World-renowned civil rights leader (born 1918) who, in 1994, became 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, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Signed book: Madiba: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, a Celebration. First edition. Sandton, South Africa: Martin Schneider & Company, 1997. Hardcover with dustjacket, 9.5 x 11.25, 145 pages. Signed in black ink on a specially printed bookplate affixed to the front free end page, “N. Mandela,” with the inscription “Dear Christina” added in another hand. In very good condition, with a hint of subtle wear and toning to jacket, smudge to last letter of signature, and a few spots of skinning and soiling to signed page and inside front cover. R&R COA.
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