, ... more

Price: $275.00 CAD
PRINCE ZALESKI AND CUMMINGS KING MONK. SHIEL, M.P.
PRINCE ZALESKI AND CUMMINGS KING MONK.
Sauk City: Mycroft & Moran [Arkham House]., 1977.. First edition, 4019 copies printed. Octavo, original black cloth titled ... more

Price: $40.00 CAD
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
PETSETILLA'S POSY: A Fairy Tale. For Young and Old. With Fifty Illustrations by F. Barnard, Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel. HOOD, Tom.
PETSETILLA'S POSY: A Fairy Tale. For Young and Old. With Fifty Illustrations by F. Barnard, Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
London: George Routledge and Sons, No date [1870]. Octavo, original green cloth over beveled boards, titled and decorated ... more

Price: $250.00 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
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