Leontis, A. P. Steel threads. An Alexandrian novel. Alexandria, “Grammata”, 1926
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- CAVAFY LIBRARY
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18.5 x 13 cm; 347 p. + 6 s.p., p. [1] half-title page with bookplate CPC and written dedication by the author to C. P. Cavafy in black ink, p. [3] title page. Pencil marks on p. 220, 224, 327. P. [349] colophon. Former and upcoming publications by the publisher, price of the book “PRICE 15 GR. D.” and printed note about rights of reproduction on the back cover.
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Partially cut. Uncut endsheets at the back. Verses of C. P. Cavafy’s poem “The City” are found on p. 267-268.
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. 30 (© 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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