Autograph manuscript of the poem "According to the Formulas of Ancient Greco-Syrian Magicians" one one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "23 February 1931", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "67".
Cavafy, C. P."According to the Formulas of Ancient Greco-Syrian Magicians"
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Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ9) comprising 69 poems (85 loose printed broadsheets and two blanks). The collection is enclosed in a double-sheet, with the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems. Alexandria 1919-1931" and handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Kostas Miniakis in the first page. Table of contents, arranged chronologically by year (1919-1931), with handwritten additions for the years 1929-1931 in the last two pages of the double-sheet. The poems are numbered in print, corrected in many instances by the poet. Handwritten emendations in some verses (43, 46). The broadsheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria. Additional information regarding the year they were first printed (1926-1932) mentioned in some cases. All sheets, except for three, have a hole from a metal paperclip at the top left of the recto.
Cavafy, C. P.