Aigyptiako lefkoma. First volume. Edit. M. Papadimitriou-John Kouroupis. Alexandreia, 1924

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION
- CAVAFY LIBRARY

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GR-OF CA CL.1.1

TITLE:

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Aigyptiako lefkoma. First volume

EDITOR:

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Papadimitriou, M.

Kouroupis, John

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1924

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Alexandria (Egypt)

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Journal

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Greek

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20 x 14 cm; 287 s.p., p. [1] title page with written dedication by Μ. Papadimitriou to C. P. Cavafy in black ink and bookplate CPC, p. [3] photograph of King Fuad I, p. [5] photograph of the prime minister Saad Zaghloul Pascha, p. [7] “Partners”, p. [9] advertisement, p. [234] mark, p. [282] advertisement, p. [284] “Note” about errata, p. [286] colophon. Typographic ornament on back cover. Illustration and advertisements are found on several places in the print.

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CPC

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No pagination.
The following poems by C. P. Cavafy are found in the book: “As Much As You Can” (p. [11]), “I’ve Gazed So Much –” (p. [12]), “Monotony” (p. [13]), “Byzantine Noble, in Exile, Versifying” (p. [14]), “Those Who Fought on Behalf of the Achaean League” (p. [17]). C. P. Cavafy is mentioned in the list of subscribers (p. [7]).

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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. 3 (© Michaila-Karampini Iatrou, 2003). This is a new transcription by the literary documentation working group of the Cavafy library (© Cavafy Archive, Onassis Foundation, 2024).