Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on two sheets, with notes on all sides. The matter of Cavafy's return to Alexandria is discussed. Description of the author's ophthalmological problems and details regarding the treatment he is undergoing. Extensive reference to people and facts related to the social circle of Alexandria as well as to the spectacles available at the time. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Michel C. Ralli to Cavafy on the recto of six sheets with mourning border. The author describes in detail his trip to France, with references to entertainment and free time habits, while he also provides information on the places and sights he visited. He comments on his personal and family life as well as on his life in Liverpool. Sheet numbers are indicated (2-6). (Liverpool)

Handwritten letter Marika Zalichi (Cavafy's second cousin) to the poet in the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. The sender refers to the stay in Istanbul of the poet's brother, John, as well as to the wedding of Eleni Fotiadi (daughter of the demoticist physician Fotis Fotiadis) to Alexandros Pappas on Prinkipo (23-7/5-8-1906). She encloses the printed four-page invitation to the wedding and uses its envelope for her own letter as well. (Prinkipo)

Handwritten letter by Michalis Fardoulis to Cavafy on the first two pages of a bifolio. The remaining pages are blank. He asks to be sent the more recent poetry collection and mentions that he has included Cavafy's poetry in his thesis as the most representative of the time. (Paris)

Handwritten letter by Maria (Marigo) Cavafy to Paul Cavafy on all sides of a bifolio with the printed address "38, Clarges Street, M." at the top of the first page. Reference to a potential matchmaking for Paul with Barbette Valieri. Personal news. (London)

Handwritten letter by Maria (Marigo) Cavafy to Cavafy on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. The sender thanks him for the despatch of his poems and announces that her husband, John Cavafy, will be performing a reading of them. (London)

Handwritten letter by Jean N. Michel to Cavafy on two pages of a bifolio. He asks the poet his date of birth, in order to include him in an anthology of modern Greek poetry he is about to publish, and expresses his admiration for his work. (Paris)

Handwritten letter by Irakleios Fysentzidis to Cavafy, in which he expresses his admiration for his work and asks to be sent poems. The letter is written on two sheets. Page 3 is numbered at top right. Accompanied by envelope. (Paris)

Handwritten letter by Georges Brissimizakis to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet. The author conveys to the poet news of Greeks who are in France and comments on the criticism regarding his work. (Annecy)

Handwritten letter by Giannis A. Saregiannis to Cavafy on both sides of a ruled sheet. He informs him that he handed collections by the poet to Hubert Pernot and Thrasos Kastanakis. Comments on Cavafy's poem "The Battle of Magnesia". (Paris)

Handwritten letter by Euvoulia Papalamprinou to her nephews, John and Constantine Cavafy. The letter covers the first and second pages of a bifolio. The third page is blank. Reference to the death of her sister, Amalia Callinus. Family news. Second letter, written on the fourth page of the same bifolio, which has been authored one year later (1921). (Istanbul)

Handwritten letter by Euvoulia Papalamprinou to her nephew, Paul Cavafy, in two bifolios and one sheet. She expresses anew her grief for the death of Charikleia and details her personal situation. She accuses the Plessos family of not observing a period of mourning for Charikleia Cavafy. Interpolated words in French. [Istanbul]

Handwritten letter by Cavafy's aunt Euvoulia Papalamprinou to the poet, on both sides of a sheet. Expression of grief for the death of the poet's brother, Peter Cavafy. Social news. Interpolated words in French. (Istanbul)

Letter by E. M. Forster to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet with the printed address "Harnham, Monument Green, Weybridge". Discussion on the possibility of an English edition of Cavafy's poems; the issue of the publishers is raised once more. Accompanied by envelope.

Handwritten letter by Charikleia Cavafy to her sons, Constantine and John, on all four pages of a bifolio with mourning border. The two siblings are in London and are preparing to return to Alexandria via Paris and Marseilles. Charikleia refers to her correspondence with her sons and their return. She also conveys news about the weather and social life in Alexandria, and expresses her concern about the typhoid outbreak in Marseilles. Interpolated words and phrases in English and French. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Charikleia Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and his brother John in all four pages of a bifolio with mourning border. The two siblings are in France and will continue their journey to England. Their mother refers to the correspondence between them, the weather and her health, as well as to her visit to the house of the Moss family. Interpolated words and phrases in English and French. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Charikleia Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and his brother John, in the first two pages of a bifolio with mourning border. The third page is blank. Handwritten notes in pencil by Cavafy on the last page (addresses in Paris). The two siblings are in France. Their mother refers to the sense of lacking she feels as a result of the absence of her two children and sends them the regards and news of their brother, Paul.

Handwritten letter by Charikleia Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and his brother John in the first three pages of a bifolio with mourning border. The last page is blank. Family news. The two siblings are in France. The mother expresses her nostalgia for her two children as well as the concern regarding their voyage by ship. Reference to the Greco-Turkish war. [Alexandria]

Handwritten letter by Charikleia Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy and his brother John in all pages of a bifolio with mourning border. The two siblings are in France. Family and social news. Reference to receiving a package containing items of clothing belonging to her dead sister, Sévastie. Interpolated words and phrases in French. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Charikleia Cavafy to her sons, John and Constantine Cavafy, on all sides of the four-pager. The two brothers had recently embarked on their trip to Paris and London. Brief reference to the situation in Greece; social and family news from Alexandria. Accompanied by an envelope with John’s details.

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Rica Singopoulo on both sides of a sheet. The poet sends his regards to authors in Athens and refers to the presence of the Singopoulos in the Delphic Festival. He comments on his latest collection and mentions the printed media in which some of the poems contained therein have been published. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Constantin Photiadès on both sides of a sheet. The poet thanks the author for the despatch of his book on Cagliostro. He praises the work, refers to the effort apparently put in by the the author and quotes short excerpts in French. Accompanied by envelope with the recipient's address in Paris as well as the sender's address on the verso. (Alexandria).

Handwritten letter by Constantin Photiadès to Cavafy in a bifolio. The author asks Cavafy, whom he considers the greatest of all Greek poets, to write a study on contemporary Greek poetry (19th-20th cen.), to be published in the Revue de Paris; he offers to facilitate him in anything he might need, should he decide to accept. (Paris)

Handwritten letter by Constantin Photiadès to Cavafy in a bifolio with notes on all sides. The author expresses his admiration for Cavafy's poetic work. Reference to the Revue de Paris and to Cavafy's 1907-1915 and 1916-1926 collections; commentary on issues of translating works of poetry into French. Accompanied by the envelope which contained the letter, with the recipient's name in French. (Paris)

Handwritten letter on the rectos of three sheets. Blank versos. Page numbers "2" and "3 are noted at top left. The sender, a friend of Cavafy's according to him, announces the publication of a study on modern Greek poetry in La Nouvelle Revue Française, which will include a presentation of the poet's work. He asks Cavafy's permission to include in the study French translations of poems of his ("Waiting for the Barbarians", "Ithaca", "Walls"). The poet is also asked to send a series of poems and accompanying material to the author of the study, E. Eleftheriadis. Extensive reference to the friendly relations between sender and recipient. Signed: "Apostolis" (it most probably is Apostolis Apostolopoulos). (Paris)

Empty envelope from The Craven Hotel in London.

Envelope of the English Craven Hotel in London. Inside the envelope, A. Aubert’s business card regarding the gold plating of jewelry in Paris.

Two handwritten draft letters by Cavafy to E. M. Forster, one of which is written on both sides of a sheet; the other is written on one side of a sheet and crossed out. References to André Maurois, George Antonius and Robin Furness. Mention of the despatch of two new translations of poems by G. Valassopoulo: "Of the Jews (50 A.D.)" and "Tomb of Eurion".

Handwritten texts on five sheets, including the draft letter by Charikleia Cavafy to Aristeidis Cavafy, from the 1889 correspondence series, split in two parts. The first part includes three documents (two sheets and a bifolio with a printed crest "For Christ and Caesar" [in Greek], with notes on all sides). The second part includes two pieces of cut sheets (one of which with text on both sides) and contains additions to the first part. C. P. Cavafy is referred to as a third person. Cancellations, emendations and abbreviations. Use of English and French words and phrases. Reference to the matter of the continuing absence of Aristeidis Cavafy abroad and to the need for his return, as well as to financial matters.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy [to Rica Singopoulo] on both sides of a sheet and on the verso of a printed list of Cavafy's poems from the 1916-1918 period. The poet sends his regards authors in Athens and refers to the presence of the Singopoulos in the Delphic Festival. He comments on his latest collection and mentions the printed media in which some of the poems contained therein have been published.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy on one side of a piece of paper. The recipient, who appears to be in Paris, is addressed as "Peri" (it is most probably Pericles Anastasiadis). Cavafy conveys social news and also mentions the wedding of Antonis Benakis (1898). Abbreviations. Notes on the verso.

Handwritten draft letter to a recipient addressed as "Peri" (most probably Pericles Anastasiadis), who is in Paris, on both sides of a ruled sheet. Social news. Reference to the wedding of Antonis Benakis (1898). Cancellations. Abbreviations.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy, probably to his brother John, in two double sheet notepapers. The last two pages are blank. Reference to the journal Grammata and to persons supporting Cavafy's poetic work as well as to members of his family. Number "3" in one of the pages. Cancellations and emendations; abbreviations.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Stamos Zervos on two bifolios; the last page of the second one is blank. This is a reply to a card he had received and is addressed to a person referred to as Stamos. Reference to the journals La Vie Nouvelle, Grammata and I Skepsi. Update on life in Alexandria, with reference to the Model School of the (Greek) Educational Association of Egypt and the "I Mana" charity institution (Union of Greek Ladies). Mention of Paris where the recipient of the letter resides. Cancellations, emendations and additions.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy on both sides of a ruled sheet and on the recto of a second sheet. The recipient (most likely the poet's brother, John) is in Cairo. Cavafy describes his everyday life and refers to the publication of three poems of his in a annual publication of Alexandria. Social news. Abbreviations, cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten list for the distribution of the collection of poems published after the 1910 Issue, consisting of four cut sheets of notepaper initially folded in bifolios with notes on all sides and of a broadsheet written on one side. The names of individuals are recorded in chronological order (1912-1918), and next to them the number of issues to be sent to each of them is mentioned; there are also notes by Cavafy regarding the person who mediates for the acquisition of the issue or who will be the final recipient. At the top of the list it is stated that the distribution started in April 1912. The total of issues distributed is recorded at the end of each column which is subsequently carried forward to the top of the next one.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 7" and "Pla-Rym". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Plafon-Rymi". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 4" and "Eut-Kty". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Eftychos-Ktypito". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 3" and "Dia-Euth". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Diaisthisis-Euthymologos". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handmade folder with the annotations "Dictionary 1" and "Abb-Apo". Pieces of paper and print clippings with notes and quotes for the Dictionary. It includes the entries "Abbatia-Aperifronos". Quotes from various bibliographical sources below each entry. The title and author of each work are cited and often the place of publication and the publishing house.

Handwritten copy of a letter by Cavafy to E. M. Forster on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. The poet expresses his admiration for Forster's A Passage to India. (Alexandria)

Typewritten copy of a letter by Alekos Singopoulo to Dimitrios Galanis on the recto of two sheets. Blank versos. The second page is numbered at top right. The sender asks the artist's opinion on the planned French publication of Cavafy' work and informs him on all other impending publications (in English, and anthology to be printed in Switzerland, an Italian anthology, and a Greek re-publication). (Alexandria)

Handwritten catalogue of the periodicals in Cavafy's library, comprising five sheets, the last of which is blank. The first sheet is in lieu of cover. Cancellations and notes. The dates mentioned cover the period 1883-1905.

Seven-page booklet titled Les 32 positions des amoureux by Roussin et Cie editions. It includes several stories about the types of flirt.

Typewritten poem collection and introductory text in French in a homemade booklet with several sheets. Handwritten emendations. Attached to the item, the author's business card, with a handwritten note to Cavafy regarding his poetic work that is to be published ("Athens [...] 4-7-32").

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique for the performance of the play Les Deux Gosses by Pierre Decourcelle in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre du Gymnase for the performance of the play La carrière by Abel Hermant in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal for the performance of the play Le Dindon by Georges Feydeau in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.

Theatre programme titled “Le photo-programme, Revue Illustrée des théâtres” of the Théâtre du Vaudeville for the performance of the play La Douloureuse by Maurice Donnay in Paris. The portraits and biographies of the directors, authors, and actors are included together with the history of the theatre, along with information on the ticket prices and the distribution of the programmes. The price of the programme is on the front cover: “20 Centimes”.