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Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ6), comprising 44 bound broadsheets. It contains 38 poems. The title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)” is printed on the front cover. Cavafy’s written dedication to Miltiadis Malakasis on verso of the first leaf in ink. Table of contents at the end. Insert with a printed list of Cavafy’s poems arranged by year (1911-1915). Some broadsheets were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house during the period of 1925-1926.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy, published in Alexandria in 1910 by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 21 poems and comprises 46 pages; pages 3 to 42 are all numbered sequentially, while the next pages [43-46] are not. The title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)” is printed on the front cover. Cavafy’s written dedication to Jean Kefalinos on the title page in ink. Corrections on pages 9, 13, 15, 18, 23 and 33 in ink. P. 41-42 table of contents. P. [46] colophon.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy containing 26 poems from the period of 1908-1914 on 29 sheets. Title page with the printed title “C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)”. Cavafy’s handwritten dedication to Marika Kotopouli on verso. Table of contents at the end. The poet’s handwritten corrections can be found on some poem verses on p. 25 and on the table of contents. Page numbers are printed, in some cases corrected with ink. Most of the sheets contain details of the printing house, usually accompanied by the year of printing (1918-1921).

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy, published in Alexandria in 1910 by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 21 poems and comprises 43 pages; pages 3 to 42 are all numbered sequentially, no page number on page [43]. Cavafy’s written dedication to Marika Kotopouli on the title page in ink. P. 13 and 33 corrections in ink. P. 41-42 table of contents. P. [43] colophon.

Handwritten draft table of contents of the Collection of poems 1907-1915 on both sides of a sheet. Page number or the number of pages occupied by each poem next to some titles. Cancellations.

Homemade leather-bound volume, comprising typewritten and printed poems. On the cover, the title "Cavafy Poems" in gold letters. On the "title page" (made of a cover from the 1910 poetry collection of Cavafy) the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910" as well as the note "[Englished by J. C. Cavafy]", handwritten by John Cavafy below the word "Poems". On the interior of the cover, another handwritten note by John Cavafy dated "14 May 1911". It is followed by the poems, each with the printed text in Greek and the typewritten English translation. The page numbering is common for both languages. The Greek text of the poem "The City" on a page cut off from the journal Nea Zoi and that of the poem "The God Abandons Antony" on a page cut off from the journal Grammata. Four pages of contents in Greek and in English, numbered "41" and "42". The pages of contents in Greek have been cut off from a printed poetry collection. They are followed by the English translations of another five poems, without page numbering. A total of twenty-six poems have been translated. Handwritten cancellations and emendations in the typewritten poems.

Homemade book consisting of typewritten sheets, printed broadsheets and manuscripts. The "title page" is made of a cover from the 1910 poetry collection of Cavafy, with the printed title "C. P. Cavafy's Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910". Below the word "Poems", the handwritten note by John Cavafy "Englished by J. C. Cavafy". It is preceded by a quote of unknown authorship and followed by four pages of contents, with the poem titles in English. They are followed by the English translations of the poems. A total of forty-three of Cavafy's poems are translated. Their titles are either typewritten or handwritten. In some instances, there are inserted printed broadsheets with the poems in Greek or parts of prints affixed on the existing pages. Cancellations and emendations in most translations, be they handwritten or typewritten. The date indication "1912" on one of the broadsheets. The 71 pages of the book are numbered, either typewritten or handwritten. The printed broadsheets are not included in the page numbering. The front and back covers are blank.

Homemade leather-bound volume, comprising typewritten and printed poems. On the cover, the title "Cavafy Poems" in gold letters. On the "title page" (made of the cover from the 1910 poetry collection of Cavafy) the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910" as well as the note "[Englished by J. C. Cavafy]", handwritten by John Cavafy below the word "Poems". It is followed by a page with a quote in English regarding translation. It is followed by the poems, each with the printed text in Greek and the typewritten English translation. Common foliation for both languages. The Greek text of the poem "The City" on a page cut off from the journal Nea Zoi; that of the poem "The God Abandons Antony" on a page cut off from a 1911 issue of the journal Grammata. Four pages of contents in Greek and English, numbered "41" and "42". The pages of contents in Greek have been cut off from the printed poetry collection. They are followed by the English translations of another nine poems, without page numbering. The last two are not accompanied by Greek text. A total of thirty poems have been translated. Handwritten cancellations and emendations in the typewritten poems.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy (Β2). It consists of a paperboard cover, a title page, the poems on pages 3-39 and a table of contents on pages 41-42. The collection was printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria, in 1910. It has been bound with a hardcover. Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to N. Vatimbella on the title page.

Printed poetry collection (Issue) of Cavafy, published in 1910 in Alexandria by the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. It contains 21 poems and comprises a total of 46 pages, of which 3 to 39 are sequentially numbered; [40] is blank, without numbering and followed by pages 41-42 with the Contents. Two copies. One of the copies contains an inserted sheet with the poem "Walls" on the recto and page number "40". The poem is written by Rica Singopoulo and is not included in print in any of the copies. Its title has been filled-in by hand in the table of contents as well (page 42). Handwritten dedication by Cavafy Vlasis Gavriilidis in the title page of the second copy. Each copy is printed on paper of different quality.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy (Β2). On the paperboard cover, the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems" and the indication "Alexandria 1910". The word "Poems", in the centre of the first page. The collection contains twenty-one poems. Page numbers are indicated ("3" to "39") at centre bottom of the sheets. Handwritten emendations by Cavafy in some of the poems (pages "12, 20, 23, 29, 31-32, 36"). The table of contents and the last blank page are missing; the verso of the latter bore the details of the printing house (Kasimatis & Ionas). The bifolio constituting the front and back covers has been detached. The book is accompanied by two Press clippings. One is from the Tachydromos of Alexandria, dated 13/4/1958, and contains an article by Manolis Gialourakis, entitled "Perimenontas tous varvarous. Ligoselidi syllogi tou C. P. Cavafy", pertaining to the poetry collection of 1904. The other clipping, from the newspaper Vima, dated 10/10/1968, contains an article by G. N. Kranidiotis entitled "Anekdota poiimata tou Cavafy".

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ10). The title "C. P. Cavafy's Poems (1905-1915)" on the cover and title page. Handwritten dedication by Marios Vaianos to Christos Angelomatis, dated "28.8.31", in the first blank page. Table of contents on two pages as well as inserted sheet with the poem titles in two columns and in chronological order, at the end. The collection contains forty poems, printed on papers of various qualites and with fonts of various sizes. The verso of all sheets is blank. The sheets are numbered sequentially ("2" to "46") at the top right of the recto, usually in print and occasionally by hand, corrected by Cavafy. Some of the poems and the table of contents were printed on broadsheets of the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1925-1930.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ10). The title "C. P. Cavafy's Poems (1905-1915)" on the cover and title page. Also on the title page, handwritten dedication by the poet to I. Karaolanis. Table of contents in two pages at the end. The collection contains forty poems, printed on papers of various qualities and with fonts of various sizes. The verso of all sheets is blank. The sheets are numbered sequentially ("2" to "46") at top right of the recto, usually in print and occasionally by hand, corrected by Cavafy. Some of the poems and the table of contents were printed on broadsheets of the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1925-1930. Handwritten notes in pencil below some of the poems, not by Cavafy (the handwriting is perhaps that of Tellos Agras); they are bibliographical references to publications by Dimaras.

Printed poetry collection by Cavafy. It comprises bound broadsheets, printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house. The collection contains 40 poems and consists of 100 pages; inserted sheet with the poem titles in two columns and in chronological order. Numbering at top right of the recto of each sheet, rather than on each page. Some of the numbers have been corrected by hand. The poems are printed on different dates during the 1925-1930 period, and with fonts of various sizes. Five copies. Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to the playwright Pantelis Horn in the title page of one of the copies. The inserted sheet of this copy contains the titles of three poems, handwritten. Number "5" in the dates "1905" and "1915" on the front cover is handwritten rather than printed. Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Kostas Miniakis in the title page of the second copy. Its cover is of a different colour from that of the other two copies.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ6) comprising 46 bound sheets with 38 poems. Cover of paperboard and title page, both bearing the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)". Table of contents in the last two sheets. The sheets bear printer's details with chronological references (1925-1926), while many are printed in fonts of a different size.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ6). The title "C. P. Cavafy's Poems (1907-1915)" on the cover and title page. The collection contains thirty-eight poems and consists of bound broadsheets, printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1924-1927, on papers of various qualities and with fonts of various sizes. Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Tellos Agras on the verso of the title page. On one side of the last two sheets, table of contents printed in 1926. The verso of all sheets is blank. The sheets are numbered sequentially ("2" to "44") at top right, usually in print and occasionally corrected by Cavafy. Underlinings, notes and references to publications by Dimaras on many pages as well as on the cover, handwritten by Agras.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ6) comprising 46 bound broadsheets with 38 poems. Cover of paperboard and title page with the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)". Table of contents in the last two sheets. Handwritten corrections in the printed numbering of the sheets. The sheets bear printer's details with chronological references (1920-1926), while several them are printed in fonts of a different size. Inserted sheet from a printed list of the poems, arranged chronologically ("Before 1911" until 1915). Blank sheet before the title page with the note "S" in pencil in the lower part of the recto.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ6) comprising 46 bound broadsheets with 38 poems. Cover of paperboard and title page with the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)". Table of contents in the last two sheets. Handwritten corrections in the printed numbering of the sheets. The sheets bear printer's details with chronological references (1918-1926), while many are printed in fonts of a different size.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ4) comprising 32 bound broadsheets with 26 poems. Cover of paperboard and title page, both bearing the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)". The name "Horowitz" is noted in pencil on the title page. Table of contents on the penultimate sheet. Notes in pencil in some verses (pp. 1, 7, 8) and handwritten emendation (p. 22). The sheets bear printer's details with chronological references (1920-1921), while some of them are printed in fonts of a different size (pp. 6, 9, 10, 21, 26). On the last -blank- sheet, drawing in ink with the indications "Ars Labor Ex-Libris Horowitz".

Cavafy's poetry collection (Γ4). The title "C. P. Cavafy's Poems (1908-1914)" on the cover and title page. The collection contains twenty-six poems and consists of bound broadsheets, printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1918-1921, on papers of various qualities and with fonts of various sizes. On the verso of the title page, handwritten dedication by Cavafy to G. Afentoulis. Table of contents on the recto of the penultimate sheets. The verso of all sheets is blank. The sheets are numbered sequentially ("2" to "29") at top right, usually in print and on one sheet corrected by Cavafy.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ4) comprising 26 poems. Cover of paperboard and title page, both bearing the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)". 28 broadsheets follow, printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in Alexandria in the period 1917-1920; one blank sheet. There is no table of contents or back cover. All sheets are loose and have a hole from a metal paperclip at the top left of the recto. Handwritten emendations by Cavafy in two poems and in the original numbering of many sheets.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ4) comprising 30 bound broadsheets with 26 poems. Cover of paperboard and title page, both bearing the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)". Table of contents in the last sheet. Handwritten corrections in the printed numbering of the sheets. The sheets bear printer's details with chronological references (1918-1920), while two of them are printed in fonts of a different size (pp. 10, 21). Note in pencil with the indication "70" on the cover.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ4) comprising 32 bound broadsheets with 26 poems. Cover of paperboard and title page, both bearing the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)". Table of contents on the penultimate sheet. The last sheet is blank. Handwritten correction in the printed numbering of a sheet. The sheets bear printer's details with chronological references (1918-1920), while some of them are printed in fonts of a different size (pp. 6, 9, 10, 26). The back cover is missing.

Cavafy's poetry collection (Γ4). It consists of bound printed broadsheets of the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house, of the 1920-1921 period; it contains twenty-six poems. Cover of paperboard. On the cover and title page, the title: "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)". On the verso of the title page, handwritten dedication by Cavafy to A. Vlachopoulos. The poems are printed on papers of various qualities and with fonts of various sizes. The verso of all sheets is blank. Sequential printed numbering ("2" to "29") at top right. Table of contents on the recto of the penultimate sheet. The last sheet is blank.

Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ4) comprising 30 bound broadsheets; it contains 26 poems. No cover is saved. Title page, bearing the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)". Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to O. Iliopoulos on the verso. Table of contents at the end. Handwritten emendations in some verses (pp. 22, 25). Inserted sheet from a printed list of poems by Cavafy, arranged chronologically by year (1916-1918).

Collection of poems by Cavafy (Γ4) comprising approximately 30 bound broad sheets with 26 poems. Cover of paperboard, bearing the printed title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1908-1914)". Title page (the first date has been corrected from 1909 to 1908; the second date has the first three digits in print, while the fourth one has been entered by hand). Table of contents at the end. Handwritten corrections in the printed numbering of the sheets; emendation in a verse (p. 3); symbols noted in pencil in the contents. The sheets bear printer's details with chronological references (1917-1920).

Handwritten list with chronological indications (1891-1912) and poem titles, on 13 pieces of paper of various sizes. Several titles are abbreviated. Some chronological records are indicated as "rewriting" and are accompanied by the title of the poem to which they refer. Cancellations and emendations throughout the list. Apart from three parts of the item, the rest bear writing (by hand or printed) on either side. The versos of five parts of the item have a different theme (not a chronological list). Explicitly and in squence according to the recto: verso (F5-Φ15) with fragment of a manuscript poem (probably "In an Old Book"), verso (F5-Φ13) with fragment of a manuscript poem (probably a version of "A Love") in handwriting different from that of the poet; verso with fragment of a printed money order card dated 13/7/1893; verso (F5-Φ8) with a short letter by Aristeidis Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy, dated 3/7/1894; verso (F5-Φ6) with arithmetic operation; verso (F5-Φ4) with fragment of abbreviated text and verso with fragment of a bid submission card.

Handwritten chronological table containing poems of the period August 1891 - 1925 period, in five loose double sheet notepapers. The right half of the blank second sheet of the fourth notepaper has been cut off. The last page of the fifth notepaper is blank.

Handwritten list on two separate large-size sheets. The title on the recto of the first, with cancellation over the word "Miscellaneous" and the first part of the list on the verso. The list continues on both sides of the second sheet. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten English translation of the poem "Monotony" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet; manuscript cancellations, emendations and notes by Cavafy on both sides of the sheet. Handwritten notes by Cavafy, some of which have been crossed out, on one side of another sheet. Broadsheet with the poem in Greek, printed in 1920.

Two typewritten copies of the English translation of the poem "Monotony" by G. Valassopoulo on one side of a sheet. Blank verso.

Issue No 3984 of the Piraeus newspaper Tharros. The poem "Monotony" is published on the second page, marked in red pencil. Cavafy's names and postage stamps on the first page.

Handwritten notes by Cavafy in English -apart from a word in Greek- on one side of a piece of paper. Words, phrases and titles of poems. Arithmetic operations on the verso.

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 poem titles and bibliographical references on two sheets folded into bifolios. The references cover the period 1908-1923 and refer to one of Cavafy's Collections, the journal Mousa and a study by Giorgos Vrisimitzakis on Cavafy's poetic work.

Poem titles in two columns, on both sides of a sheet. Page number next to each title. Draft table of contents of a Collection.

Handwritten titles of poems on two sheets of paper, divided into columns in ink. Some of the titles have been included in broader categories ("Po[ems] wr[itten] in kath[arevousa]", "Passions", "The Arch[on] of Ep[irus]", "The Princip[les] of Chr[istianity]", "Byz[antine] Da[ys]», "Our Art", "Anc[ient] Da[ys]", "Risky", "Fleeting Years", "Prisons", "Thr[ee] Ima[ges]"). Small piece of paper pasted on one side of one of the sheets. Many of the titles are crossed out. Extensive use of abbreviations.

Four sheets from a printed poetry collection by Cavafy with page numbering 33-39 (the last one [40] without page numbering). Handwritten emendations in ink on pages 33 and 36. Handwritten notes (poem titles) on pages 38-[40]. It includes the poems "The Retinue of Dionysus", "King Demetrius", "The Steps" and "That Is He".

Two leather-bound copies of a volume, comprising typewritten English translations of Cavafy's poems by his brother, John. On the cover, the title "Cavafy Poems" in gold letters inside a gold border. On the "title page", the note "Poems written in Greek by C. P. Cavafy translated by J. C. Cavafy" and the indication "Alexandria 1916". It is followed by five pages of contents and the poems in English. The pages are numbered ("i-v" and "1-64") at bottom centre. The volume includes forty-three poems, all typewritten. Only in two instances, when a quote from an ancient author is include, the Greek text has been handwritten by John Cavafy. In that case, John has added his English translation, copied from a publication, on an piece of paper covering the Greek text.

Leather-bound volume, comprising typewritten English translations of Cavafy's poems by his brother, John. On the cover, the title "Cavafy Poems" in gold letters inside a gold border. On the "title page", the note "Poems written in Greek by C. P. Cavafy translated by J. C. Cavafy" and the indication "Alexandria 1916". Affixed on the page, using two English postage stamps, a print entitled "Poems by C. P. Cavafy. Translated, from the Greek, by J. C. Cavafy" and the indication "Alexandria 1918". It is followed by five pages of contents and the poems in English. The pages are numbered ("i-v" and "1-65") at bottom centre. The volume includes forty-four poems. All poems are typewritten, except for the last, which is written on the last two pages of the volume, one of which bears the number "65" at top left. Handwritten cancellations and emendations in several poems.

Handwritten poetry collection of Cavafy on one side of sewn sheets, forming a homemade notebook. The other sides of the sheets are blank. The title "1896-1910" on the first page following the blank cover. The collection contains twenty-one poems. The signature "C. P. Cavafy" below the last poem (That Is He). No poem, page or sheet numbering.

Printed collection of poems by Cavafy (Γ6), comprising bound broadsheets. The cover and title page bear the title "C. P. Cavafy Poems (1907-1915)". Above the front cover title, the handwritten indication "B (bis)". Handwritten dedication by Cavafy to Constantin Photiadès in the verso of the title page. Printed sheet numbering, occasionally corrected by hand. It includes a total of 38 poems. Two sheets with table of contents on their recto. All broadsheets with relevant indications were printed at the Kasimatis & Ionas printing house in the period 1920-1926. The broadsheets are printed in fonts of various sizes.

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.

Handwritten text by Cavafy, including 21 poems of his translated into English ("An o[ld] man", "Candles", "Voices", etc.) by his brother, John Cavafy, on six double sheet notepapers with notes on all sides; the last page of the last notepaper is blank. The text is abbreviated and is underlined all across. The poems are numbered in pencil (1-21, omitting 11).

Two loose sheets with printed text on all sides. They include two printed poems by Cavafy ("Waiting for the Barbarians" and "Monotony"), as well as the title and a verse from a third poem ("The Windows"), marked in a handwriting other than the poet's. On the recto of the second sheet, affixed addition with two verses handwritten by Cavafy. On the verso, the poem "Monotony" has been striken through entirely. The printed page numbers ("21" through 24") have been striken through and another numbering has been marked ("1" through 3"). There are handwritten notes in pencil, in the margin; underlinings of words and phrases. The page numbering and the typographical features of text allude to the publication C. P. Cavafy. Poems, Kasimatis & Ionas, Alexandria 1910, from a copy of which the sheets appear to have been removed.