La Bruyère [Jean de]. Theophrastus. The Characters of Theophrastus. The characters, or Manners of the age.
(Collection of the best French and foreign works). Transl. [Jean de] La Bruyère. Paris, Garnier frères, libraires-éditeurs, s.a.

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  •           CFCavafy

  •                      1. C. Ralli
                    2. from his affectionate

                                   3. friend

                    4. P. Anastasiadi 13/4/90
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Theophrastus. The Characters of Theophrastus. The characters, or Manners of the age

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La Bruyère, [Jean de]
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Garnier frères
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La Bruyère, [Jean de]
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18.5 x 12 cm; 6 s.p. + XXVIII p. + 452 p. + p. 36 of appendix + 2 s.p., l. 1 C. P. Cavafy’s handwritten signature with pencil on verso, l. 2 half-title page with bookplate CPC and written dedication in English by Pericles Anastasiadis to Rallis in ink on recto and printed note with typographical data on verso, l. 3 title page on recto, p. [Ι]-XXVIII introductory text “La Bruyère” by Saint-Beuve, p. [451]-452 “Table”, p. [1]-36 appendix with list of titles by the publishing house and p. [38] note of a number with pencil. List with book titles on the back cover.


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Partially cut. Some endsheets at the back are uncut.


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Anastasiadis, Pericles A.
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La Bruyère, Jean de
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La Bruyère [Jean de]. Théophraste. Les Caractères de Théophraste. Les Caractères ou les moeurs de ce siècle. (Collection des meilleurs ouvrages français et étrangers). Transl. [Jean de] La Bruyère. Paris, Garnier frères, libraires-éditeurs, s.a. [Theophrastus. The Characters of Theophrastus. The characters, or Manners of the age]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.185, 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/10.26256/8.185.

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