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Mandela: The Authorised Portrait – A striking large-format authorised portrait of Nelson Mandela featuring rare photographs, personal reflections, historical documents, and contributions from some of the most important voices of the modern era. An essential South African coffee-table publication.
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Mandela: The Authorised Portrait is one of the most visually impressive and historically important South African coffee-table publications produced in the post-apartheid era. Published in 2006 by Wild Dog Press in association with PQ Blackwell, this substantial hardcover volume presents an intimate and richly illustrated tribute to the life, struggle, leadership, and global legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Editorial consultants Mac Maharaj and Ahmed Kathrada, both close comrades of Mandela during the liberation struggle, help shape a deeply personal and authoritative narrative. Mandela: The Authorised Portrait includes powerful commentary, archival material, photographs, letters, speeches, and reflections from world leaders, activists, friends, and family members. The volume also features a foreword by Kofi Annan and an introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, further reinforcing its significance as both a historical and commemorative publication.
Lavishly produced in large-format coffee-table style, the book combines documentary photography with elegant design and high production values. It captures Mandela not only as a statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, but also as a father, prisoner, strategist, reconciler, and symbol of hope. The visual content ranges from iconic struggle-era imagery to deeply human moments rarely seen in mainstream biographies.
Mandela: The Authorised Portrait remains highly sought after by collectors of Africana, South African political history, anti-apartheid material, and Mandela memorabilia. It also makes an outstanding display piece for libraries, offices, and collectors of modern history and political biography.
A beautiful and enduring tribute to one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.
Condition – Near Fine
2006 hardcover coffee-table style publication in near fine dust jacket. The black embossed boards are exceptionally well preserved with only minimal shelf wear. Internally clean, bright, and tightly bound. Dust jacket remains highly presentable with light handling wear only. An excellent collector’s copy.
