{"product_id":"rare-1980-soviet-georgian-book-toponymy-of-ertso-tianeti-guram-bedoshvili-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1980 Soviet Georgian Book: Toponymy of Ertso-Tianeti – Guram Bedoshvili | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"36\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"36\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRare 1980 Soviet Caucasian Monograph: \"Toponymy of Ertso-Tianeti\" by Guram Bedoshvili\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"37\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"37\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"38\"\u003eFor academic research facilities, linguists, and dedicated collectors of Caucasica, this \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"89\"\u003e1980 original Soviet hardcover\u003c\/b\u003e provides rare, specialized source material on the onomastics of Eastern Georgia. Published by the Institute of Linguistics at the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"291\"\u003eსაქართველოს სსრ მეცნიერებათა აკადემია \/ ენათმეცნიერების ინსტიტუტი\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"359\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"359\"\u003eToponymy of Ertso-Tianeti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"386\"\u003eერწო-თიანეთის ტოპონიმიკა\u003c\/i\u003e) is an elite dialectal analysis compiled by noted philologist Guram Bedoshvili.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"39\"\u003eGiven its highly targeted academic audience, this title received a small institutional distribution run of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003eonly 2,000 copies\u003c\/b\u003e, making surviving clean examples highly prized on the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"40\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLinguistic \u0026amp; Historical Mapping of the Caucasus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003eBedoshvili's research systematically unpacks the geographic terminology and micro-toponyms unique to the alpine valleys of Ertso-Tianeti. Key highlights of the monograph include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"42\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"42,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"42,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Etymologies:\u003c\/b\u003e Comparative analysis tracking place names back to early Georgian records, chronicles, and the classic geography texts of Vakhushti Bagrationi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"42,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"42,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eToponymic Glossary:\u003c\/b\u003e Features an integrated reference index listing approximately 2,000 micro-names, helping researchers parse systemic phonetic variations across mountain dialects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"42,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"42,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDual-Language Accessibility:\u003c\/b\u003e Written with main analyses and glossary tables in Georgian, supplemented by a comprehensive structural summary in Russian (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"42,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"152\"\u003e\"Топонимия Эрцо-Тианети: Резюме\"\u003c\/i\u003e) for broader regional utility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"43\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"44\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guram Vasilievich Bedoshvili (ბედოშვილი გურამ \/ Бедошвили Г. В.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEditor-in-Chief:\u003c\/b\u003e Professor A. Kiziria (პროფ. ა. კიზირია)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Metsniereba\" Publishing House (გამომცემლობა „მეცნიერება“)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1980 (Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgian (Main body) \u0026amp; Russian (Detailed analytical summary)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's blue-grey grain-textured cloth boards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 2,000 copies (Soviet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eТираж\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Caucasian Languages \/ Dialectology \/ Historical Toponymy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"45\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report \u0026amp; Preservation Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"46\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExterior:\u003c\/b\u003e Rigid, square boards with minimal shelf or handling wear. The corners and spine extremities are exceptionally well-preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInterior Structural Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Binding remains firm with pristine hinges. The book holds its original shape perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Clean text block throughout. Pages show premium preservation with a very minimal, faint patina. 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