[Signed] Bartaia, Nomadi. Poems (Leksebi). First edition. Tbilisi, 1976. In Georgian.

ბართაია, ნომადი. ლექსები / რედაქტორი გრ. ჯულუხიძე ; მხატვარი მ. ჭანიშვილი. პირველი გამოცემა.
თბილისი : გამომცემლობა „მერანი“, 1976. 55 გვერდი.
ნაბეჭდი გარეკანი. 16 სმ. ტირაჟი 2 000 ეგზემპლარი.
ავტორის პორტრეტიან გვერდზე - ავტორის (ნომადი ბართაია) ავტოგრაფი.
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Bartaia, Nomadi. Poems / editor Gr. Julukhidze ; illustrator M. Chanishvili. First edition.
Tbilisi : "Merani" Publishing House, 1976. 55 pp.
Original printed paper wrappers. 16 cm. Print run of 2,000 copies.
Author's autograph (Nomadi Bartaia) on the portrait page, dated 19 May 1976.
Condition good: wrappers show minor edge wear; rear leaves of the text block exhibit a visible moisture stain at the lower fore-edge corner (not affecting legibility); block remains firm.

A delicate and scarce collection of lyric poetry by the Georgian poet and philologist Nomadi Bartaia (born 1946). Published by "Merani" - the publishing house of the Georgian Writers' Union - during the cultural landscape of the 1970s Soviet Georgia, this volume captures the intimate, reflective tone characteristic of the era's regional poetry, which often provided a subtle refuge from rigid ideological mandates. The book features a distinctly 1970s graphic cover design by M. Chanishvili, utilizing bold abstract concentric forms. Printed in a modest run of only 2,000 copies, fragile small-format paperbacks of regional Soviet poetry rarely survive in circulation and are highly uncommon outside specialized institutional collections. This specific copy is elevated by the author's autograph on the portrait page, dated May 1976 - just weeks after the book was approved for printing. Despite the moisture staining present on the rear leaves, the authenticity of the authorial autograph preserves its status as a desirable association copy for collectors of modern Caucasian poetry and late Soviet literary history.