Die unendliche Geschichte. [The Neverending Story].

ENDE, Michael.

Item Number: 117615

Stuttgart: K. Thienemanns Verlag, 1979.

First German edition and true first of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Michael Ende on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Roswitha Quadflieg. Rare and desirable.

The Neverending Story was originally published in German as "Die unendliche Geschichte" in 1979 and later translated by Ralph Mainheim. It was later adapted to film in 1984 and directed by Wolfgang Petersen.