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  •        1. Τοῦ ποιητοῦ
         2. κ. Κ. Καβάφη
         3. μὲ ἀγάπη καὶ ἐκτίμηση.

             4. Π. Ν. Καραβίας





         5. Ἀθῆναι 12/8/32
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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION
- CAVAFY LIBRARY

REFERENCE CODE:
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GR-OF CA CL.3.135
TITLE:
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The night with the colorful lights

AUTHOR:
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Karavias, P. N.
PUBLISHER:
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A. I. Rallis Publishing House

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χ.χ.
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Greek


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18 x 12.5 cm; 158 p. + 2 s.p., p. [1] bookplate CPC with written dedication by the author to C. P. Cavafy in black ink, p. [3] half-title page, p. [5] title page, p. [7] motto, p. [159] “Table of contents”.


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CPC

MOTTO:
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The Red and the Black [Stendhal]
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The written dedication was transcribed for the first time by Michaila Karampini-Iatrou. See Michaila Karampini-Iatrou, C. P. Cavafy Library, Ermis, Athens 2003, p. 25 (© Michaila-Karampini Iatrou, 2003). This is a new transcription by the literary documentation working group of the Cavafy library (© Cavafy Archive, Onassis Foundation, 2024).


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Karavias, P. N.
CORPORATE BODIES:
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A. Ralli (editions)
SUBJECT:
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Greek literature
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Prose

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Kαραβίας, Π. N. H νύχτα με πολύχρωμα φώτα. Aθήναι, Eκδοτικός οίκος «Aθηνά» A. I. Pάλλη, s.a. [The night with the colorful lights]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.3.135, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/3.135.

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DOI: 10.26256/3.135
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