Handwritten letter by C. C. Tarelli to Alekos Singopoulo on one side of a sheet. The typewritten sender's address at top right, typewritten. Handwritten note by Singopoulo at top left. The sender is asking Singopoulo's permission to publish English translations of Cavafy's poems, as part of an article he is writing for an English journal. He also refers to the English publication of the poems. The letter is accompanied by the typewritten translations of ten poems on one side of five sheets. (Geneva)

Handwritten letter by Arnold Toynbee to E. Μ. Forster, in which he expresses his appreciation of Cavafy's poetry and includes a short chronological list of the poems he distinguishes. Written in a bifolio. [London]. Accompanied by envelope addressed to Cavafy.

Handwritten letter on the rectos of three sheets. Blank versos. Page numbers "2" and "3 are noted at top left. The sender, a friend of Cavafy's according to him, announces the publication of a study on modern Greek poetry in La Nouvelle Revue Française, which will include a presentation of the poet's work. He asks Cavafy's permission to include in the study French translations of poems of his ("Waiting for the Barbarians", "Ithaca", "Walls"). The poet is also asked to send a series of poems and accompanying material to the author of the study, E. Eleftheriadis. Extensive reference to the friendly relations between sender and recipient. Signed: "Apostolis" (it most probably is Apostolis Apostolopoulos). (Paris)

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.

Two handwritten texts by Rica Singopoulo regarding Cavafy and his poetic work, both entitled "Le poète C. P. Cavafy". The first is written on the recto of nine sheets, cut in half lengthwise. Blank versos. Pages 2 to 9 are numbered. The second text is a longer version of the first and is written on the recto of twelve sheets. Blank versos, except for the one of sheet 6. Pages 2 to 12 are numbered. Cancellations and emendations in both texts. The second text has additional footnotes.

Handwritten comments and remarks by Cavafy on the French translation of the poem "The City" («La Ville»); his notes are written on both sides of a ruled sheet. Use of French words.

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.

Loose issue (47-48) of the Nea Zoi of Alexandria, comprising pages 893-918. The poem "The Funeral of Sarpedon" in the first two pages.

The 7th issue of the journal Eikostos Aion published in Alexandria. Cavafy's poem "Elegy of the Flowers" is published on the last page [8]. Signed "Const. F. Cavafy". Photograph of Georgios Averoff on the cover.

Typewritten French translation of the poem "John Cantacuzenus Triumphs", in four copies. Panos Stavrinos is mentioned as translator at the end of the poem.

Typewritten text on two sheets with notes on the recto. French translation of the poem "Ithaca", with handwritten indications on how the text continues. Attached bifolio with handwritten text on all sides, in which Cavafy records verses from four poems ("Song of Ionia", "Ithaca", "Since Nine-", "The Afternoon Sun") in French. Handwritten note mentioning Philéas Lebesgue in the margin. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Ithaca", by G. A. Valassopoulo on the recto of four ruled sheets, numbered at top right. Cancellations and emendations. Blank 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.

Manuscript of the poem "It Was Taken" on the first page of a double sheet notepaper. Notes in pencil in the second page, one of which refers to a publication of folk songs by Arnold Passow. The remaining pages are blank.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "It Must Have Been the Spirits" on the first and last pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper; on both sides of a ruled sheet; on both sides of pieces of paper. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten word "superseded" on a small piece of paper. Handmade folder with the title, the note "Temp[orary] ti[tle]", and date.

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.

Printed broadsheet of the poem "In the Street". Handwritten note in French, in the margin; sheet number "2". Date indication ("1926") and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing House - Alexandria" at the bottom of the page.

Printed broadsheet with the poem "In the Street" on the recto. The page numbering has been corrected by hand from 26 to 13. The first verse of the poem has been crossed out and replaced by two handwritten verses. On the verso, handwritten short excerpts from the work by Kleon Ragkavis Julian the Apostate (published in 1877) and bibliographical reference.

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.

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

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. On one side of a sheet, the poem "In the House of the Soul" and note in the margin. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten note "Not for publication, but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Manuscript with the title and two verses of the poem "In the Entrance of the Café", on one side of a paper, with cancellations and emendations. On the verso, fragment of a crossed out typewritten official text in English.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "In the Church" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet. Handwritten cancellations and emendations by Cavafy on the poem, as well as notes of his on the verso. Handwritten copy of Valassopoulo's translation by Cavafy, with the emended text, as well as new emendations, on one side of a ruled sheet. Blank verso.

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 musical score on all sides of a double sheet notepaper. Copy of a composition by George Poniridy for voice and piano, based on the poem "In Stock" by Cavafy. The verses of the poem written above the notes.

Manuscript of the poem "Alexandrian" in the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The title "Alexandrian" has been crossed out the title "In Evening" has been overwritten. Cancellations and emendations, notes. Notes also in the second and third page, the ones on the latter crossed out. The fourth page is blank. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with handwritten notes on one side.

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.

Manuscript of the poem "In a Large Greek Colony, 200 B.C." on one side of two ruled sheets. Cancellations and emendations in the first sheet. Numbering at top right on the second sheet. The signature "C. P. Cavafy" at the end of the poem.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "In a City of Osrhoene" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet. Handwritten cancellations and emendations by Cavafy and the note "Done" at bottom right. Blank verso. Handwritten copy of Valassopoulo's translation by Cavafy, with the emended text, on one side of a ruled sheet. Blank verso.

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.

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").

Typewritten French translation of the poem "He Swears". The poem is found on the one side of three sheets. Handwritten emendations on one of them, which have been incorporated into the other two copies. All sheets bear the translator's name: "G. E. Georgoussy".

Four manuscripts of poems on a paper folded to form a bifolio. In the first page, the poem "If You loved Me", with the note "From the French" below the title. In the second page, the poem "To the Ladies [Sigh no more ladies, sigh no more]", with verses from Shakespeare as motto. In the third page, the poem "The Beyzade to His Lady-Love", with a note at the bottom explaining the word "Beyzade". In the fourth page, the poem "Even as Are the Generations of Leaves", with a Turkish proverb as motto. Signed: "C.P.C.". In all poems, underlined title and line in red ink at the end.

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 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.

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".

Handwritten poem ("I Went") on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellation and notes in the first verse. Underlined title and line and at the end of the poem. Handwritten notes in pencil as well as the underlined title "He Swears" below the poem. Number "217" at top right. Blank verso. Handwritten notes in English about the same poem, with extensive use of abbreviations, on either side of a piece of paper. The title of the poem at top left of the verso.

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

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 prose text on one side of eighty-six numbered sheets. Numbering ("2"-"83") at the top right of the recto of each sheet, with many corrections. The verso of all sheets is blank. Cancellations and emendations. Some quotes and notes in English and in French. The signature "C.P.C." at the end of the text. Cavafy's views on Hubert Pernot's Grammaire du grec moderne, published in Paris in 1917.

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 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.

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. The poem "He Who Fails" on the recto of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. On the verso, verses, two poem titles ("Prayer" and "Very Rarely") as well as other handwritten notes regarding publication information: "Published in the aig. imerologion of G. V. Tsokopoulos, 1895" and "(See publication of "Poems" 1910)". All notes on the verso have been crossed out, except for the title "Very Rarely". The handwritten note "Not for publication; but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper.

Manuscript of a poem on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellation. Arithmetic operation on the verso.

Manuscript of the poem "Half-Drunk" on the recto of a ruled sheet. The poem has been crossed out. Notes in pencil at the bottom of the sheet. Notes, one of which pertains to the poem "Days of 1903", on the verso. On the recto of another piece of paper, the handwritten poem "In the Street", with notes at the bottom as well as on the verso.

Manuscript of the poem "Half Past Twelve" on both sides of a ruled sheet.

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 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.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "For Ammones, Who Died at 29 Years of Age, in 610", by G. Valassopoulo on both sides of a sheet; cancellations and emendations. Typewritten copy of the same poem on the recto of a sheet.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "For Ammones, Who Died at 29 Years of Age, in 610", by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet. Handwritten cancellations and emendations by Cavafy in pencil. Blank verso. Crossed out handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of a cut piece of paper.

Handmade folder of paperboard folded into a bifolio. The first page indicates that it contains correspondence with The Hogarth Press publishing house, letters by P. Anastasiadis, G. Valassopoulo and others, and press clippings as well as clippings from journals in which Cavafy's poems had been published. The list of contents has not been written by the poet (most probably by Rica Singopoulo). Second folder of larger dimensions with the indication "Translations - Correspondence with 'The Hogarth Press' publishing house", written by G. A. Papoutsakis.

Handwritten notes on the poem "Finished" on two pieces of paper. Extensive use of abbreviations. The handwritten title on another piece of paper.