Handwritten note of the poem “Οf Demetrius Soter (162-150 B.C.)” on four ruled sheets. Erasures, corrections and notes can be found. Cavafy’s handwritten signature can be found on the last page after the poem. Page number on the top right of the first leaf on verso, and on the top right of the second leaf on recto. Illegible note in ink on verso of the second leaf.

Manuscript of the poem "A Great Feast at the House of Sosibius" and notes in the second page of a double sheet notepaper.

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.

Three loose sheets written on one side; notes (quotes) in English from the seventh volume of The Cambridge Ancient History: The Hellenistic Monarchies and the Rise of Rome, regarding Philip II of Macedon. Sheet with the title of the publication and the volume in English. Ruled sheet and small piece of paper with handwritten drafts of the poem "Agelaus". Crossed out handwritten note on one side of the small piece of paper. Handwritten note on a small piece of paperboard from a box of cigarettes by the Egyptian Cigarettes Manufactory. Alexandria-Cairo-Egypt. Handmade folder with the handwritten title of the poem and date.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "Among the Groves of the Promenades" on three loose sheets. Handmade folder with the handwritten title of the poem.

Manuscript of the poems "Epitaph", "Displeased Theatregoer" and of part of "Horace in Athens", under the general title "Ancient Days" on both sides of a sheet. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below each of the two first poems. The third poem has been crossed out in pencil.

Handwritten draft of the poem "And Above All Cynegirus" on two sheets; cancellations and emendations. The title of the poem on one side of one of the sheets. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Antiochus the Cyzicene" on one side of two small pieces of paper. Handwritten quote on one side of a ruled sheet with bibliographical reference to the Bibliotheca historica by Diodorus Siculus. Handmade folder with the handwritten title of the poem and date on the recto. The notes on the verso have been crossed out.

Manuscript of the poem "Aristobulus" on both sides of a ruled sheet, signed by the poet. Cancellations.

Handwritten poem "Aristobulus" on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations. The four last verses have been crossed out. The third page is blank. Notes in pencil and cancellations on the fourth page. Notes on another double sheet notepaper as well as on the verso of an official letterhead with a typewritten letter as well as on three pieces of paper (one of which is ruled and two are graph). Drafts of the same poem and notes on two ruled sheets.

"Handwritten draft of the poem ""Athanasius"" on both sides of a ruled sheet.
On one side of a second sheet an abbreviated quote in English with abbreviations from a publication on the Church of Egypt; the details of the publication on the other side of the sheet.
Printed broadsheet with the crossed out part of a poem. Handwritten notes by the poet in pencil below the poem. The printed sheet bears the details "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing House, Alexandria 1919", which have been crossed out.
Handmade folder with the handwritten title ""Athanasius"" and date indication "Apr. '20".

Two sheets initially affixed and subsequently detached. On one side of the ruled first sheet, the manuscript of the poem "Chaldean Image". Cancellations and emendations. At top left, number "164" crossed out and at top right the date indication "1894"; note in pencil at bottom left. Blank verso. crossed out fragment of the manuscript poem "Indian Image" on one side of the second sheet. Number "163" at top right. On the other side, manuscript of the poem "The Hereafter", initially affixed on the blank verso of the first sheet. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poems.

Manuscript poem and attached notes. The poem "Coins" and notes in the margin on the first page of a double sheet notepaper. Variations of verses of the same poem on a separate sheet. Verses on the recto of a small-size piece of paper marked as variations ("Var[iantes]"). The note on the verso may be considered as a fragment of a larger draft; cancellations and emendations.

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 drafts of the poem "Company of Four" on both sides of a sheet; on one side of a cut printed broadsheet with fragment of a poem and the indication "Alexandria 1926" (arithmetic operation on the other side); on both sides of a piece of paper, torn on one edge; on the verso of a shares form of the National Bank of Egypt dated "21 March 1930" and Cavafy's signature in English. Handmade folder from the card of the Alexandrini Vivliothiki for an event dated "30/9/1930". The handwritten title of the poem and the note "Prov[isional] ti[tle]" on the verso of the card.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Darius" on the first and third pages of a double sheet notepaper. Number "49" at top right of the first page. Date annotation ("October 1920") and the brand name of the Kasimatis and Ionas printing house at the bottom of the third page. Cancellations and emendation. Printer's copy.

Manuscript of the poem "Darius" on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. Notes in pencil on the third page; the fourth page is blank.

Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy on three ruled sheets. Pages 3-6 are numbered. Cancellations and emendations. The letter is addressed to Constantin Photiadès. Positive comments and short quotes from Photiadès' books on Maria Kalergis and Pierre de Ronsard. Update on the despatch of his poems and their translations into French. Reference to a 1921 edition. Signed: "CPC". Interpolated phrases in French.

Handwritten draft of an untitled poem, written in pencil on both sides of half a sheet. In the recto, number "32" in a circle above the text.

Handwritten draft of a poem on one side of a sheet (and handwritten note on its verso) as well as in two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten draft of an untitled poem on the verso of a letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy. Brief note in ink below the draft. The letter is dated 1/4/1908 and is written on a letterhead of R. J. Moss & Co., Cairo. John informs C. P. Cavafy that he is returning him the letters of their brother, Paul.

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. On one side of a sheet, the poem "Dread". Notes in the margin of both sides. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten note "This poem need not be published But it may continue remaining here. It does not deserve to be suppressed." and the date indication "15.3.'11" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Paper affixed on a ruled sheet with the title and fragment of the poem "Epigram to Anacreon". On the same side of the sheet the poem "Forgetfulness". Both poems are written in ink and crossed out in pencil. Number "126" in pencil at top right.
The poem "Salome" on the verso. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. Footnote with a quote from a Gospel of Nubia, as published in the newspaper Le Journal, in February 1896. Number "127" in pencil at top right.

Handwritten drafts of poems on both sides of a ruled sheet and on one side of part of a second sheet. The poem "Epitaph" on the recto of the first sheet. The title has been written by Cavafy, the poem by another person. Emendations by the poet in some of the verses. Note at top right, date ("June 1893") at bottom right, both by Cavafy. The poem "Good and Bad Weather" on the verso of the same sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's.
Fragment of a poem has been crossed out on one side of part of sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's. Part of the poem "Nous n’osons plus chanter les roses" on the other side. The title has been written by Cavafy, but the text of the poem has been written by a different person. The verso was originally pasted on the verso of the first sheet (and thus the poems "Good and Bad Weather" and "Nous n’osons plus chanter les roses" had been concealed.
Cavafy's handwritten notes on one side of a sheet and on both sides of a second sheet as well as on the verso of a printed broadsheet with the crossed out fragment of the poem "From the School of the Renowned Philosopher". Handmade folder with the handwritten title "Epitaph of a Samian" and the date "Oct. ’25".

Manuscript by Cavafy with the English translation of the poem "Faithlessness" on the recto of a ruled sheet. The poem has been crossed out in pencil. The typewritten English translation of the poem "Walls" on the verso. Abbreviations, cancellations.

Handwritten draft of the poem "From the Unpublished History" on the recto of a sheet. On the verso, note with a reference to the publication J. Bury, History of the Later Roman Empire, London, MacMillan & Co., 1923. Handmade folder from a printed cover of a Cavafy poetry Collection of the 1915-1923 period ("1923" is handwritten, while all printed details have been crossed out). The handwritten title of the poem and the date on the verso of the cover.

Manuscript of a poem and notes. The poem "Fugitives" in a ruled sheet. Verses and notes on either side of a cut piece of paper. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Herodes Atiicus" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet. Handwritten notes, cancellations and emendations by Cavafy in pencil and his own note "Done. Ready for typing" on the verso. Copy of the translation on both sides of a ruled sheet written by Cavafy; emendations. Typewritten copy of the same translation on the recto of a sheet, with the corrections entered. Crossed out notes by Cavafy on both sides of a piece of paper as well as on the verso of a printed broadsheet with the original poem and number "15" at top right.

Handwritten poem and notes. The poem "Homecoming from Greece" and notes in the margin in first three pages of a double sheet notepaper. Part of the same poem on both sides of a separate piece of paper. Cancellation and number "1" on the recto. Verses on both sides of a cut sheet of paper. On the verso, handwritten note in English, with date indication ("[...] June 1914"), mentioning that these are variations that will most likely not be used. Cancellations and emendations on all papers.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Hunc Deorum Templis" on the verso of a broadsheet of the poem "Herodes Atiicus". The broadsheet was printed in Alexandria, in 1919. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Handwritten untitled poem on one side of two affixed ruled sheets, one underneath the other. Cancellations and emendations. Bibliographical reference on the verso.

Manuscript of the poem "Ides of March" on one side of two sheets of paper. Numbers "3" and "4" indicated at top right.

Manuscript of the poem "Ides of March" on one side of a ruled sheet. The crossed out title "As Much As You Can" at the top. Notes below the text. Cancellations, emendations and variations of verses. Blank verso. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with notes on one side and cancellations on the other, which also includes the indication "7.'10".

Manuscript by Cavafy with the English translation of the poem "If Indeed He Died" by G. Valassopoulo, on both sides of a ruled sheet. Cancellations.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "If Indeed He Died" by G. Valassopoulo on both sides of a sheet. Handwritten cancellations and emendations by Cavafy in pencil. Two printed broadsheets with the poem in Greek on one of their sides ("a" and "b") and year of publication (1921). Handwritten notes by Cavafy on the translation of the poem, most of them crossed out, on either side of a sheet.

Typewritten English translation of the poem "If Indeed He Died" by G. Valassopoulo on the recto of two sheets, in three copies. One of the copies is on a larger paper. The other two bear handwritten emendations. The second sheet is numbered on all three copies. The verso of all sheets is blank.

Handwritten notes in ink on the recto of a ruled sheet, regarding the poem "If Indeed He Died". Note in pencil at the top. Rubber stamp of the Public Works Department with illegible date ("16 June 191?"). Number "37" at the centre of the verso.

Manuscript of the poem "If Indeed He Died" in a double sheet notepaper. The text is in the first and third pages; the remaining pages are blank. Cancellations and emendations. Handwritten date indication ("March 1920") at the end of the poem. Sheet number marked at top right: "46"; the second written page is numbered "2".

Manuscript of the poem "Imenus", written up on the recto of a ruled sheet and roughly noted with abbreviations on the verso. The version on the verso also bears date indication ("26.1.'19").

Handwritten English translation of the poem "In a City of Asia Minor" on both sides of a ruled sheet. The poem is written by a hand other than Cavafy's (most likely Valassopoulo's). Emendations and notes by Cavafy in pencil.

Handwritten prose text ("In Broad Daylight") on three double sheet notepapers. Pages 5-6 and 8-12 are numbered. Few cancellations and emendations in various parts. The three double sheet papers are enclosed in another one, with the handwritten title on the first page. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of the text.

Two ruled sheets, initially affixed together. On one side of the first sheet, manuscript of the poem "In the Cemetery", not in Cavafy's handwriting. The crossed out number "24" and date indication ("May 1893") at top left. The handwritten signature "C. P. Cavafy", in pencil, at bottom right. On the other side manuscript of the poem "The Lagid's Hospitality", not in Cavafy's handwriting either. On one side of the second sheet, the poem "Alexandrian Merchant" handwritten by Cavafy. crossed out untitled poem, also handwritten by Cavafy, on the other side. Number "23" at top right. The sides of the sheets with the poems "The Lagid's Hospitality" and "Alexandrian Merchant" were initially pasted together. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poems.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "In the Lights" on one sheet and two pieces of paper. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Handwritten poem ("In the Month of Hathor") on the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellation. Underlined title and line at the end of the poem. Variations below the poem ("Var[iantes]"). On both sides of a ruled sheet and on the recto of two pieces of paper, notes concerning the same poem, some of which in French. Handmade folder with the title "Hathor" handwritten twice in pencil by Cavafy.

Manuscript of the poems "Interruption", "Qui fece.....il gran rifiuto" and notes on both sides of a sheet. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of each poem. The notes explain parts of the poems which are indicated with numbered indicators.

Manuscript poem ("Ithaca") in the first two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Cancellations and emendations. Handwritten notes on the same poem on both sides of a sheet, one of which is in English. Note with the indication "18.11.'11" on the recto.

Manuscript of a poem with the original title "Julian in Eleusis" (emended in pencil to "Julian at the Mysteries"), written in ink on both sides of a ruled sheet. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of the poem. Cancellations and emendations; notes in pencil. Number "176" at top right of the recto and number "177" at top left of the verso.

Manuscripts of poems on a double sheet notepaper and attached typewritten note. In the last three pages, the poem "King Claudius" as well as notes in the margin, cancellations and emendations. The note " "Chè fece...... il gran rifiuto" See publication of "Poems" 1910 (Alex[andri]a, K[asimatis] & I[onas] print[ing shops]" in the last page. In the first page, the poem "One of Them", the title of which has been crossed out and corrected to "One of Their Gods", as well as notes in the margin, cancellations and emendations. The page has been crossed out entirely. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of each poem. Page numbers are indicated: "62, 63, 64, 65". The typewritten note "Not for publication; but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "King Demetrius" on the verso of printed matter of the company Garoufalias & Co. dating to the 1920's. Number "4" at top right.

Printed sixteen-page edition containing the text of the lecture by Polys Modinos and Alekos Singopoulo on Cavafy's poetry. The lecture was given at the Scientific Association "Ptolemy I" of Alexandria on "23 February 1918". Handwritten dedication by Singopoulo to Y. Kagkellaris at top right of the title page.

Printed sixteen-page edition containing the text of the lecture by Polys Modinos and Alekos Singopoulo on Cavafy's poetic work. The lexture was given at the Scientific Association "Ptolemy I" of Alexandria on "23 February 1918". Handwritten dedication by Polys Modinos on the title page.

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy in two bifolios with mourning border, with notes on all sides. The author describes his stay in London and mentions all known sights and other places in the city (Zoological Garden, Madame Tussauds Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Doré Gallery). He also provides information and expresses his views on performances ("Ruy Blas", "Faust", "The Mikado") that are on in London and that time. Commentary on people from his family circle but also from the broader social circle of the two men. (London)

Handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on both sides of a sheet. Description of the work "La Barbe bleue" –possibly in a lyrical version– with details regarding the female protagonist. Reference to Shakespeare's play "The Tempest". Comments on a person from the social circle of Alexandria. Cavafy is urged anew to return. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Napoleon Lapathiotis to Cavafy, on three pages of a bifolio. The second page is blank. It includes an excerpt from a letter by Louis Roussel to Lapathiotis regarding Cavafy and his poem "Temethus, an Antiochene: 400 A.D.". Accompanied by envelope. (Athens)

Four handwritten prose texts in English, on both sides of two sheets, the first of which has been cut in half. Numbering on two of the pages ("1', "2"), which is neither sequential not written by the poet. Footnotes and bibliographical references. Short quote from a poem in Greek. Fragment of unidentified text in the upper part of the first page.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Myres: Alexandria in 340 A.D." on the recto of three sheets. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom of the third sheet, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "9 April 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked in ink "86" at top right of the recto of the first sheet; sheets also numbered in pencil (1-3). Short note in pencil on the verso of the third sheet; the remaining pages (versos) are blank.

Three consecutive issues of the newspaper Konstantinoupolis ("143" to "145"). On the first page of each issue a study by Cavafy entitled "Lamia" is published, regarding the poem by Keats under the same title. The articles are signed "Const. F. Cavafy".

Issue of the newspaper Konstantinoupolis. Article by Cavafy on the first page, entitled "Ellinika ichni en to Sakespiro" and signed "C. F. Cavafy".

Three copies of the newspaper Tilegrafos of Alexandria. On the first and second pages, an article by Cavafy entitled "Lamia", regarding the poem by Keats under the same title. The article is signed with the initials "C.F.C.".

Handwritten notes regarding the translation of the poems "The Funeral of Sarpedon" and "That Is He", on both sides of a ruled leaf. The part of the text referring to the poem "The Funeral of Sarpedon" has been crossed out in pencil.

Handwritten notes on the first three pages of a double sheet notepaper. Instructions for the translation of the poem "Timolaus the Syracusan". Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a piece of ruled sheet. Date on the verso. One phrase in French and one in English. It is likely a comment by Cavafy on one of his poems. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Handwritten notes on the first three pages of a double sheet notepaper. Reference to the Battle of Salamis, Octavius, Ravenna etc. Page numbers are indicated. Bibliographical reference to Dio Cassius. The last page is blank.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a ruled sheet, νf a piece of paper, and on a printed broadsheet with the poem "Caesarion". Bibliographical references to Ioannis Malalas and Stefanos Vyzantios. Abbreviations, cancellations. Quote in Latin as well as notes in English.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy, some with date indications (1932 and 1933), on pieces of paper of various sizes, letterheads of the Cosmopolite Hotel in Athens, the hospital of the Greek Community of Alexandria and on advertisement brochures from Alexandria. Some of the notes are addressed to Alekos and Rica Singopoulo; other notes refer to poems or titles of poems of his. Two of the notes pertain to his health. A total of 23 pieces of paper inside a handmade folder of hard paper, entitled "From the last manuscripts of C.P.C.", in a handwriting other than the poet's (most probably Rica Singopoulo's). Interpolated words and phrases in English. They are notes through which Cavafy communicated when he was longer able to speak, due to the tracheostomy he underwent in 1932 in Athens.

Handwritten notes, verses and variations (probably drafts of the poem "In 200 B.C.") in four sheets, three pieces of paper of various sizes, on an envelope of the journal Panaigyptia and on an envelope of the National Bank of Egypt. Quotes and bibliographical references (among them, references to 1879 and 1915 publications).

Handwritten quote on Charmides on both sides of a ruled piece of paper.

Manuscripts of poems on both sides of a ruled sheet. The poem "Oblivion" on the recto. The initial title, "Forgetfulness", has been emended to "Oblivion". Footnote in English: excerpt from a poem by L. Smithers from a 1895 edition. Note in pencil below the poem. Number "148" at top left. On the verso, the poem "Distinguishing Marks" crossed out in pencil. Note and the title "Finished" below the poem. Number "147" at top right. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below each poem.

Manuscripts of poems and attached typewritten note. On both sides of a sheet, the poems "Oedipus" and "Eternity". Page numbers are indicated, "48" on the recto, "49" on the verso. On the recto, a note pertaining to the publication of the poem "Oedipus" and date indication ("4 Febr. '96"). On the verso, the poem "Eternity" has been crossed out. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below each poem. Typewritten note on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet: "Not for publication, but may remain here".

Manuscript of the poem "Of Demetrius Soter" in the first three pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellations, emendations and notes. Variations marked "Variantes" in the last page. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with fragment of the same poem.