Handwritten prose text by Cavafy on the recto of six sheets; blank versos. Sheets 1 to 5 are numbered at top left. Part of the fourth sheet has been cut off, while 5 and 6 are half. They are preceded by another sheet, by way of cover, with the handwritten title of the text ("A Night Out in Kalinderi"); blank verso. Sheets 4 and 6 contain a poem. Cancellations in red ink.

Handwritten text on seven sheets and one piece of paper. On the recto of the first sheet, the title "Genealogical Gossip or Various bits of the History of our Father's & Mother's family thrown together" as well as the indication "5 May '83", in pencil. Blank verso. Sheets 2-6 are written on both sides. At the bottom of the verso of the sixth sheet, the poet's signature, the date and the place: "Constantine Cavafy / 15 April 1883 / Yenikeuy (Constantinople) / At Mons. G. Fotiadis villa". "Addenda to Genealogical Gossip" " on the recto of the seventh sheet. On the piece of paper, notes, most likely by John Cavafy, on the family branch in London and in Liverpool. It should be dated to a period postdating the rest of the text, as the latest year recorded is 1891. The text refers to all that the poet heard and learned in Istanbul from his grandfather George Fotiadis and from his aunt Roxandra Plessou, his father's sister, regarding the ancestors of the Cavafy and Fotiadis families.

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in two bifolios, with notes on all sides. It is a reply to a letter dated 5 January. Comments on remarks apparently made by Cavafy regarding life in Istanbul. The author expresses his views regarding the author Georges Ohnet, with reference to works of his (Le Maître de forges, La comtesse Sarah); views regarding the journal The Athenaeum. Information about people from the social circle of Alexandria. In the postscript, he describes a wedding ceremony making use of expressions in French. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy from Bellagio, Italy, according to the letterhead, on all sides of a bifolio. Extensive description of the trip he is making in Italy. He expresses his admiration for the places he visits and comments on the works of art he sees there ("Venus de Medici, Madonna della Sedie" etc.). He informs the poet about the impending trip schedule as well as of the identity and the status of the family he is accompanying. Of note is the use of French words and phrases in the flow of written discourse. (Bellagio)