Signed, Nikos Kavaddias - Eugene O'Neill's The Long Voyage Home (Το ταξίδι του γυρισμού), First Edition thus - 1944

A highly collectible signed and dedicated first Greek edition of The Long Voyage Home (Το ταξίδι του γυρισμού), published in 1944 and translated by Nikos Kavvadias and Vassilis Nikolopoulos.
This rare volume further includes two one-act plays by Eugene O’Neill:
Ile (Ψαρόλαδο) and Where the Cross Is Made (Το σημάδι του σταυρού).

This copy is hand-signed and dedicated by Kavvadias, making it a desirable association between two great sea-literature figures: Nobel laureate Eugene O’Neill, whose works capture the hardship and longing of life at sea, and Nikos Kavvadias, the Greek poet-sailor whose own travels became the foundation of modern Greek maritime poetry.

Bibliographic Details

Author: Eugene O’Neill (1888–1953)

Translators: Nikos Kavvadias & Vassilis Nikolopoulos

Title: Το ταξίδι του γυρισμού (The Long Voyage Home)

Publisher: Notis Karavias

Place / Year: Athens, 1944

Edition: First edition thus

Pages: 102

Dimensions: 18 cm × 11.5 cm

Binding: Original softcover

Signature: Signed & dedicated by Nikos Kavvadias

Language: Greek

Condition: Good (+) vintage condition, with age-related wear. Please refer to photos for full assessment.


About the Work

Eugene O’Neill, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, spent several formative years at sea, and the ocean remained a defining force in his writing. Many of his plays—The Long Voyage Home among them—depict the emotional tides of sailors, exile, longing, and the pull of distant horizons.

Nikos Kavvadias, who co-translated the text, shared O’Neill’s maritime spirit. A sailor by profession and one of Greece’s most beloved poets, Kavvadias transformed his years aboard cargo ships into poetry of yearning and escape—resonating deeply with O’Neill’s world of sailors, harbours, and voices carried across oceans.

About the Translator

Nikos Kavvadias (1910–1975) — Greek poet, novelist, and sailor.
His poems, influenced by symbolism and infused with salt, nostalgia, and longing, earned him the reputation of a modern poète maudit of the sea. His signature on this volume creates a rare literary and maritime convergence.

Collector’s Note

Signed works by Kavvadias are scarce, and association copies linking him to Eugene O’Neill are exceptional.
This volume is sought after by collectors of:

Greek literature

maritime literature

O’Neill translations

signed Kavvadias material

Its wartime publication and personal dedication enhance its historical and literary value.


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