TBCL, is a Montreal based "By Appointment Only" rare book & document business with over 30 years of experience providing interesting items to an eclectic & discerning global clientele. Our inventory, only a portion of which is online at any time is supported on a half dozen notable online services & is suited to both the Completist & High Spot Collector. The emphasis is on First Editions of English & American literature, Cornerstone books in Science & Travel, Livre d'Artiste, Can Lit, Mystery & Detection, Speculative Fiction, Albert Einstein, Borges, Hemingway, Virginia Woolf & Bloomsbury. Usually, you can find in our mix, important Presentation & Association Copies - Our favourite predilection. 

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 International Orders Are Shipped From Montreal, Canada & New York, 12914, USA

We also offer a selection of 'Framed & Glazed' original signed photos, autographed letters & artwork, all expertly matted & framed with much attention given to the creative selection of museum quality materials.
 

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  TBCL also manufactures a handsome custom line of hand-crafted protective Modern Collector's Clamshell Cases. These cases are unique in that they feature 'Sculpted' cover designs inspired by a title's dustwrapper like Daisy's face on the rare Gatsby. We also custom make classic antiquarian cases & slipcases in elegant leathers & fine fabrics. 
   

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