The Neverending Story by Michael Ende [U.S. FIRST EDITION / 1983]

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende U.S. FIRST EDITION / SECOND PRINTING [1983] DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY Missing dust jacket.   Elegant red cloth-bound hardcover with gilded title on spine and imprinted front board.   Gorgeous first edition with decorative end papers, full color red/green text and full page illustrations throughout.   Book is in excellent condition.   One slightly worn corner; otherwise like new.  This epic work of the imagination has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide since it was first published more than a decade ago. Its special story within a story is an irresistible invitation for readers to become part of the book itself. And now this modern classic and bibliophile's dream is available in hardcover again.The story begins with a lonely boy named Bastian and the strange book that draws him into the beautiful but doomed world of Fantastica. Only a human can save this enchanted place by giving its ruler, the Childlike Empress, a new name. But th