Rare 1972 Soviet Book: Old Georgian Infinitive Syntax – D. Chkhubianishvili | Tsar to Soviet Books

Rare 1972 Soviet Linguistics Monograph: "On the Infinitive in Old Georgian" by D. Chkhubianishvili

For academic research facilities, Caucasian linguists, and collectors of rare Kartvelological imprints, this 1972 original Soviet hardcover monograph is an indispensable primary source. Published in Tbilisi by Metsniereba (გამომცემლობა „მეცნიერება“ / Издательство «Мецниереба») under the authority of the Institute of Linguistics of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences, On the Problem of the Infinitive in Old Georgian (ინფინიტივის საკითხისათვის ძველ ქართულში / К вопросу об инфинитиве в древнегрузинском языке) was authored by linguist Daredjan Zakharievna Chkhubianishvili.

Printed in an extremely restricted institutional run of only 600 copies, clean surviving copies outside university archives are scarce.

Kartvelian Philology & Old Georgian Verbal Syntax

Edited by eminent Georgian linguists V. Topuria and V. Panchvidze, Chkhubianishvili’s monograph investigates the boundary between verbal nouns (masdari) and true infinitival constructions in classical Kartvelian syntax:

• Morphosyntactic Classification: Analyzes how Old Georgian expressed infinitival concepts through case-inflected verbal nouns and specific dependent clause models.

• Historical Manuscript Evidence: Draws on early medieval biblical translations, hagiographic literature, and historical charters from the 5th through 18th centuries.

• Dialectal Continuity: Tracks infinitival remnants and developments across modern Kartvelian dialects (Megrelian, Laz, Svan, and regional Georgian dialects).

• Bilingual Summary: Features a comprehensive Russian-language analytical summary (К вопросу об инфинитиве в древнегрузинском языке).

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: ინფინიტივის საკითხისათვის ძველ ქართულში / К вопросу об инфинитиве в древнегрузинском языке

• Author: Daredjan Zakharievna Chkhubianishvili (დ. ჩხუბიანიშვილი / Д. З. Чхубианишвили)

• Editors: V. Topuria (ვ. თოფურია) & V. Panchvidze (ვ. ფანჩვიძე)

• Publisher: "Metsniereba" Publishing House (Издательство «Мецниереба», Тбилиси)

• Publication Date: 1972 (Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)

• Language: Georgian with Russian synthesis

• Binding: Original publisher's light-green cloth hardcover, gold leaf typography

• Print Run / Circulation: 600 copies (Тираж 600)

• Classification: Kartvelian Linguistics / Old Georgian Philology / Caucasian Languages

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: The green cloth cover is rigid, flat, and clean. Gold foil stamping on front board remains clear and fully legible. Corners display negligible handling wear.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Paper Quality: Interior leaves are clean and unmarked, showing light age-appropriate paper toning and faint foxing on flyleaves. Free from marginal notes, underlining, or institutional library markings.