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  •        1. Στὸν Ποιητὴ
            2. Κ. Καβάφη
         3. μὲ βαθύτατο θαυμασμὸ καὶ τιμὴ.

                  4. Μυρτιώτισσα


                      5. 13.12.28.
  •  1. Τί γίνεστε ἀγαπητέ μου Κύριε

     2. Καβάφη; Σᾶς πεθύμησα
     3. φοβερά. Ἔχω μιὰ κρυφὴ ἐλ-
    4. πίδα πὼς ἴσως Σᾶς δοῦμε τὴν
    5. ἄνοιξη ἐδῶ, στὶς Δελφικὲς γιορ-
     6. τές. Εἴθε! Σᾶς σφίγγω τὸ χέρι
        7. θερμά μὲ μεγάλη ἀγάπη.
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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.3.210
TITLE:
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Poiimata

AUTHOR:
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Noailles, Comtesse de
TRANSLATOR:
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Myrtiotissa

PUBLICATION YEAR:
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1928
PUBLICATION PLACE:
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FORMAT:
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LANGUAGE:
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Greek


DESCRIPTION:
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21.5 x 14.5 cm; 95 p. + 1 s.p. + 1 insert, visiting card with handwritten note in black ink inserted between front cover and p. [1], p. [1] written dedication by the translator Myrtiotissa to C. P. Cavafy in black ink, bookplate CPC, printed note with title “Selection of poems by Comtesse de Noailles”, p. [3] title page, p. [4] letter of the author to Kostas Katsimpalis, p. [5] poem by Kostas Katsimpalis to Comtesse de Noailles and illustration, p. [7] letter by E. Athanasiadis to Comtesse de Noailles, p. 93-95 “Table of contents”.


BOOKPLATE/ΕX LIBRIS:
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CPC

READING TRACES:
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No reading traces
INSERT:
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Visiting card

NOTE:
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Partially cut. Some uncut endsheets at the back.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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The written dedication and the insert were transcribed for the first time by Michaila Karampini-Iatrou. See Michaila Karampini-Iatrou, C. P. Cavafy Library, Ermis, Athens 2003, p. 34 (© 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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PERSONS:
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Athanasiadis, E.
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de Noailles, Anna (countess)
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Katsimpalis, Konstantinos G.
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Myrtiotissa
SUBJECT:
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Greek literature
RELATED TOPICS:
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Poetry