The P. & O. Pocket Book: Illustrations and Maps. London, Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navy Company, 1899

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  •    1. To Alexander P. Cavafy

       2. with A. R. Kisba’s best

       3. wishes & compliments


        4. Port Said 21st December 1899.
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- CAVAFY LIBRARY

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GR-OF CA CL.11.10
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The P. & O. Pocket Book: Illustrations and Maps

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Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navy Company

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1899
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13.5 x 10.5 cm; 6 s.p. + 200 p. + 7 p. + 34 appendix s.p., l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, l. 2 A. R. Kisba’s written dedication in English to Alexandros P. Cavafy in black ink on recto and typographical data on verso, l. 3 illustration on verso, p. [1] title page and typographic ornament, p. [3] “Prefatory note to second issue”, p. [4-5] “Contents”, p. [6]-12 information of the company Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, p. [13] printed note of the company P. & O., p. [14-15] map, p. 1-7 appendix “Maps and Flags”, p. 1-[31] “Memoranda” and p. [32] colophon. Typographic ornament on the back cover. Illustration and maps are found on several places in the print.


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CPC

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Cavafy, Alexandros P.
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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. 120 (© 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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Cavafy, Alexandros P.
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Kisba, A. R.
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Nissen & Arnold
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Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navy Company
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Travel Guidebooks
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Travel