Black Gods, inscribed by Robert Farris Thompson
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 147 |
| Estimate | 200.00 - 400.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
THOMPSON, ROBERT FARRIS. 1. Black Gods and Kings: Yoruba Art at UCLA. London: Indiana University Press, 1976. 4to. Publisher's boards, dust jacket (some wear and tear). First separate edition, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, and with a copy of the syllabus for Prof. Thompson's History of Art/Afro-Am from Spring 1978 laid in. 2. Face of the Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and the African Americans. New York: Museum for African Art. 1993. 4to. Publisher's cloth, dust jacket. Shelfwear to jacket. Second printing.
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