New York: Doubleday, (1983). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 396 pp. Original full cardinal red cloth-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($15.95) dust-jacket. Mild edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Small tears to bottom jacket edges, tape repaired to verso. Significant vertical creasing to jacket on panels, spine and flaps. Protected in archival mylar. This issue is printed in green and red text, representing the Fantastica and human worlds. Book is moderately tight, square and firm. Light forward lean. Page edges mildly toned with pages commensurate with use. Boards mildly handled. Interior clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“The Neverending Story was first published under the title Die unendliche Geschichte in 1979 by West German publisher Thienemann Verlag. It was number one on West Germany’s highly respected Der Spiegel bestseller list for 113 weeks, and remained on the list for 332 weeks. The original edition was printed using red and green text: red writing to represent the story lines which take place in the human world, and green writing to represent the events taking place in Fantastica.”