Loftie, W. J. Orient Line Guide. Chapters for Travellers by Sea and by Land Illustrated. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, limited, Edward Stanford, 1890

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  •                                 1. To Const. F. Cavafy Esquire.                                   2. from his brother Alex. P. Cavafy                                  3. Ism (ailiya): 1st. January. 1891.
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GR-OF CA CL.11.5
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Orient Line Guide. Chapters for Travellers by Sea and by Land Illustrated

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Loftie, W. J.
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Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, limited
Edward Stanford

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1890
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21 x 17.5 x cm; XLII p. + 438 p., p. Ι-IX advertisements, p. ΙΙ bookplate CPC, p. [Χ] half-title page with illustration and written dedication by Alexandros P. Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy in black ink in English, p. [ΧΙΙ] title page, p. [XIV]-ΧVI “Contents”, p. [XVII]-XIX “Lists of illustrations”, p. [ΧΧ]-ΧΧVI “Index to Contents”, p. [XXVII]-XXIX “Index to Advertisements”, p. [XXX]-XXXII “List of Standard Βooks”, p. [ΧΧΧΙΙΙ]-XXXIV “Preface”, p. [XXXV]-XL “Information for passengers”, p. [XLI-XLII] information about “Orient Line”, p. XLIII advertisement and on p. 361-439 advertisements. Illustration and maps are found on several places in the print.


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Pagination starts on verso of the front cover and ends on recto of the back cover.

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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. 119 (© 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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Loftie, W. J.
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Edward Stanford
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Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, limited
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Travel Guidebooks
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Travel