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1. Nelson Mandela - Lithographs and Photographs
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5. Lithographs and Photographs
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7. Lithographs by Nelson Mandela
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11. Contents
12. My Robben Island
13. The Window
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15. The Cell
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17. The Church
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19. The Lighthouse
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21. The Harbour
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23. Hand Signed Lithograph
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25. Jurgen Schadeberg Photographs
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29. Hand of Africa
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31. Impressions of Africa
32. Reflections of Robben Island
33. The Guard Tower
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35. Mandela's Walk
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37. The Courtyard
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39. The Ward
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41. The Tennis Court
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43. The Illustrated Long Walk to Freedom
44. The Sebastian Hunter Memorial Trust
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48. Back cover
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Belgravia Mandela catalogue Q7:Text 21/5/08 12:51 Page 38 “...In 1977 forced manual labour was ended after we maintained a two-year go-slow strike. We asked to do
something more useful with our days instead of the monotony of mining lime and stone from the quarries. This
action, however, robbed us of the opportunity to exercise, and after much effort we convinced the warders to
al ow us to convert the courtyard into a tennis court.Prior to this, the prisoners were marched round and round the courtyard for half an hour everyday. We used
to walk around the courtyard quickly in single file under the watchful eye of the guards...”
NELSON MANDELA The Tennis Court Hand Signed Lithograph Edition: 350
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