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Draft letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on one side of a piece of paper and on both sides of a ruled sheet. Reference to Greek studies in England and to English hellenists.

Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on the first three pages of a bifolio. Extensive and detailed reference to Greek studies in Britain. (Alexandria)

Handwritten letter by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy from Hyères, France, on two sheets. The letter is written in parts, given that –as the author clarifies– the second part is added on the same date, but after the composition of the first was completed. Paul expresses his concern about the interruption of the correspondence between the two brothers -there are details regarding the dates of the last letters– which is restored in the second part of the letter. Paul finally receives a letter by C. P. Cavafy on the same day. Reference to individuals from their family circle, and mention of his acquaintance with a man of Greek origin in Hyères, who had served in Egypt. Extensive comments on writers and works, including: Letters by Madame de Sevigné; Agamemnon by Aeschylus; Stello by De Vigny; Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. Of note is the use of English and French words and phrases in the flow of written discourse.

Issue of the newspaper Konstantinoupolis. Article by Cavafy on the first page, entitled "Ellinika ichni en to Sakespiro" and signed "C. F. Cavafy".

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet. Reference to Aeschylus and citation. Quote in French and note that reads "Traduction 1917".

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet. Bibliographical reference to the Deipnosophists by Athenaeus and reference to Archilochus and Aeschylus.

Handwritten notes on the poem "The Naval Battle" on both sides of two ruled papers. Numbers "2" and "4" at top left. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Handwritten prose text by Ioannis Mainaliotis, entitled "To kavafiko ergo" [Cavafy's Work], on the recto of eleven sheets. The text, an extensive analysis of Cavafy's poetic work, is divided into ten units, numbered in Roman numerals. Sheets 2-11 are numbered at top right. Some words and phrases are underlined. Location and date indication as well as the author's signature at the end of the text.

Four-page print with the poem "Walls" (in Greek) in the second page and its English translation by John Cavafy in the third page. Handwritten emendations by Cavafy in the Greek text. The first and last pages, in the stead of front and back cover respectively, bear typographical ornaments, as well as different date indications.