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  •                      1. C. F. Cavafy
                        2. Paris June 1897
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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION
- CAVAFY LIBRARY

REFERENCE CODE:
Records the unique identifier that has been appointed to the unit of description, in order to facilitate the exchange of information on an international level.
GR-OF CA CL.8.88
TITLE:
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The Test

AUTHOR:
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Deslys, Charles
PUBLISHER:
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Didier & Méricant
BOOK SERIES:
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Nouvelle collection illustrée

PUBLICATION YEAR:
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χ.χ.
PUBLICATION PLACE:
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FORMAT:
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LANGUAGE:
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French


DESCRIPTION:
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14 x 9.5 cm; 125 p. + 3 s.p., price of the book “20 cent.” on the front cover, p. [1] half-title page and bookplate CPC, p. [2] typographical data, p. [3] title page and typographic ornament with handwritten signature of C. P. Cavafy, along with the imprint noted with pencil in English, p. [126-128] advertisements. Advertisements of books on back cover. Illustration is found on several places in the print.


BOOKPLATE/ΕX LIBRIS:
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CPC
C. F. Cavafy

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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PERSONS:
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Deslys, Charles
CORPORATE BODIES:
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Didier & Méricant
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E. Bernard et Cie
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Imp. Vve Albouy
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Nouvelle collection illustrée
SUBJECT:
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Foreign literature
RELATED TOPICS:
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Prose

CITATION:
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Deslys, Charles. L’épreuve. (Nouvelle collection illustrée, 5). Paris, Didier & Méricant, éditeurs, s.a. [The Test]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.88, 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/10.26256/8.88.

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DOI: 10.26256/8.88
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