MANDELA, Nelson (1918-2013). Long Walk to Freedom. The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [2000]. 8vo. [x], [1]-558, [6, blank] pp. Publisher's deluxe full green leather binding, boards and spine elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, peach watered silk endleaves. Fine.SIGNED COLLECTOR'S EDITION, SIGNED AND DATED (?15. 9. 2000") BY MANDELA ON AN INSERTED LIMITATION LEAF. Laid-in is the publisher's note about this book. This autobiography is the story of one of the great men of the 20th century. Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for defying the racist apartheid government of South Africa. After his release, he continued his anti-apartheid activism and campaigned to be the first post-apartheid president of South Africa, which he won in 1994. Mandela wrote the manuscript basis for Long Walk to Freedom while imprisoned. Measurements: 10"L x 9"W x 2"H.