Le Gallienne, Richard. The Book-Bills of Narcissus. An Account Rendered.
London-New York, John Lane-G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1895

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  •    1. The Egyptian Gazette    2. 9 Sept. 1914
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The Book-Bills of Narcissus. An Account Rendered

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Le Gallienne, Richard
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John Lane

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1895
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20 x 12.5 cm; 14 s.p. + 160 p. + 18 appendix p. + 1 insert, l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, l. 2 half-title page on recto and motto on verso, l. 3 sketch on verso. Newspaper clipping of The Egyptian Gazette inserted between l. 3-4 with La Gallienne’s poem “War”, where the name of the newspaper and the date are marked with pencil. On l. 5 title page on recto and printed note about reproduction rights and typographical data on verso, l. 6 “Table of chapters” on recto, l. 7 printed dedication on recto and “Note” on verso. On p. 17 numbers noted with pencil, p. 160 colophon and p. [1]-16 appendix with list of titles by the publishing house.


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Les Feuilles d'Automne [Hugo, Victor]
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The handwritten notes of the insert were transcribed for the first time by Michaila Karampini-Iatrou. See Michaila Karampini-Iatrou, C. P. Cavafy Library, Ermis, Athens 2003, p. 66 (© 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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Prose

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