Seaver Books / Henry Holt, 1987. First Edition, First Printing.  Book Condition: Near Fine.  Dust Jacket Condition: Fine in archival protective cover. Small bump to top of boards. An anthology of works presented in honor of South African political figure and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Nelson Mandela, by such noted writers as Nadine Gordimer, Susan Sontag, Samuel Beckett, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Howard, William S. Burroughs, Ntozake Shange, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, John Irving, Jorge Amado, Jacques Derrida, Heiner Muller, Olympe Bhely-Quenum, Edmond Jabes, Juan Goytisolo, Adonis Helene Cixous, Mustapha Tlili, Severo Sarduy, Michel Leiris, Maurice Blanchot, Kateb Yacine.  SIGNED on the half title page by Susan Sontag, John Irving, John Ashbery, Nadine Gordimer, and Joyce Carol Oates.  A very RARE item.