Item 0002 (2113) - Poetry collection

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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0002 (2113)

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Poetry collection

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  • 1920-1926 (Creation)

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24 x 16 cm

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Printed collection of poems by Cavafy (Γ6), comprising bound broadsheets. The cover and title page bear the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)". Above the front cover title, the handwritten indication "B (bis)". Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Constantin Photiadès in the verso of the title page. Printed sheet numbering, occasionally corrected by hand. It includes a total of 38 poems. Two sheets with table of contents on their recto. All broadsheets with relevant indications were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1920-1926. The broadsheets are printed in fonts of various sizes.

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      Greek

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      Paper. Writing in ink. Physical item wear: the front cover has been cut off.

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      "The City" >Α107
      "The Satrapy" >Α108
      "But Wise Men Apprehend What Is Imminent" >Α385
      "Ides of March" >Α111
      "Finished" >Α112
      "The God Abandons Antony" >Α116
      "Theodotus" >Α138
      "Monotony" >Α98
      "Ithaca" >Α122
      "As Much As You Can" >Α133
      "The Glory of the Ptolemies" >Α121
      "The Retinue of Dionysus" >Α93
      "The Battle of Magnesia" >Α142
      "The Seleucid's Displeasure" >Α142
      "Orophernes" >Α142
      "Alexandrian Kings" >Α129
      "Philhellene" >Α127
      "The Steps" >Α106
      "Herodes Atiicus" >Α125
      "Sculptor from Tyana" >Α114
      "The Tomb of Lysias the Grammarian" >Α135
      "Tomb of Eurion" >Α135
      "That Is He" >Α104
      "Dangerous" >Α123
      "Manuel Comnenus" >Α142
      "In the Church" >Α227
      "Very Rarely" >Α132
      "In Stock" >Α133
      "Painted" >Α141
      "Morning Sea" >Α141
      "Song of Ionia" >Α46
      "In the Entrance of the Café" >Α152
      "One Night" >Α141
      "Come Back" >Α131
      "Far Off" >Α152
      "He Swears" >Α195
      "I Went" >Α133
      "Chandelier" >Α137

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Poetry collection”. Poems (collection), 1920-1926. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0002 (2113), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F34-0002.

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