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Fragment of a handwritten letter by Mike Ralli to Cavafy on the recto of three sheets. Extensive commentary on people from the friendly circle of the two men as well as from the broader social circle of Alexandria. References to the works Serge Panine by G. Onhet and Nana by E. Zola. Sheet numbers are indicated (2-4). (Alexandria)

School notebook from which the last eight sheets have been removed. The small remaining part of them bears writing in Arabic. The first four pages contain the names of ladies visited by Charikleia Cavafy, written by herself in Greek and French. Next to some of the names is the address and the day on which the hostess accepted visits. The remaining pages are blank.

Personal scrapbook of many sheets with attached printed and handwritten invites addressed to Paul and the Cavafy family for various social events, some newspaper publications as well as other relevant souvenirs (menus, lists with balls etc.). On some pages, handwritten notes, either of chronological indications noting the changing of the years or, rarely, clarifying notes about an invitation etc.

Handwritten prose text by Cavafy on 14 sheets and 9 double sheet notepapers. Pages 4-38 are numbered. The upper half of page 30 is typewritten. The text narrates the history of the Cavafy family from the 18th century (1728) and Peter Cavafy to the time and family of the poet, citing all known information on every person, providing more details and placing greater emphasis on the members of his own family as well as on members of other (often related) families linked to it. Cancellations; abbreviations. Interpolated words in Greek. The date indication ("1903") is provided by the author of the text (page 19).