Released from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and became the first president of a democratic South Africa in 1994. Two years later, he bestowed his black-ink "9-10" signature and dated inscription "18-9-1996" on the half-title page of Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography of Nelson Mandela by Fatima Meer. The First U.S. Edition displays frontally as NM with some light moisture wear to the upper back cover of the book and dust jacket. Auction LOA from JSA.
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