Argis, Henri d’. Sodom. Paris, Alphonse Piaget, 1888
LIBRARY: GR-OF CA CL.8.15
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![19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + [ΧΙΙ] p. + 283 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “3 fr. 50” on its spine. Motto on the front cover,](https://cavafy.onassis.org/wp-content/uploads/images-cl/gr-of-ca-cl8.15/004_GR-OF CA CL.8.15_l2r.jpg)
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![19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + [ΧΙΙ] p. + 283 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “3 fr. 50” on its spine. Motto on the front cover,](https://cavafy.onassis.org/wp-content/uploads/images-cl/gr-of-ca-cl8.15/008_GR-OF CA CL.8.15_lat008.jpg)
![19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + [ΧΙΙ] p. + 283 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “3 fr. 50” on its spine. Motto on the front cover,](https://cavafy.onassis.org/wp-content/uploads/images-cl/gr-of-ca-cl8.15/009_GR-OF CA CL.8.15_lat009.jpg)
![19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + [ΧΙΙ] p. + 283 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “3 fr. 50” on its spine. Motto on the front cover,](https://cavafy.onassis.org/wp-content/uploads/images-cl/gr-of-ca-cl8.15/010_GR-OF CA CL.8.15_lat010.jpg)
![19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + [ΧΙΙ] p. + 283 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “3 fr. 50” on its spine. Motto on the front cover,](https://cavafy.onassis.org/wp-content/uploads/images-cl/gr-of-ca-cl8.15/011_GR-OF CA CL.8.15_p286.jpg)
![19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + [ΧΙΙ] p. + 283 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “3 fr. 50” on its spine. Motto on the front cover,](https://cavafy.onassis.org/wp-content/uploads/images-cl/gr-of-ca-cl8.15/012_GR-OF CA CL.8.15_bc.jpg)
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REFERENCE CODE:
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GR-OF CA CL.8.15
TITLE:
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Sodom
AUTHOR:
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Argis, Henri d’
PUBLISHER:
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Alphonse Piaget
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1888
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19 x 12 cm; 2 s.p. + [ΧΙΙ] p. + 283 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “3 fr. 50” on its spine. Motto on the front cover, l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, p. [Ι] half-title page, p. [ΙΙ] printed note about copies, p. [ΙΙΙ] title page with typographic ornament and motto same as on the front cover, p. [V]-X prefatory note “Préface” by Paul Verlaine, p. [ΧΙ] printed dedication of the author to Paul Verlaine, p. 283 colophon and number “106” marked with pencil on p. [286]. Information about the publication and upcoming publications of the author on the back cover.
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Argis, Henri d’. Sodome. Paris, Alphonse Piaget, éditeur, 1888 [Sodom]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.15, 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/10.26256/8.15.
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