Martalis, Tonis I. Immortal lives. Cairo, 1930
LIBRARY: GR-OF CA CL.3.188
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1. Στὸν μεγάλο Ἀλεξανδρινὸ ποιητὴ 2. Κ.Π. Καβάφη μ' ἐκτίμησι
3. Τώνης Μάρταλης -
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GR-OF CA CL.3.188
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Immortal lives
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Martalis, Tonis I.
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1930
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20.5 x 14.5 cm; 51 p. + 1 s.p., p. [1] bookplate CPC with written dedication by the author to C. P. Cavafy in black ink, p. [3] title page, p. [5] half-title page, p. [7] printed dedication, p. [52] upcoming publications of the same author.
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CPC
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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. 31 (© 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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Mάρταλης, Tώνης I. Aθάνατες ζωές. Kάιρο, 1930 [Immortal lives]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.3.188, 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/10.26256/3.188.
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