{"product_id":"rare-sukhumi-mingrelian-edition-rustaveli-shota-the-knight-in-the-panthers-skin-qiloshi-tqebami-vepkhistqaosani-megrul-enaze-translated-into-mingrelian-by-gedevan-shanava-sukhumi-1991-in-mingrelian","title":"[Rare Sukhumi Mingrelian Edition] Rustaveli, Shota. The Knight in the Panther's Skin (Q'iloshi t'q'ebami \/ Vepkhist'q'aosani [megrul enaze]). Translated into Mingrelian by Gedevan Shanava. Sukhumi, 1991. In Mingrelian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eრუსთაველი, შოთა. ყილოში ტყებამი [ვეფხისტყაოსანი მეგრულ ენაზე] \/ თარგმნა გედევან შანავამ.\u003cbr\u003eსოხუმი, 1991. 328 გვერდი.\u003cbr\u003eმაგარი ყდა. 20 სმ.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eRustaveli, Shota. The Knight in the Panther's Skin [in Mingrelian language] \/ translated by Gedevan Shanava.\u003cbr\u003eSukhumi, 1991. 328 pp.\u003cbr\u003eHardcover. 20 cm.\u003cbr\u003eFront pastedown bearing the manuscript ex-libris of Shalva Gabeskiria.\u003cbr\u003eCondition good: binding shows  edge wear and minor spotting; text block firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA linguistically and historically momentous publication: Shota Rustaveli's twelfth-century Georgian epic, \"The Knight in the Panther's Skin\", translated into the Mingrelian language (a sister Kartvelian language) by Gedevan Shanava. Following the pioneering translation by Kaka Zhvania, Shanava's rendition offers a completely distinct interpretation, masterfully preserving the lexical richness of the Mingrelian tongue through the demanding meter of Rustaveli's poetry. The volume's publication in Sukhumi in 1991 endows it with exceptional scarcity and historical gravity. Issued in the final days of the Soviet Union and immediately preceding the devastating War in Abkhazia (1992-1993), local imprints from this specific year and location were largely destroyed during the conflict, making surviving copies extreme rarities on the antiquarian market. Adding substantial bibliophilic interest, this copy bears the manuscript ex-libris of Shalva Gabeskiria, a provenance mark highly prized among collectors of Georgian intellectual history. A private presentation inscription on the half-title is poignantly dated July 1993, just two months before the fall of Sukhumi. While the binding exhibits expected age wear, the survival of the text block elevates this volume to a museum-tier artifact of Caucasian cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71441295933693,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/IMG_5723_de778062-3920-4da4-a0b4-f00890c0e7ea.jpg?v=1791607414","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/rare-sukhumi-mingrelian-edition-rustaveli-shota-the-knight-in-the-panthers-skin-qiloshi-tqebami-vepkhistqaosani-megrul-enaze-translated-into-mingrelian-by-gedevan-shanava-sukhumi-1991-in-mingrelian","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}