Guramishvili, David. Davitiani: Told by David Guramishvili (Davitiani: Tkhmuli Guramishvilis Davitisagan), 1931. In Georgian

დავით გურამიშვილი. დავითიანი : თქმული გურამიშვილის დავითისაგან.
ა. ბარამიძის და ს. იორდანიშვილის რედაქციით.
ტფილისი: ქართული წიგნი, 1931.
მე-5 გამოცემა. 348 გვ.; 21 სმ. 3000 ც. ხის შეკვრა.
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Guramishvili, David. Davitiani: Told by David Guramishvili (Davitiani: Tkhmuli Guramishvilis Davitisagan).
Edited by A. Baramidze and S. Iordanishvili.
Tiflis: Kartuli Tsigni, 1931.
Fifth edition. 348 p.; 21 cm. Edition of 3,000 copies. Hardcover.

This is the fifth edition (1931) of the seminal poetic work Davitiani by the eminent 18th-century Georgian poet David Guramishvili (1705–1792), published under the editorship of scholars A. Baramidze and S. Iordanishvili. Printed by the "Kartuli Tsigni" (Georgian Book) publishing house in Tiflis, this edition represents a significant moment in the 20th-century academic reception of Georgia's national literary heritage. Guramishvili's Davitiani is an autobiographical epic poem of exceptional literary and historical value, chronicling the poet's dramatic life—from his kidnapping by Dagestani marauders and subsequent years of captivity, to his escape, military service in the Russian army, and final years in Ukraine. The work is a unique fusion of personal memoir, historical chronicle, and profound lyrical reflection, written in a vivid, accessible style. Published in the early Soviet period (1931), this edition reflects the ongoing scholarly work to preserve and study classical Georgian texts. As a fifth edition with a substantial print run for its time, it underscores the enduring importance of Guramishvili's masterpiece in Georgian culture.