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- 12/7/1926 (Creation)
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25 x 16 cm
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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Constantin Photiadès on both sides of a sheet. The poet thanks the recipient for the letter he sent him as well as for the appreciation he expresses for his poetry. Cavafy rejects a proposal by Photiadès to prepare a study for the Revue de Paris and informs him about the despatch of two poetry collections of his. (Alexandria)
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Greek
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Paper. Writing in ink.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy to C. Photiadès”. Letter, 12.07.1926. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0003 (2115), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F34-0003.
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- Photiadès, Constantin (Subject)
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This letter by Cavafy is in response to the letter by Photiadès dated 28/6/1926 [see item GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0098 (697)].