Rare books from John Thompson

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1877. Two volume set with purple cloth, black and gold printing on front covers, gold on spine, bevelled edges on covers, brown end papers. Square solid copies with color fading of cloth on spines and along spines of both volumes. Light fading around edges of covers, a thin light stain along right side of front cover of volumetwo, otherwise all covers show light wear. Top edges of both books are dusty. Small pieces of cheap paper were used to mark about five places in volume 2, and the papers left small stains near the top of the page near the center gutter. A small amount of pencil writing on the back of the front free end paper of volume one, otherwise the interiors of both volumes are clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Julian Messner, 1951. Solid copy with light wear on covers and interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has small tears on top and bottom edges with creases and light crumpling. Otherwise jacket is bright and shows light wear. Novelized version of the man who killed Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Rupert's Land Research Centre, 1986. 208 pages. Square and solid with color fading of the covers on the spine and along the spine on both covers and also along the top of the front cover. Small corner crease on top of the back cover, and otherwise the covers show light wear. The interior is clean and unmarked.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good- Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.