Handwritten poem ("Come Now, King of the Lacedaemonians") on one side of a sheet. Cancellations and emendations. Notes on the verso.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Come Now, King of the Lacedaemonians" on one side of a sheet. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "26 October 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "62". Illegible numerical indications in pencil on the verso.

Handwritten prose text by Cavafy on both sides of two ruled sheets and on both sides of a third sheet, of smaller size, folded in a bifolio. All pages are numbered (1-8). crossed out verses in Greek on page 1. Few interpolated Greek words and phrases in the English text. Extensive use of abbreviations. They are likely (interpretative?) comments by Cavafy on one of his poems or on poems of his or general thoughts on his on poetry.

Handwritten prose text ("The Last Days of Odysseus") on the recto of twelve ruled sheets numbered (1 to 12) at top right. The handwritten title with place (Alexandria) and date («Apr. '94") on the first of four pages of a double sheet notepaper, which serves both as cover and as protection for the text sheets. The sheet numbered "3" is smaller in size than the rest. Quotes in English and Italian. Cancellations in red ink. Signed "Const. F. Cavafy" on the last sheet, below the text. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of the text.