Iconic civil rights leader and the first black president of South Africa. From 1964 to 1990, Mandela was imprisoned for opposing South Africa's white minority government and its policy of apartheid. In 1993, following his release, he was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Signed book: In His Own Words: From Freedom to the Future. London: Little, Brown, 2003. Limited edition of fifty signed copies (this copy No. 6). Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 558 pages. Signed in black ink on the half-title page. Mandela’s signed books are both elusive and highly sought after, and his previous book, A Long Walk to Freedom, now sells in excess of $5,000. In fine condition. R&R COA.
