10.26256/ca-sf03-f30-0001

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C. P. Cavafy Poems Collection

C. P. Cavafy,
Poetry collection by Cavafy (Γ9). The title C. P. Cavafy Poems and the indication Alexandria 1919-1929 on the printed cover. The first date (initially 1916) has been corrected by the poet, and the second is handwritten. The same details are repeated on the title page, on which, however, the date is correct (1919). A blank sheet has most likely been cut off. On the first blank page, handwritten dedication by Marios Vaianos to Angelos Troupakis in red pencil, dated 1.7.30. The collection consists of bound printed broadsheets and contains sixty-one poems. The poems are numbered at top right, in print or by hand, occasionally corrected by the poet. Handwritten cancellations and emendations by Cavafy in some of the poems. The collection also contains a printed folding sheet with the poem titles in two columns and in chronological order. The title of the last poem is handwritten by Cavafy. The broasheets

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