18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
2131
Signed by Nelson Mandela
Forman (Lionel) and Sacks (E.S. 'Solly'), The South African Treason Trail, John Calder, 1957, quarto, title page signed by Lionel Bernstein and Nelson Mandela (two of the accused) and by the activist Hilda Bernstein (the Mandela signature dated 14.1.2000), dust wrapper
[with manuscript letter of authentication from Ian Shapiro, on Spink headed paper]
[At the time of signing, the vendor was informed by Lionel Bernstein that only one other copy of this book was signed by Mandela - Bernstein's own book at Rhodes House, which was signed by all of the accused]
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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Tuesday 17 May 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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