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- 7/5/1905 (Creation)
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34 x 21.4 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Grigorios Xenopoulos, on one side of a ruled sheet. The sender refers to a published poetry collection of his which he sends along with the letter. He comments on his way of distribution of the issues and on his intention to complement the publication. Cancellations and emendations, abbreviations.
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Greek
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Notepaper. Pencil. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien. Physical item wear: oxidations; holes in the centre of the sheet; the paper has been torn in two parts.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Grigorios Xenopoulos.”. Letter (draft), 07.05.1905. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0009 (492), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0009.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Xenopoulos, Grigorios (Subject)
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The letter mentions that this is an issue containing 14 poems.