Manuscripts of poems on both sides of a ruled sheet. The poem "Oblivion" on the recto. The initial title, "Forgetfulness", has been emended to "Oblivion". Footnote in English: excerpt from a poem by L. Smithers from a 1895 edition. Note in pencil below the poem. Number "148" at top left. On the verso, the poem "Distinguishing Marks" crossed out in pencil. Note and the title "Finished" below the poem. Number "147" at top right. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below each poem.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Nothing About the Lacedaemonians" on one side of a sheet. Handmade folder with the handwritten title "Except for the Lacedaemonians", in which the words "Except for" has been crossed out and emended to "Nothing About".

Handwritten draft verses from the poem "The City" on two pieces of ruled paper. Cancellations, emendations and abbreviations. "SET. AS IND. BY PNC" noted at the top of one page.

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.

Untitled manuscript poem in English ([More happy thou...]), written on the recto of two pieces of paper with numbering at the top, "Νο 1" and "Νο 2" respectively. The handwriting is not Cavafy's. At the bottom of the recto of the second paper, the signature "C. P. Cavafy" is not written by the poet. Blank versos.

Handwritten poem by Cavafy on both sides of a ruled sheet that has been cut in half. It is entitled "Nichori"; date indication in brackets. Handwritten notes, some of which have been crossed out, on the verso, below the text of the poem. Numbers "46" and "47" at top right of the recto and at top left of the verso respectively. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. Accompanied by a small-size piece of paper with the typewritten note "Not for publication; but may remain here-", which is completed in handwriting "as autobiographical".

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Myres: Alexandria in 340 A.D." on the recto of three sheets. Cancellations and emendations. At the bottom of the third sheet, affixed piece of paper with printed details: date, corrected by hand to read "9 April 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked in ink "86" at top right of the recto of the first sheet; sheets also numbered in pencil (1-3). Short note in pencil on the verso of the third sheet; the remaining pages (versos) are blank.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "King Demetrius" on the verso of printed matter of the company Garoufalias & Co. dating to the 1920's. Number "4" at top right.

Manuscripts of poems on a double sheet notepaper and attached typewritten note. In the last three pages, the poem "King Claudius" as well as notes in the margin, cancellations and emendations. The note " "Chè fece...... il gran rifiuto" See publication of "Poems" 1910 (Alex[andri]a, K[asimatis] & I[onas] print[ing shops]" in the last page. In the first page, the poem "One of Them", the title of which has been crossed out and corrected to "One of Their Gods", as well as notes in the margin, cancellations and emendations. The page has been crossed out entirely. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of each poem. Page numbers are indicated: "62, 63, 64, 65". The typewritten note "Not for publication; but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Manuscript of a poem with the original title "Julian in Eleusis" (emended in pencil to "Julian at the Mysteries"), written in ink on both sides of a ruled sheet. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of the poem. Cancellations and emendations; notes in pencil. Number "176" at top right of the recto and number "177" at top left of the verso.

Manuscript poem ("Ithaca") in the first two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The remaining pages are blank. Cancellations and emendations. Handwritten notes on the same poem on both sides of a sheet, one of which is in English. Note with the indication "18.11.'11" on the recto.

Manuscript of the poem "It Was Taken" on the first page of a double sheet notepaper. Notes in pencil in the second page, one of which refers to a publication of folk songs by Arnold Passow. The remaining pages are blank.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "It Must Have Been the Spirits" on the first and last pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper; on both sides of a ruled sheet; on both sides of pieces of paper. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten word "superseded" on a small piece of paper. Handmade folder with the title, the note "Temp[orary] ti[tle]", and date.

Manuscript of the poems "Interruption", "Qui fece.....il gran rifiuto" and notes on both sides of a sheet. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink at the end of each poem. The notes explain parts of the poems which are indicated with numbered indicators.

Handwritten poem ("In the Month of Hathor") on the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellation. Underlined title and line at the end of the poem. Variations below the poem ("Var[iantes]"). On both sides of a ruled sheet and on the recto of two pieces of paper, notes concerning the same poem, some of which in French. Handmade folder with the title "Hathor" handwritten twice in pencil by Cavafy.

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. On one side of a sheet, the poem "In the House of the Soul" and note in the margin. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten note "Not for publication, but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Two ruled sheets, initially affixed together. On one side of the first sheet, manuscript of the poem "In the Cemetery", not in Cavafy's handwriting. The crossed out number "24" and date indication ("May 1893") at top left. The handwritten signature "C. P. Cavafy", in pencil, at bottom right. On the other side manuscript of the poem "The Lagid's Hospitality", not in Cavafy's handwriting either. On one side of the second sheet, the poem "Alexandrian Merchant" handwritten by Cavafy. crossed out untitled poem, also handwritten by Cavafy, on the other side. Number "23" at top right. The sides of the sheets with the poems "The Lagid's Hospitality" and "Alexandrian Merchant" were initially pasted together. The titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poems.

Manuscript of the poem "Alexandrian" in the first page of a ruled double sheet notepaper. The title "Alexandrian" has been crossed out the title "In Evening" has been overwritten. Cancellations and emendations, notes. Notes also in the second and third page, the ones on the latter crossed out. The fourth page is blank. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with handwritten notes on one side.

Manuscript of the poem "In a Large Greek Colony, 200 B.C." on one side of two ruled sheets. Cancellations and emendations in the first sheet. Numbering at top right on the second sheet. The signature "C. P. Cavafy" at the end of the poem.

Manuscript of the poem "Imenus", written up on the recto of a ruled sheet and roughly noted with abbreviations on the verso. The version on the verso also bears date indication ("26.1.'19").

Four manuscripts of poems on a paper folded to form a bifolio. In the first page, the poem "If You loved Me", with the note "From the French" below the title. In the second page, the poem "To the Ladies [Sigh no more ladies, sigh no more]", with verses from Shakespeare as motto. In the third page, the poem "The Beyzade to His Lady-Love", with a note at the bottom explaining the word "Beyzade". In the fourth page, the poem "Even as Are the Generations of Leaves", with a Turkish proverb as motto. Signed: "C.P.C.". In all poems, underlined title and line in red ink at the end.

Manuscript of the poem "If Indeed He Died" in a double sheet notepaper. The text is in the first and third pages; the remaining pages are blank. Cancellations and emendations. Handwritten date indication ("March 1920") at the end of the poem. Sheet number marked at top right: "46"; the second written page is numbered "2".

Manuscript of the poem "Ides of March" on one side of two sheets of paper. Numbers "3" and "4" indicated at top right.

Manuscript of the poem "Ides of March" on one side of a ruled sheet. The crossed out title "As Much As You Can" at the top. Notes below the text. Cancellations, emendations and variations of verses. Blank verso. Accompanied by a small piece of paper with notes on one side and cancellations on the other, which also includes the indication "7.'10".

Handwritten poem ("I Went") on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellation and notes in the first verse. Underlined title and line and at the end of the poem. Handwritten notes in pencil as well as the underlined title "He Swears" below the poem. Number "217" at top right. Blank verso. Handwritten notes in English about the same poem, with extensive use of abbreviations, on either side of a piece of paper. The title of the poem at top left of the verso.

Handwritten untitled poem on one side of two affixed ruled sheets, one underneath the other. Cancellations and emendations. Bibliographical reference on the verso.

Handwritten draft of the poem "Hunc Deorum Templis" on the verso of a broadsheet of the poem "Herodes Atiicus". The broadsheet was printed in Alexandria, in 1919. Handmade folder with the handwritten title and date.

Handwritten poem and notes. The poem "Homecoming from Greece" and notes in the margin in first three pages of a double sheet notepaper. Part of the same poem on both sides of a separate piece of paper. Cancellation and number "1" on the recto. Verses on both sides of a cut sheet of paper. On the verso, handwritten note in English, with date indication ("[...] June 1914"), mentioning that these are variations that will most likely not be used. Cancellations and emendations on all papers.

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. The poem "He Who Fails" on the recto of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. On the verso, verses, two poem titles ("Prayer" and "Very Rarely") as well as other handwritten notes regarding publication information: "Published in the aig. imerologion of G. V. Tsokopoulos, 1895" and "(See publication of "Poems" 1910)". All notes on the verso have been crossed out, except for the title "Very Rarely". The handwritten note "Not for publication; but may remain here" on a separate piece of paper.

Manuscript of a poem on one side of a ruled sheet. Cancellation. Arithmetic operation on the verso.

Manuscript of the poem "Half-Drunk" on the recto of a ruled sheet. The poem has been crossed out. Notes in pencil at the bottom of the sheet. Notes, one of which pertains to the poem "Days of 1903", on the verso. On the recto of another piece of paper, the handwritten poem "In the Street", with notes at the bottom as well as on the verso.

Manuscript of the poem "Half Past Twelve" on both sides of a ruled sheet.

Manuscript of a poem and notes. The poem "Fugitives" in a ruled sheet. Verses and notes on either side of a cut piece of paper. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten draft of the poem "From the Unpublished History" on the recto of a sheet. On the verso, note with a reference to the publication J. Bury, History of the Later Roman Empire, London, MacMillan & Co., 1923. Handmade folder from a printed cover of a Cavafy poetry Collection of the 1915-1923 period ("1923" is handwritten, while all printed details have been crossed out). The handwritten title of the poem and the date on the verso of the cover.

Manuscript of the poems "Epitaph" and "Absence" on both sides of a sheet. There are numbers next to certain verses; the titles have been underlined and there is a line in red ink below each poem.

Handwritten drafts of poems on both sides of a ruled sheet and on one side of part of a second sheet. The poem "Epitaph" on the recto of the first sheet. The title has been written by Cavafy, the poem by another person. Emendations by the poet in some of the verses. Note at top right, date ("June 1893") at bottom right, both by Cavafy. The poem "Good and Bad Weather" on the verso of the same sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's.
Fragment of a poem has been crossed out on one side of part of sheet; the handwriting is not Cavafy's. Part of the poem "Nous n’osons plus chanter les roses" on the other side. The title has been written by Cavafy, but the text of the poem has been written by a different person. The verso was originally pasted on the verso of the first sheet (and thus the poems "Good and Bad Weather" and "Nous n’osons plus chanter les roses" had been concealed.
Cavafy's handwritten notes on one side of a sheet and on both sides of a second sheet as well as on the verso of a printed broadsheet with the crossed out fragment of the poem "From the School of the Renowned Philosopher". Handmade folder with the handwritten title "Epitaph of a Samian" and the date "Oct. ’25".

Paper affixed on a ruled sheet with the title and fragment of the poem "Epigram to Anacreon". On the same side of the sheet the poem "Forgetfulness". Both poems are written in ink and crossed out in pencil. Number "126" in pencil at top right.
The poem "Salome" on the verso. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. Footnote with a quote from a Gospel of Nubia, as published in the newspaper Le Journal, in February 1896. Number "127" in pencil at top right.

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. On one side of a sheet, the poem "Dread". Notes in the margin of both sides. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. Cancellations and emendations. The handwritten note "This poem need not be published But it may continue remaining here. It does not deserve to be suppressed." and the date indication "15.3.'11" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Handwritten draft of a poem in pencil on one side of a ruled sheet. Notes in English in black and red ink on the other side; cancellations.

Handwritten draft of an untitled poem, written in pencil on both sides of half a sheet. In the recto, number "32" in a circle above the text.

Handwritten draft of a poem on one side of a sheet (and handwritten note on its verso) as well as in two pages of a ruled double sheet notepaper. Cancellations and emendations.

Handwritten draft of a poem on both sides of part of a ruled sheet. Cancellations. Arithmetic operations on the verso.

Handwritten draft of an untitled poem on the verso of a letter by John Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy. Brief note in ink below the draft. The letter is dated 1/4/1908 and is written on a letterhead of R. J. Moss & Co., Cairo. John informs C. P. Cavafy that he is returning him the letters of their brother, Paul.

Handwritten draft of a poem on one side of a sheet. Crossed out fragment of the poem "Come Back" on the verso.

Manuscript of a poem and attached handwritten note. The poem "Death of a General" as well as notes on the margin, cancellations and emendations on the recto of a ruled sheet. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. On the verso, part of the poem "Waiting for the Barbarians», a note with the title and a reference regarding its publication (Lagoudakis publishing, Alexandria 1904). The text on the verso has been crossed out. The handwritten note "Not for publication. But may remain here" on a separate piece of paper attached to the sheet.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Days of 1903" on one side of half a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. Underlined title and line at the end of the poem. Blank verso.
Crossed out manuscript of the poem "March 1907" on one side of a ruled sheet. Notes below the poem. The initials "R. M." at top left. Blank verso.
Handwritten notes and cancellations on all sides of three pieces of paper of various sizes. On one of them, draft of the poem "Days of 1903".

Two handwritten copies of the poem "Days of 1900" on the recto of two ruled sheets. The verso of both sheets is blank. The copies, which have no differences in their text, are signed "C. P. Cavafy". They are accompanied by a small piece of white paperboard with the note "draft? variations?", which has not been written by Cavafy.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Darius" on the first and third pages of a double sheet notepaper. Number "49" at top right of the first page. Date annotation ("October 1920") and the brand name of the Kasimatis and Ionas printing house at the bottom of the third page. Cancellations and emendation. Printer's copy.

Manuscript of the poem "Darius" on the first two pages of a double sheet notepaper. Notes in pencil on the third page; the fourth page is blank.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "Crime" on a ruled sheet; on two pieces of paper (one of which is marked "4" at the top left of one side); on the verso of a broadsheet with fragment of the poem "Orophernes". Handmade folder of wrapping paper, with the handwritten title and date.

Manuscript of the poem "Correspondences According to Baudelaire" on both sides of a ruled sheet. Cancellations and emendations. Date indication ("Aug. 1891") at top left of the verso; number "2" at top right crossed out. The title has been underlined and there is a line in red ink below the poem. The crossed out title "Builders" at the bottom of the verso.

Upper half of a ruled sheet with the manuscript poem "Confusion". Number "156" at top left and date indication at top right ("March 1896"). Fragment of the handwritten poem "Again in the Same City" on the verso. The title has been crossed out and emended to "The City". Number "155" at top right. The text has been crossed out.

Handwritten drafts of the poem "Company of Four" on both sides of a sheet; on one side of a cut printed broadsheet with fragment of a poem and the indication "Alexandria 1926" (arithmetic operation on the other side); on both sides of a piece of paper, torn on one edge; on the verso of a shares form of the National Bank of Egypt dated "21 March 1930" and Cavafy's signature in English. Handmade folder from the card of the Alexandrini Vivliothiki for an event dated "30/9/1930". The handwritten title of the poem and the note "Prov[isional] ti[tle]" on the verso of the card.

Handwritten poem ("Come Now, King of the Lacedaemonians") on one side of a sheet. Cancellations and emendations. Notes on the verso.

Autograph manuscript of the poem "Come Now, King of the Lacedaemonians" 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 "26 October 1929", and the brand name "Kasimatis & Ionas Printing shops – Alexandria". Sheet number marked at top right: "62". Illegible numerical indications in pencil on the verso.

Manuscript of the poem "Come Back" on the recto of a ruled sheet. Cancellation on the body of the poem. Handwritten notes in pencil below the poem. Underlined title and line at the end of the poem. The title "I' ve Gazed So Much" at the top of the verso.