Nomikos, Ch. A. Arabian tales. Alexandria, 1920
LIBRARY: GR-OF CA CL.3.211
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1. Στὸ φίλο Καβάφη
2. μὲ πολλὴ ἀγάπη κ' ἐκτίμησι
3. Χανομικός
4. Ἀλεξ. 11 Μαρτίου 1921 -
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Arabian tales
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1920
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23.5 x 16 cm; 146 p. + 6 s.p., p. [1] bookplate CPC, p. [3] title page, p. 5 written dedication by the author to C. P. Cavafy in black ink, p. 5-10 introduction. Pencil marks on p. 15, 82, 87, 93-94, 100, 102, 105, 122, 137, p. [147-148] “References”, p. [149] “Table of contents”, p. [151] colophon. Typographical data on the back cover.
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Nομικός, X. A. Aραβικά ιστορήματα. Aλεξάνδρεια, 1920 [Arabian tales]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.3.211, 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/10.26256/3.211.
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