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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".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Alexander Jannaeus, and Alexandra" on one side of a ruled sheet. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "19 July 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "88".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Beautiful, White Flowers As They Went So Well" on 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 "3 October 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "61".

Manuscript of the poem "Cimon Son of Learchus, 22 Years Old, Teacher of Greek Letters (in Cyrene)", on a sheet consisting of three pieces put together. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: the poet's name ("C. P. Cavafy"), the date ("20 August 1928") corrected by hand, and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "84".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Cleitus's Illness" on one side of a ruled sheet. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "10 February 1926", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Days of 1901" on one side of a ruled sheet. The date in the title has been crossed out and emended. Number "77" at top right. At the bottom of the same side, affixed clipping from a printed medium with date annotation ("28 October 1927") and the brand name of the Kasimatis and Ionas printing house. The day and year of the date have been corrected in ink. Blank verso. Printer's copy.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Days of 1908". Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "17 November 1932", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "He Asked About the Quality-" on one side of a sheet. crossed out number at top right and number "65" below. Cancellation and emendation. At he bottom of the same side, pasted clipping from a printed medium with date indication ("15 May 1930") and the brand name of the Kasimatis and Ionas printing house. The date has been corrected in ink by the poet. Blank verso. Printer's copy.

Manuscript of the poem "He Came to Read-" on one side of a ruled sheet, signed by Cavafy. The date ("7 July 1924") and brand name of the Kasimatis and Ionas printing house below the poem. Number "68" at top right. Blank verso. Printer's copy.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "In 200 B.C." on one side of a sheet. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "10 September 1931", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "68".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "In a Large Greek Colony, 200 B.C." in a sheet consisting of two pieces put together. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "17 April 1928", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "82".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "In Sparta" on one side of a ruled sheet. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "17 April 1926", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked on the top right: "80".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "In the Taverns" on one side of a sheet. At the bottom of the page, handwritten date ("9 June 1926"), and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops. Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "69".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "John Cantacuzenus Triumphs" on 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 "9 December 1924", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "70".

Handwritten note on one side of a printed broadsheet, referring to Flavius Jovianus Augustus. The note probably correlates to the poem "A Great Procession of Priests and Laymen", given that Jovian is mentioned in its last verse. Bank verso.

Broadsheet with the poem "Of Colored Glass", printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria, in February 1925. Number "72" at top right. Blank verso.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Of Colored Glass" on one side of a ruled sheet. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "27 February 1925", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "72".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "On the Italian Seashore" on one side of a ruled sheet. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "30 June 1925", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "74".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Portrait of a Young Man of Twenty-Three Done by His Friend of the Same Age, an Amateur" on 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 "17 April 1928", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "81".

Manuscript of the poem "Potentate from Western Libya" on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: the poet's name ("C. P. Cavafy"), the date ("20 August 1928") corrected by hand, and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "83".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Priest of the Serapeum" on one side of a sheet. At the bottom of the page, handwritten date ("9 June 1926"), and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops, Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "68".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Should Have Taken the Trouble". Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "8 July 1930", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "66".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Temethus, an Antiochene: 400 A.D." on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. Signed: "C. P. Cavafy". At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "20 January 1925", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "71".

Manuscript of the poem "The Mirror in the Entrance" on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom, affixed piece of paper with printed details: the poet's name ("C. P. Cavafy"), the date ("3 February 1930") corrected by hand, and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "64".

The poem "The Retinue of Dionysus" on one side of a printed broadsheet. The poet's signature ("C. P. Cavafy") below the poem. The printed numbering of the broadsheet ("13") has been crossed out in ink. Blank verso.

Manuscript of the poem "In 31 B.C. in Alexandria" on one side of a ruled sheet, signed by Cavafy. Number "69" at top right. Date ("7 July 1924") and brand name of the Kasimatis and Ionas printing house below the poem. Cancellation and emendation. Blank verso. Printer's copy.