Manuscript poems and attached typewritten note. The poems "Addition" and "Absence" written on both sides of a sheet; notes and additions in the margin. Page numbers are noted: "53" on the recto, "54" on the verso. Cancellations and emendations. The poem "Absence" has been crossed out. The handwritten note "Not for publication, but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

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.

Manuscript of the poems "Epitaph" and "Absence" on both sides of a sheet. There are numbers next to certain verses; the titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below each poem.

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".

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.