Estampas antigas da Madeira . paisgem, costoumes, traje edificios, marinhas 224 illustracoes; introduçao e texto de Joao Cabral do Nascimento.
João Cabral do Nascimento (1897 - 1978)
Category
Books
Date
1935
Materials
Place of origin
Madeira
Collection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 3132751
Summary
Contains prints and descriptions of Madeira’s landscapes, costumes, buildings and coast. Book gifted by: The Chairman of the Madeira Tourist Board Book Inscription Signature: Joao Raphael (possibly Bautceladed) Book Inscription: O Presidente da Delegacao do Turismo da Madeira pede licencao para ofercer as [--??] Senhor W. Churchill. Funchal, 1950. Janeiro 4. [Translated to: ‘The Chairman of the Madeira Tourism Board would like to present ... Mr. W. Churchill [with this book]. Funchal. 4 January 1950’. The inscription was translated by Richard Willcocks. (The symbol which looks like a 4 with smo after it is indecipherable but is clearly an honorific of some kind.) Date of Inscription: 4 January 1950
Full description
**The Inscribed Books Collection, to which this book belongs, consists of gift inscriptions on third party books given to Sir Winston Churchill from friends, family, and well-wishers, unsolicited presentation copies of books by strangers, as well as presentation copies from authors who were genuine friends and colleagues. After his death in January 1965, Churchill personally bequeathed the collection via his Will as a testament to his national and international achievements. In January 1950, Churchill was on a holiday on the Portuguese island of Madeira, accompanied by his wife, Clementine and their daughter, Diana. His intention was to spend a few weeks there to recoup and to paint. Churchill had also planned to work on 'The Hinge of Fate', the fourth volume of his war memoirs; hence, the reason they were joined by is literary assistant Bill Deakin, secretaries Jill Sturdee and Elizabeth Gilliatt; plus two Special Branch detectives. However, the keen painter was only able to finish one painting before, on 11th January, the vacation was unexpectedly interrupted by then Prime Minister Clement Attlee's announcement of the Dissolution of Parliament ahead of a General Election which was to place on 23rd February. The painting is displayed in the Studio at Chartwell. Churchill, who was the Leader of the Opposition, returned at once to England by flying boat, but Clementine and Diana remained on the island until January 20th. To commemorate his stay on the island, Churchill was presented with 'Estampas Antigas da Madeira' or 'Old Prints of Madeira'. The book was published in 1935 by Club Rotno and was by the Portuguese writer Joal Cabral Do Nascimento (22 March 1897 - 2 March 1978). It contains prints and descriptions of Madeira’s landscapes, costumes, buildings and coast.
Bibliographic description
95p. : ill. ; 28cm. Provenance: inscribed: O Presidente da Delegacao do Turismo da Madeira pede licencao para ofercer ao [?] Senhor W. Churchill. Funchal, 1950. Janeiro 4. Binding: twentieth-century blue leather.
Provenance
The book was gifted to Churchill by the Chairman of the Madeira Tourism Board while the Churchills during his vacation in Madeira. The chairman inscribed the gift with a message addressed to Churchill, dated 4 January 1950. The English translation of the inscription reads: "The Chairman of the Madeira Tourism Board would like to present [.4smo . . .] Mr. W. Churchill [with this book].Funchal. 4 January 1950"
Makers and roles
João Cabral do Nascimento (1897 - 1978)