RUSTAVELI, Shota. The Knight in the Panther’s Skin. (1986 - PRESENTATION COPY)
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AUTHOR: RUSTAVELI, Shota.
TITLE: The Knight in the Panther’s Skin.
PUBLISHER: Tbilisi: Sabchota Sakartvelo, 1986.
DESCRIPTION: PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 9-11/16" x 7-1/4", illustrated by Duda Gabashvili, translated by Venera Urushadze, inscribed by the former Deputy Defense minister of Georgia, Grigol Katamadze as gift, and bears a long inscription signed by him on the free page opposite the title page, bound in a unique gold-tone polished brass metal binding, 5 rhinestones to the front cover, pastedowns and endpapers are made of a silver and white patterned floral treatment.
CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, A FINE COPY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Knight in the Panther’s Skin is an epic poem which was written in the 12th century by the Georgian Poet Shota Rustaveli, who was a Prince at the royal court of Queen Tamar of Georgia. The poem is widely regarded as Georgia’s national epic and is highly praised by literary critics for its language and dramatic effect.
