The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, First Edition (29 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Unicorns, dragons, sprites, will-o'-the-wisps- the inhabitants of an enchanted world. And into this world - through the pages of an old book - ventures Bastian, a lonely boy of ten or twelve. But Fantastica is slowly decaying, its Childlike Empress dying. Only a real human being can set things right by giving the Empress a new name. Bastian takes up the challenge, and finds himself crossing the Swamps of Sadness and the Silver Mountains, meeting sorcerers and giants, bats and night-hobs, gnomes and racing snails, as he journeys bravely toward the Ivory Tower, Bastian's quest is filled with all the wonders of myth and fairy tale. It is a fantasy adventure that will capture your heart - and recapture the magical dreams of childhood. Small and insignificant Bastian Balthazar Bux is nobody's idea of a hero, least of all his own. Through the pages of an old book he discovers a mysterious world of enchantment - but a world that is falling into decay. The great task of making things well again falls on Bastian. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. CLEAN very good- FIRST EDITION hardcover with good price clipped dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Roswitha Quadflieg Illustrations, Cover Art By Richard Mantel (illustrator). First Edition. -----------( 1st Printing of the First edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, book is slightly twisted, in an attractive Good to Very Good price clipped dustjacket with some small chips and flakes, some closed tears, a bit of sunning to the spine, old (Canadian) price sticker on front flap, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, a nice copy, ---tis uses the same dual coloured type format which uses red and green text: red type to represent the story lines which take place in the human world, and green writing to represent the events taking place in Fantastica. The illustrations by Roswitha Quadflieg that begin each chapter are drawn in both colors to illustrate how the two worlds intertwine, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED --- GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )--- Size: 5.75w x 8.25h Inches. Not Signed. Price Clipped Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 1983 Allen Lane hardcover first English edition. UK William Clowes printing, larger in size and differing in some points from the US printing. Light reading wear, a little fading to spine else very good condition.

Fine Binding. Condition: New. Harel, Marie-Alice (illustrator). First Edition Thus. A new copy as received directly from The Folio Society, sealed in their protective wrapping. First Folio edition, later printing. The overwhelming winner in The Folio Society's Readers' Choice survey, 'The Neverending Story' was published as a spectacular collector's edition to mark Folio's 75th anniversary in 2022. From the beautiful illustrations by award-winning artist Marie-Alice Harel to the decorative chapter openers and opulent art silk binding, this edition is a must-have for anyone who was captivated by this extraordinary book in childhood and remains under its spell today. To create this special collector's edition, Folio have faithfully followed Michael Ende's own description of the book when Bastian first holds it. Printed in two colours throughout, there are more than 30 integrated illustrations and decorative chapter openers, as well as printed page-edges and an art silk binding with a striking design of interlocking snakes. The only deviation from Ende's description is the addition of eight gorgeous colour illustrations and endpapers by an artist with a flair for the fantastical. So, although we are told that in Bastian's book: 'there seemed to be no pictures', this beautiful Folio edition will be all the more coveted for Marie-Alice Harel's artwork. Bound in copper-coloured art silk, blocked with a design by the artist. Set in Poppl-Pontifex with Duc De Berry display. 432 pages. Text printed in 2 colours throughout. Decorated title-page, 33 integrated illustrations and 26 decorative drop caps. 8 full-page colour illustrations including a double-page spread. Metallic printed endpapers. Printed page-edges. Printed and pearl blocked slipcase. 10'' x 7½''. The ultimate Folio 75th anniversary edition. Printed and bound in Germany. In mint condition as received directly from The Folio Society. Additional photos available on request or these may be viewed on my eBay listing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers will be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and fully insured.

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Quadflieg, Roswitha (illustrator). First UK Edition. First English edition of the iconic German fantasy novel. First Printing [Allen Lane, London, 1983]; [4], 396 pages; red cloth, an excellent copy; in the very good dustjacket, chipped along edges with  2cm loss at head of spine most significant. Allen Lane (UK) publishers but printed in USA as stated on colophon & jacket. Red & green text throughout. Originally published in German in 1979. Illustrated by Roswitha Quadflieg. Translated by Ralph Manheim. ISBN: 0-7139-1509-9 / 0713915099.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Doubleday. Garden City. New York. 1983. 396 pages. Stated First Edition; first printing. Original DJ with $15.95 price intact on DJ flap. Book is tight and clean; minimal soiling to red cloth panels. Illustrated endpapers. Text includes both red and black ink as issued per manufacturer. DJ is an absolute beauty; a luxury more rare than the book itself. Fine/Fine.

Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. A translation of DIE UNENDLICHE GESCHICHTE (1979). "In an interesting commentary on the act of reading fantasy and on the nature of story itself, a boy named Bastian becomes so involved in reading of the amazing adventures of Atreyu in a book, also called THE NEVERENDING STORY, that he becomes part of the story himself, managing to save the fantasy land of the story in the process. The book's use of mythic materials and fantasy tropes is far more sophisticated than one might expect from a children's book, and the common theme of experience and maturity is also treated well. As might be expected from a novel celebrating the joys of reading, the book is considerably better than the 1984 movie version." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-115. A fine copy in fine dust jacket (no printed price on front flap; but not price-clipped) with just a touch of wear at spine ends. A very nice copy. (#159046).

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Pc/DJ, Gift Inscription, Used.

First edition. Hardcover. Top and fore edges slightly foxed, otherwise fine in fine price-clipped dustjacket. Translated by Ralph Manheim, illustrated by Roswitha Quadflieg. A handsome production, well-bound and printed from the American sheets, using two colour inks throughout the text.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Marie-Alice harel (illustrator). First Folio Edition. Apricot silky cloth decorated and lettered in silver black and blue. Decorated edges and endpapers. Housed in decorated black cardboard slipcase. The famous book now available in spectacular new edition Translated by Ralph Mannheim from German. Fine copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Fine unopened copy in publishers cloth in decorated Slipcase.1st edition, 1st issue of stunning edition celebrating Folio Society's 75th Anniversary.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First edition, first printing of The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. (illustrator). First American Edition, First Printing. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition, first printing of Ende's bestselling fantasy novel, basis for the iconic 1984 film of the same name and two sequels. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim and with full page illustrations by Roswitha Quadflieg. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1983. Publisher's original red cloth boards, boards decorated in blind, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers; pp. (iv), 396. A near fine or better copy in a near fine or better, unclipped dust jacket, both with just the slightest trace of shelfwear. A very nice copy, protected in archival mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition, first printing. With Ralph Manheim's translation from the original German. A fine, unread copy. A very faint smudge to the fore-edge of the outer text block, but the contents flawless. In an all but fine, unclipped dust jacket, just with very minimal edge wear. An exceptional example overall. One of the most beloved books-about-books, a fantastical story about the path to self discovery. The basis of the film adaptation released the following year.

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

A first edition, first printing published by Allen Lane in 1983. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper with some light nicks to the head and tail of the spine. Becoming scarce.