“C. P. Cavafy Poems”

GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F42-0001 (2225)
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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F42-0001 (2225)
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“C. P. Cavafy Poems”
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1910
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21.5 x 15.5 cm

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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.

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Greek

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Writing in ink.

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RELATED WORKS BY C. P. CAVAFY:
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“Voices” >Α79
“Longings” >Α85
“Candles” >Α61
“An Old Man” >Α54
“Prayer” >Α55
“Old Men’s Souls” >Α68
“The First Step” >Α62
“Interruption” >Α70
“Thermopylae” >Α19
“Che fece… il gran rifiuto” >Α67
“The Windows” >Α75
“Trojans” >Α87
“Waiting for the Barbarians” >Α84
“Monotony” >Α98
“Betrayal” >Α78
“The Horses of Achilles” >Α54
“The Funeral of Sarpedon” >Α58, Α100
“The Retinue of Dionysus” >Α93
“King Demetrius” >Α90
“The Steps” >Α106
“That is He” >Α104

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Poems (collection)
Poem (printed)
Works by C. P. Cavafy:
"The First Step"
"Waiting for the Barbarians"
"Voices"
"Trojans"
"Thermopylae"
"The Windows"
"The Steps"
"The Retinue of Dionysus"
"The Horses of Achilles"
"The Funeral of Sarpedon"
"An Old Man"
"That is He"
"Prayer"
"Old Men's Souls"
"Monotony"
"Longings"
"King Demetrius"
"Interruption"
"Che fece… il gran rifiuto"
"Candles"
"Betrayal"
PLACES:
PERSONS:
Cavafy, C. P.
Kotopouli, Marika
CORPORATE BODIES:
Kasimatis & Ionas Press

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Issue Β2.

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Cavafy, C. P.. ““C. P. Cavafy Poems””. Poems (collection), 1910. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F42-0001 (2225), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F42-0001.

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