Balzac, H. de. Scenes from Parisian life. Father Goriot.
(The complete works of H. de Balzac). Paris, Calmann Lévy, Ancienne maison Michel Lévy frères, 1885

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Scenes from Parisian life. Father Goriot

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Balzac, H. de
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Calmann Lévy, éditeur, Ancienne maison Michel Lévy frères
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H. de Balzac oeuvres complètes

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1885
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16.5 x 10 cm; 8 s.p. + 311 p. + 3 s.p., l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, l. 2 handwritten signature of Alexandros P. Cavafy in black ink, along with the date marked on recto, l. 3 half-title page on recto, typographical data on verso, l. 4 title page and typographic ornament on recto, p. [1] printed dedication of the author to Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, tearing on the page. Pencil marks on p. 85, 103, 107, printed note with imprint of the publication on p. 311.


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Alex P. Cavafy

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Cavafy, Alexandros P.
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Balzac, Honoré de
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Cavafy, Alexandros P.
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Saint-Hilaire, Geoffroy
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Balzac, H. de. Scènes de la vie parisienne. Le père Goriot. (H. de Balzac oeuvres complètes). Paris, Calmann Lévy, éditeur, Ancienne maison Michel Lévy frères, 1885 [Scenes from Parisian life. Father Goriot]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.23, 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/10.26256/8.23.

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