Rousseau, J.-J. The Confessions. Paris, Garnier frères, libraires-éditeurs, 1886
LIBRARY: GR-OF CA CL.8.289
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1. Al. P. Cavafy
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GR-OF CA CL.8.289
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The Confessions
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Rousseau, J.-J.
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1886
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18 x 11.5 cm;
8 s.p. + 583 p. + 5 s.p., attached label with the brand name “Papeterie et Librairie De la Bourse Imprimerie, Lithographie Reilure Alexandrie Égypte” on verso of the front cover. L. 1 Alexandros P. Cavafy’s handwritten signature in English in black ink, along with a note about the imprint on verso, l. 2 half-title page and bookplate CPC on recto and colophon on verso, l. 3 illustration on verso, l. 4 title page with motto on recto. Pencil marks on p. 15, 274, 296. P. 583 colophon.
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Cavafy, Alexandros P.
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Rousseau, J.-J. Les confessions. Paris, Garnier frères, libraires-éditeurs, 1886 [The Confessions]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.289, 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/10.26256/8.289.
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