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.

In addition to the books we list on our site we issue regular on-line catalogues which showcase new arrivals, collections and subjects. If you would like to receive email notification when we post a new catalogue, please use the Mailing List link at the left. You may also receive weekly notification of new arrivals in your topics of interest by subscribing to our Topic Notification feature.

We hope you will enjoy browsing through our books. Our offerings include thousands of volumes, available on-line, only at this site. ~ mjt

Featured Items

THE PEOPLE OF THE MOON. A Novel. Illustrations by D'Aguilcourt. CARTER, Tremlett.
THE PEOPLE OF THE MOON. A Novel. Illustrations by D'Aguilcourt.
London: "The Electrician" Printing and Publishing Company, Limited., No Date [1895].. Octavo, original pictorial blue cloth stamped in red and silver, ... more

Price: $1,250.00 CAD
MOTOR MATT'S QUEST; Or, Three Chums in Strange Waters. Motor Stories No. 16. DIME NOVEL. MOTOR STORIES No. 16. ANONYMOUS [By the author of "Motor Matt"].
MOTOR MATT'S QUEST; Or, Three Chums in Strange Waters. Motor Stories No. 16.
New York: Street & Smith, 1909. Quarto, original colour pictorial wrappers. Issued as Motor Stories No. ... more

Price: $75.00 CAD
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 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
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
THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS. SUE, Eugene.
THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS.
London: Chapman and Hall, 186 Strand, 1845-1846. Three volumes, Quarto, original blue cloth stamped in blind on ... more

Price: $450.00 CAD
View All Featured Items
Topic Notification
Receive e-mail notification of new arrivals in your topics of interest.