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Handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of a sheet folded in a bifolio. The words "Zabinas", "Ptolemy" and "malefactor" may be discerned; references to publication pages. crossed out verses on the verso. On both sides of a second sheet, also folded in a bifolio, handwritten notes on Alexander II Zabinas and bibliographical references on both sides. Judging from the characters mentioned, it is possible that the notes are related to the poem "Should Have Taken the Trouble".

Handwritten note by Cavafy on both sides of a cut sheet. Extensive use of abbreviations. The words "terror" and "help" are repeated four and two times respectively. Date indication below the text.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of a small piece of paper. Extensive use of abbreviations. They are two entries under different dates. Reference to specific dates of the period from the December 1900 – January 1901 in both entries.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. References to amounts in Egyptian pounds as well as to the period 1913-1919. Dates at the bottom of the second page and below a note in the third page.

Handwritten note by Cavafy with cooking instructions on both sides of half a ruled sheet. The sheet had initially been folded in a bifolio. Cooking recipe on part of a ruled sheet. One of the notes is written in English and contains abbreviations.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet and on the recto of a piece of paper. Comments and remarks on the terms of a contract with The Hogarth Press publishing house.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a ruled piece of paper. Note of the poet's father's and mother's age when they died. The note on the verso refers most probably to a meeting.

Handwritten lists of garments and personal items, written on two pieces of paper which originally formed a single ruled sheet. Abbreviations, cancellations.

Handwritten titles of poems on the first three pages of a bifolio. The last page is blank. Cavafy records thirty-two titles, for two of which a date indication is provided ("1886" and "87 or 88"). The titles of the second page are in two columns. Abbreviations.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on one side of a letterhead with the logo and address of the Music Society of Alexandria in Greek and French. They are five verses from an untitled poem.

Handwritten list of garments and personal items, written in two columns on both sides of a sheet and on the recto of a second sheet. Date indication at the top of the recto of the first sheet. Abbreviations.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy, some with date indications (1932 and 1933), on pieces of paper of various sizes, letterheads of the Cosmopolite Hotel in Athens, the hospital of the Greek Community of Alexandria and on advertisement brochures from Alexandria. Some of the notes are addressed to Alekos and Rica Singopoulo; other notes refer to poems or titles of poems of his. Two of the notes pertain to his health. A total of 23 pieces of paper inside a handmade folder of hard paper, entitled "From the last manuscripts of C.P.C.", in a handwriting other than the poet's (most probably Rica Singopoulo's). Interpolated words and phrases in English. They are notes through which Cavafy communicated when he was longer able to speak, due to the tracheostomy he underwent in 1932 in Athens.

Superfine Writing Pad correspondence pad filled with handwritten notes, most of which have been crossed out, obviously from the period when Cavafy could not speak (1932-1933) due to the tracheostomy he had undergone. The notes pertain to the poet's everyday life. The pad contains fifteen sheets, while some have been removed. The last sheet is blank. All but one are written on both sides. Parts of some sheets are missing.

Handwritten list of garments and personal items, on both sides of a sheet and on the recto of a second sheet. Cancellations. The names of individuals (Benakis, Delta, Sikelianos etc) inside a border at top right of the second sheet. Interpolated words in English and French.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a ruled sheet, regarding the word "recall". Reference to various French editions (1882, 1883, 1901, 1908).

Handwriten notes on both sides of two sheets. The indications "4th of June 1917", "21.7.'17" and "2 July '17" are included as well as a reference to an 1895 publication. Time-related expressions are recorded, especially those including the phrase "half past". Cancellations and abbreviations.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a piece of paper. Words from poems by Palamas, Drosinis, Polemis, as well as citations.

Handwritten notes of linguistic nature in the third page of a paperboard bifolio and on both sides of a cut piece of paper. Short quote from the publication Peran tou Isthmou. Peloponnisiakai entyposeis kai anamniseis by Sp. Paganelis. Abbreviations. Two date indications are noted : 19/2/1901 and 28/3/1902.

Handmade paperboard folder with the handwritten note "Remarks on the repeated identical syllables in our language". The handwriting is not the poet's (it is most likely Rica Singopoulo's). The folder contains handwritten notes by Cavafy on nine sheets, four double sheet notepapers and two printed broadsheets. Quotes from poems by Palamas, Nirvanas, Solomos, Gryparis etc, as well as from folk songs and prose texts. Bibliographical references. The two broadsheets, bearing the same fragment of a poem by Cavafy, were printed in 1920. Also, reference to a 1925 print.

Handwritten notes on a small piece of paperboard. They appear to be corrections in verses. Cancellations.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet. Comments on a poem. References to specific pages of a publication and to Victor Hugo; short quote in French.

Handwritten notes on one side of a sheet, initially folded into a bifolio. Cancellations. Number "11784" at bottom left. Blank verso. These are probably verses from an unidentified poem.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet. Cavafy's comments on one of his poems.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on three double sheet notepapers. The poet examines the form of specific words in the works of Greek authors. Abbreviations and bibliographical references.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on one side of a small piece of paper and on the one side of a paper folded in a bifolio. The note on the small paper refers to the work by [Manolis] Triantafyllidis [I] orthografia mas.

Handwritten linguistic notes by Cavafy on one side of a paper folded in a bifolio; cancellations and references to publication pages.

Handwritten notes on all sides of two pieces of paper. Short quotes on the use of the word "parfait" in French and of the words "teleioteros" and "teleiotatos" in Greek.

Handwritten notes on one side of half a ruled sheet. Reference to poem titles ("The Windows", "Old Men's Souls", "The City") and to the date 1910. Notes. On the verso, crossed out fragment of the poem "The City" and crossed out notes below it.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a broadsheet with the crossed out poem "Their Beginning". The broadsheet was printed in 1924 (the year of first print ["1921"] is also mentioned). Quotes and bibliographical references. Reference to a chrysobull and to Anna Dalassene; quote in French from the Alexiad.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy regarding poetry, on one side of an envelope of the National Bank of Egypt. Abbreviations. The envelope bears the poet's address and a mail rubber stamp dated 16/5/1927.

Handwritten notes on the first two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Comments in English on the poem "Ithaca". Extensive use of abbreviations.

Handwritten notes on the first two pages of double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Abbreviations, cancellations and emendations. Cavafy's comments on one of his poems.

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

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of a letterhead of the Ministry of Public Works, Alexandria. The verse "We were so excited" on the recto and drafts of verses which also correlate to the poem "To Stay" on the verso.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on all sides of sheets. The notes are numbered 1 to 82 and have been crossed out. Reference to the dates "1901" and "1910".

Handwriten notes on both sides of a ruled sheet. Abbreviations. Cavafy's thoughts on poetry.

Manuscript with English titles of poems on one side of a piece of paper. At top right, the note that they have been sent to E. Μ. Forster on 11/12/1925. Blank verso. On both sides of a printed broadsheet with the crossed out poem "Very Rarely", handwritten English titles underneath the poem on the recto, with a note in the heading that they were sent on 10/10/1925, as well as on the verso, where some of the titles are written in Greek. The note that the poems of this page were sent in 1923 and 1924 at top right of the verso.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on a card of the journal Panaigyptia and on a probably handmade notepad. Three sheets have been cut off from the notepad and some are blank. Records of persons, some abbreviated. Date indications covering the period 1903-1924.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on either side of a piece of paper. Short comment on the English and French languages on one side.

Handwritten notes on the stater, on both sides of a sheet folded in a bifolio.

Handwritten notes in ink on the first and third pages of a ruled double sheet notepaer. Note in pencil at the bottom of the third page. The remaining pages are blank. References to Greek authors (Lucian, Pausanias, etc.).

Handwritten notes on three sheets with sequential numbering at top right ("1, 2, 3"). The notes on the verso of the first two sheets (letterheads of the Public Works Department, Alexandria, with fragment of a typewritten official letter). Repeated mentions of Hermes. It is likely a comment (interpretative?) by Cavafy on one of his poems.

Handwritten notes on a piece and a sheet of paper. Excerpt from the journal O Noumas, with a text by Nikos Kazantzakis on the piece of paper; quote from a 1911 issue of the journal Kallitechnis, regarding the sculptor Thomas Thomopoulos, on the sheet.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet, with the word "destruction" repeated often. Use of French expressions. Cancellations. Crossed out arithmetic operations on the verso.

Handwritten list of expenses on the recto of two pieces of paper. The versos of both are blank. Expenses during a trip to Cairo in December 1900.

Handwritten list of expenses in drachmas, comprising 14 pieces of paper originally bound with a paperclip thus forming a handmade notepad. The first sheet is blank. Account of expenses during a trip to Athens. On the recto of the first piece of paper, the addresses of central bookstores and publishers at Athens. The list of expenses covers the June-August 1901 period. It also includes notes and the addresses of three hotels in Syntagma Square. Abbreviations. Interpolated words and notes in Greek.

Handmade notepad with handwritten notes describing the amounts of winnings and losses per game, per month and the total per year, for the period May 1893 – December 1909. The notepad comprises forty sheets, most of which have writing on both sides. The last three sheets are blank. Abbreviations. Blank sheet and handmade folder, both of paperboard.

Handwritten list of garments and personal items in two columns, on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with the note that these are items necessary for a ten-day stay in Cairo. Date below the note. Abbreviations.

Handwritten lists of garments (shirts, necktie, etc.) and personal items (thermometer, umbrella, soap, towels, etc.), written on one side of a ruled sheet. On the verso, a handwritten note explaining that these are items necessary for a two-day excursion. Date indication below the note. Abbreviations.

Handwritten notes (possibly of official nature) on a ruled double sheet notepaper. They refer to the years 1917, 1920, 1921, 1924. Abbreviations. Number "2" at top right of the first page. Handwritten notes (similar to the previous ones) on the verso of an official typewritten letter from the Inspector of the 3rd Cycle of Irrigation, written on an official letterhead of the Ministry of Public Works of Egypt. The notes refer to the year 1921.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on two pieces of paperboard. Small list of personal items, such as photographs, newspaper clippings, "Alekos' papers", etc. Date in brackets on one of the two pieces of paperboard.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on the recto of two sheets. Blank versos. Extensive use of abbreviations. Cancellations. One line in Greek. Reference to 6 October 1907 as well as to the summer (?) of 1908.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a ruled sheet and on one side of a second ruled sheet. On the first sheet, the date indications "15.10.'21, 1926, 1927". Cavafy notes the comments of a person, referred to in an abbreviated form ("Α."), on poems of his.

Handwritten list of ancient Greek names on the first page of a bifolio. Handwritten notes in English on the last page, including a bibliographical reference. The remaining pages are blank.

Fragment of handwritten notes by Cavafy on part of a ruled sheet, written in two columns and numbered (10, 11, 12), containing explanatory comments on poems of his. Arithmetic operation on the verso.

Handwritten list on 12 sheets, 6 double sheet notepapers and 7 half-sheets, with phonetic transliterations of word endings. Next to them, words that rhyme with the previous ones. The former are in alphabetical order.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The second and third pages are blank. The word "legates" on the last page.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of a sheet folded in a bifolio. Number "4" at top right of the first page. The notes, which include interpolated words in French, refer to the poem "Sophist Departing from Syria".

Handwritten notes on seven ruled sheets with cancellations, emendations and abbreviations. One of the pages is numbered "5" at top right. Use of English and French words. Comments on specific pages of a publication related to art. The beginning of the notes is possibly missing.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a ruled sheet, regarding the words "nothing" and "only". Reference to 1805 and 1904 editions.

Handwritten notes of linguistic content on papers of various sizes, some of which are letterheads of the Ministry of Public Works of Egypt. Few words and phrases are written in English and French. Cancellations and bibliographical references.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy on both sides of a ruled sheet. Abbreviations. Comments on the use of the word "always".

Handwritten notes of linguistic nature on both sides of a piece of paper. Reference to Atakta by Korais and to Eidola by Rhoides. Sheet with the handwritten note "Linguistic" at the upper part of the recto.

Handwritten notes of linguistic nature, on one side of a ruled sheet initially folded in a bifolio. Abbreviations and citations. Reference to Plutarch's Moralia.

Handwritten notes on both sides of seven sheets. Abbreviations, cancellations and emendations. Sheets 2 and 4 are numbered at top left. Phrases and quotes in English. This appears to be a draft of a prose text, which also includes verses copied from poems. It most probably refers to the work of Robert Browning.

Handwritten text on both sides of two sheets, on one side of a third sheet and on both sides of half a sheet. Abbreviations, cancellations and emendations. Hole caused by metal paperclip at the top left of the recto of each sheet. Interpolated phrases in English. The text includes quotes and a note, and possibly refers to Robert Browning.

Handwritten titles of 19 poems by Cavafy, translated into English, on either side of a piece of paper. One of the titles has been crossed out. The note "Done + copied" in the margin.

Handwritten linguistic notes by Cavafy on both sides of two ruled sheets. Abbreviations; references to pages of an anthology ("Antho"), with no further information, as well as to authors and publications.

Handwritten notes on ruled sheets and a double sheet notepaper as well as on pieces of paper of various sizes, some numbered and some with date indications. Among them: notes on the verso of letterheads with typewritten official correspondence in English. Notes in English and in French. Notes on the words "perfect" and "parfait", and their correct translation in Greek, as appropriate. Notes on the Seleucids. Bibliographical references. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Handwritten notes on both sides of a sheet. Quote from a publication (with mention of Antiochus and the Maccabees); abbreviations and bibliographical reference.

Handwritten notes and bibliographical references on four sheets. Interpolated phrases in Latin. References to Georgios Frantzis, Manuel Palaeologus, Nikiforos Vryennios, Anna Comnena and Irene Doukaina.

Handwritten notes, verses and variations (probably drafts of the poem "In 200 B.C.") in four sheets, three pieces of paper of various sizes, on an envelope of the journal Panaigyptia and on an envelope of the National Bank of Egypt. Quotes and bibliographical references (among them, references to 1879 and 1915 publications).