The first black president of South Africa and a legendary figure of the African National Congress. From 1964 to 1990, Mandela was imprisoned for opposing South Africa's white minority government and its policy of racial separation, known as apartheid. Very scarce signed book: In His Own Words, From Freedom to the Future. London: Little, Brown, 2003. Hardcover with dustjacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 558 pages. Limited Edition, signed and hand numbered 48/50 by Nelson Mandela on the half-title page. Signed copies of Mandela’s previous book, A Long Walk To Freedom, are now selling for over $5,000. In very fine condition. R&R COA.