[Signed] Rurua, Ilia. The Book of the Sea: Traveler's Impressions (Zghvis ts'igni). First edition, 1981. In Georgian.

რურუა, ილია. ზღვის წიგნი : [მოგზაურის შთაბეჭდილებანი] / რედაქტორი ნ. ასათიანი ; მხატვარი ო. ჯიშკარიანი. პირველი გამოცემა.
თბილისი : გამომცემლობა „საბჭოთა საქართველო“, 1981. 256 გვერდი.
მაგარი ყდა (ქაღალდით გარეკანი). 19 სმ. ტირაჟი 15 000 ეგზემპლარი.
წინა თავისუფალ ფორზაცზე - ავტორის (ილია რურუა) ავტოგრაფი.
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Rurua, Ilia. The Book of the Sea : [Traveler's Impressions] / editor N. Asatiani ; illustrator O. Jishkariani. First edition.
Tbilisi : "Sabchota Sakartvelo" Publishing House, 1981. 256 pp.
Hardcover (paper-covered boards). 19 cm. Print run of 15,000 copies.
Author's autograph (Ilia Rurua) on the front free endpaper.
Binding fair: noticeable edge wear, rubbing, and chipping at spine extremities. Text block good: moisture staining present on the endpapers; text pages remain clean and the block is firm.

Ilia Rurua was a Soviet Georgian writer and publicist, and "The Book of the Sea" (Zghvis ts'igni) compiles his travelogues, maritime impressions, and philosophical reflections gathered from global voyages. Published in 1981 by the Sabchota Sakartvelo press, the volume features a stylized, nautical-themed cover design by O. Jishkariani, characteristic of late-Soviet graphic aesthetics. Issued in a substantial print run of 15,000 copies, the book reflects the popularity of travel writing and maritime literature among Soviet readers in the early 1980s. This particular copy is distinguished by the author's autograph on the front free endpaper, adding association value for collectors of Georgian prose and travel literature of the late Soviet period.