Two leather-bound copies of a volume, comprising typewritten English translations of Cavafy's poems by his brother, John. On the cover, the title Cavafy Poems in gold letters inside a gold border. On the title page, the note Poems written in Greek by C. P. Cavafy translated by J. C. Cavafy and the indication Alexandria 1916. It is followed by five pages of contents and the poems in English. The pages are numbered (i-v and 1-64) at bottom centre. The volume includes forty-three poems, all typewritten. Only in two instances, when a quote from an ancient author is include, the Greek text has been handwritten by John Cavafy. In that case, John has added his English translation, copied from a publication, on an piece of paper covering the Greek text.