Handwritten chronological table containing poems of the period August 1891 - 1925 period, in five loose double sheet notepapers. The right half of the blank second sheet of the fourth notepaper has been cut off. The last page of the fifth notepaper is blank.
Cavafy, C. P."Days of 1908"
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Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ9) comprising 69 poems (85 loose printed broadsheets and two blanks). The collection is enclosed in a double-sheet, with the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1919-1931" and handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Kostas Miniakis in the first page. Table of contents, arranged chronologically by year (1919-1931), with handwritten additions for the years 1929-1931 in the last two pages of the double-sheet. The poems are numbered in print, corrected in many instances by the poet. Handwritten emendations in some verses (43, 46). The broadsheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria. Additional information regarding the year they were first printed (1926-1932) mentioned in some cases. All sheets, except for three, have a hole from a metal paperclip at the top left of the recto.
Cavafy, C. P.Autograph manuscript of the poem "Days of 1908". Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "17 November 1932", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria".
Cavafy, C. P.Handwritten letter by K. Th. Dimaras to Rica Singopoulo on one side of two letterheads of the Pyrsos publishing company. The other sides are blank. The sender refers to attacks by printed media against Cavafy, seeks a bookstore in Alexandria to avail the new work by Sikelianos and asks to be sent Cavafy's older poetry collections. (Athens)
Dimaras, K.Handwritten list of poem titles on a double sheet notepaper. On the first page, the title "Passions" has been crossed out. On the same side, the note "Unknown good poems" in the handwriting of Rica Singopoulo. The list is on the second and third pages. Cancellations and emendations as well as numerical indications.
Cavafy, C. P.