Politis, Athanasios G. Hellenism and modern Egypt. First volume. History of the Egyptian Hellenism from 1798 to 1927. Alexandria-Athens, “Grammata” Publishing Company, 1928
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- CAVAFY LIBRARY
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25 x 18 cm; 465 p. + 3 s.p., p. [1] half-title page with bookplate CPC and author’s written dedication to C. P. Cavafy in black ink, p. [3] title page and typographic ornament, p. [4] printed note of upcoming publication, p. [5-7] “In lieu of a preface”, pencil marks on p. 57, 413, 414, p. [467] “Table of contents” and p. [468] colophon.
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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. 39 (© 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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Πολίτης, Aθανάσιος Γ. O Eλληνισμός και η Nεωτέρα Aίγυπτος. Tόμος πρώτος. Iστορία του Aιγυπτιώτου Eλληνισμού από του 1798 μέχρι 1927. Aλεξάνδρεια-Aθήναι, Eκδοτική Eταιρεία «Γράμματα», 1928 [Hellenism and modern Egypt. First volume. History of the Egyptian Hellenism from 1798 to 1927]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.3.250, 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/10.26256/3.250.
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