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NELSON MANDELA
The Il ustrated Long Walk to Freedom
Hand Signed Leather-bound Book
This beautiful volume has been commissioned by Chinthurst Fine Books and bound by monastical y trained
bookbinders in Surrey, England.
Binding has been carried out using the highest standards using
traditional methods.
The book is lavishly il ustrated with 207 pages covering Mandela's childhood in rural Africa, his move to
Alexandra, a poor township of Johannesburg where he learned about poverty and developed confidence
and self reliance.
He writes movingly in prose which is wonderful y reminiscent of his speeches, of the most turbulent time
for South Africa and his part in unfolding events. His trial, at which he expected the death sentence, his
long incarceration on Robben Island and the final long to freedom for him and South Africa is both a
moving and riveting story. The atmosphere of the times are evoked by the many photographs. His
fortitude in the face of adversity and devotion to his country are characteristic of Nelson Mandela, the
world's greatest living statesman.
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