Manuscript of the poem "Trojans" on both sides of a ruled sheet.

Manuscript of the poem "Timolaus the Syracusan" and note on both sides of a sheet. Line numbering in the margin. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of the poem. On the verso, the note: "Published in the aig. imerologion of G. V. Tsokopoulos, 1895". Cancellations and emendations. The main text has most likely been transcribed by Cavafy’s brother, Aristeidis Cavafy.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Tigranocerta" on two sheets. The verso of the second sheet is blank. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Manuscript of the poem "Theophilus Palaeologus", written in pencil on one side of a sheet. Accompanied by four pieces of paper with notes (mostly short quotes from historical publications on the fall of Constantinople and bibliographical references).

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Theodotus" on the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Cancellation and emendation. Handwritten notes on the same page, on the recto of a sheet and on the recto of three pieces of paper, the last two of which bear numbers (2, 3) and date at top right ("3.10.'11").

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Tomb of Eurion" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet; manuscript cancellations, emendations and notes by Cavafy on both sides of the sheet. Handwritten notes by Cavafy, most of them crossed out, on both sides of a cut piece of paper.

Manuscript of the poem "The Seven Holy Children", with cancellations and emendations on both sides of a sheet and on the recto of a second sheet. Handmade folder with handwritten title and date indication.

Manuscript of the poem "The Seleucid's Displeasure" in the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations. crossed out notes at top and bottom of the page. Number "345" in brackets at bottom right. Pages 2 and 3 are blank. Notes on the fourth page, some of which crossed out. Notes on five pieces of paper of various sizes and on a ruled sheet. One of the papers bears fragment of a typewritten official letter on one side.

Manuscript of the poem "The Rest Shall I Tell in Hades to Those Below", written in ink in the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The title "Morning Sea" written in pencil below the poem. The remaining pages are blank. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with verses.

Handwritten draft and notes on the poem "The Rescue of Julian" on four sheets, two of which have been folded in bifolios. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "The Patriarch", on a sheet folded in a bifolio; on both sides of two loose sheets; on part of an envelope; on both sides of a sheet from a Collection of poems by Cavafy, with part of the poem "Caesarion" (the crossed out poem was printed in Alexandria in 1927; page number "8" at top right). Handmade folder with the handwritten title, the note "provisional title" and the date on the verso of a printed cover of a Collection of poems by Cavafy from the 1915-1924 period ("1924" is handwritten; the printed details on the recto of the cover have been crossed out in pencil).

Manuscripts of poems on four sheets. The item comprises a total of four ruled sheets (the last three of which had been initially pasted together so as to form a double sheet notepaper) and two pieces of paper (initially affixed on two of the sheets' pages). On one side of the first sheet, the title "The Funeral of Sarpedon", note on the publication of the poem (in Skokos' Ethnikon Imerologion), emendations and variations in some of the verses, all written by Cavafy and crossed out. At the top of the page, two crossed out verses of a poem and number "115" at right. On the other side of the sheet, part of the poem "The Mimiambs of Herodas", written by another person. Cancellations and emendations by Cavafy. Small paper with note by the poet (emendation of four verses) initially pasted on the middle of the page. On one side of the second sheet, the continuation of the previous poem with cancellations, emendations and notes by Cavafy. Number "117" at top right; the date indication "Novem. 1892" at bottom right. Initially affixed over the middle of the page, a piece of paper with a variation of the last stanza of the poem, handwritten by Cavafy. The other side of the sheet is blank. Part of a poem on one side of the third sheet, which has not been written by Cavafy. Cancellations and emendations, handwritten by Cavafy. This side of the sheet had been initially affixed on the blank side of the second sheet. On the second page of the third sheet, the poem "Azure Eyes", written by Cavafy. The blank side of the fourth sheet had been initially affixed on the second page of the previous sheet (and, consequently, covered the poem "Azure Eyes"). On the other side of the last sheet, the poem "Alexandrian Merchant", written by Cavafy. Indicated date ("Apr. 1893") and notes by the poet in pencil, below the text.

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.

Manuscript of the poem "The Inkwell" and explanatory notes on the first and third pages of a double sheet notepaper. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. The notes relate to translation issues. Terms and phrases in English.

Handwritten draft of the poem "The Emperor Conon" on a sheet folded in a bifolio. The title on the first page and the poem on the last page. Handmade folder with handwritten title and date.

Handwritten draft and notes on the poem "The Dynasty" on one sheet and three pieces of paper. Reference to the journal Ekkliastikos Faros of Alexandria. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Printed sheet with the poem "The Death of the Emperor Tacitus" on one side. The handwritten chronological indication "1893 or 1894" by Cavafy at top right. On the verso, typographic border-ornament and "Alexandria 1898" inside it. It is accompanied by the same poem, handwritten on one side of a ruled sheet. Notes below the text. The handwritten poem is different from the printed one.

Handwritten draft of the poem "The Bishop Pegasius" or "The Temple of Athena" on both sides of a sheet. The title on one side and the text on the other. Handwritten notes on the recto of a piece of paper. Handwritten abbreviated notes, quotes from 1876 and 1930 publications as well as bibliographical references on both sides of a ruled sheet. Paperboard with the handwritten title of the poem and the date.

Manuscript of the poem "The Battle of Magnesia" in the first and second page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations. Notes on the second page. The remaining pages are blank. Handwritten notes, most of which crossed out, on either side of a piece of paper.

Handwritten English translation of the poems "Thermopylae" ("The[rmopylae]") and "Che fece... il gran rifiuto" on the first page of a bifolio. The English translation of the poem "The Horses of Achilles" on the third page. The second and fourth pages are blank. Extensive use of abbreviations. All translations have been written down by Cavafy.

Two manuscripts of the poem "That Is He" on one side of two sheets. Number "12" crossed out and corrected to "20" at top right of the first sheet. The title is underlined. Number "13" at top right of the second sheet. Underlined title; line below the poem.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "T[he] Fun[eral] of Sar[pedon]" by the poet on both sides of a ruled sheet. Extensive use of abbreviations. The translation was made by John Cavafy.

Manuscript poem and notes. Τhe poem "Simeon" and notes in the margin in the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. The title "Safe Haven" in the last page. Handwritten notes with cancellations and emendations in a small-size piece of paper.

Press clipping from the newspaper Kleio of Leipzig with an article by Cavafy entitled "Shakespeare on Life". Two sections of the print are affixed on the two sides of a sheet, which is numbered by hand "11" and "12 at top right of the recto and at top left of the verso respectively. The publication details written by Cavafy in the upper part of the recto. Commentary on Shakespeare's view on life as seen through his work Measure for Measure. The article is signed "Constantine F. Cavafy".

Handwritten notes on the poem "Sculptor from Tyana" on three pieces of paper, two of which bear date indications. They are accompanied by a small piece of paper with the handwritten title. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Remorse", written in pencil and ink on both sides of a broadsheet of the poem "Anna Comnena". The broadsheet was printed in December 1920, in Alexandria. Handmade folder with the handwritten title, the note "provisional title" and the date.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "Ptolemy the Benefactor (or Malefactor)" on all pages of a double sheet notepaper; on three loose sheets; on both sides of a printed broadsheet with fragment of the poem "Ides of March" bearing an emendation in the eighth verse; on both sides of a small piece of paper; on the recto of a note to Cavafy in English dated "2.2.22". Handmade folder with the handwritten title and the date "Febr. '22" on the verso of a cut printed medium entitled "Seventeenth Annual Report, The Egyptian Salt & Soda Company Limited".

Fragment of a handwritten text on lycanthropy and the also handwritten unfinished text "Woman and the Ancients" (on men's views on women in ancient times, with references to Euripides and Solomon), written in English on both sides of two sheets. Footnotes and bibliographical references. The texts seem to not have been written by Cavafy.

Handwritten texts by Alekos Singopoulo on the rectos of twenty ruled sheets with repeated numbering at top right. Blank versos. Comments by Singopoulo on seven poems by Cavafy ("Sculptor from Tyana", "The Retinue of Dionysus", "That Is He", "In Stock", "Orophernes", "Very Rarely", "Chandelier"). Cancellations and emendations; short quotes from poems by Cavafy. The ensemble of sheets is enclosed in a handmade, particularly oxidated, folder with crossed out numbers on one side.

Handwritten prose translation of the poem "The Satrapy" in English. The text is handwritten by Cavafy on both sides of a ruled sheet.

Manuscript of the poem "Priam's March by Night" 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.

Manuscript of the poem "Priam's March by Night" on both sides of a ruled sheet, written in a handwriting other than Cavafy's, with notes written by the poet. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. On the recto, above the title, the handwritten note "The Horses of Achilles (see 1910 edition)" and at right number "121", all crossed out. Date indication at right, below the title ("May 1893"). Number "122" at top left of the verso.

Handwritten poetry collection of Cavafy on one side of loose sheets, bound together with a metal paperclip at the top left. Handwritten dedication by the poet to Alekos Singopoulo in the first page. The poems are numbered at top right. Accompanied by a printed four-page leaflet, used as an envelope or a cover for the collection. On the first page of the four-page leaflet, the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910-1918". Number "8" in the last date has been corrected by hand.

Four sheets from a printed poetry collection by Cavafy with page numbering 33-39 (the last one [40] without page numbering). Handwritten emendations in ink on pages 33 and 36. Handwritten notes (poem titles) on pages 38-[40]. It includes the poems "The Retinue of Dionysus", "King Demetrius", "The Steps" and "That Is He".

Autograph manuscript poem ("On the March to Sinope") on the first page of a double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations; notes. Number "85" at top right. The remaining pages are blank. Drafts of the same poem and notes on four loose sheets. Cancellations and emendations. The poem "John Cantacuzenus Triumphs" on one side of a broadsheet printed in 1928 and notes on the verso. Notes on an envelope of the National Bank of Egypt. Notes on either side of a ruled sheet.

Manuscript of the poem "Of Ptolemy Caesar" in the first two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Notes in pencil in the last three pages. Accompanied by a sheet and three pieces of paper with handwritten notes, also in pencil.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.".

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".

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.

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.

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)

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.