Description
First edition, first printing of The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, translated from the German by Ralph Manheim.
Octavo, 396pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine, title stamped in blind on front cover. Printed marbled endpapers. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page. Solid text block, fine condition. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $15.95 retail price on front flap, small chips to corners, lightly sunned spine, near fine condition.
The first edition of The Neverending Story, titled Die unendliche Geschichte, was published by Thienemann Verlag in West Germany in 1979.