Condition: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.
Language: English
Published by George Harrap, London, 1963
Seller: Coast to Coast Books, Northport, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Maurice S. Dodd (illustrator). First edition. Rare copy of the author's first book. Publishers card laid in as this was most likely a review or gift copy. Near fine in a very good jacket. There is a rust stain on the page the card was attached to. The clip has been removed and left a ghost. Else a lovely copy of the author's extremely scarce first book. Ende would later publish The Neverending Story. This earlier children's book was based in part on the author's experiences in WW2 Europe.
Seller: Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First US edition, first printing. Near Fine++ lightly bumped hardback in a Near Fine+ price-clipped lightly bumped dust jacket, clean and unmarked. Trace discoloration (tanning) to rear jacket edges. A clean, attractive, collectible grade copy of this very uncommon Ende title.
Published by George G Harrap & Co, 1963
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1963. First English Edition. 224 pages. Illustrated first state jacket (priced 15s net, with translator's name slip pasted to front flap) over green cloth with purple spine lettering. Illustrated in B&W by Maurice S Dodd. Translated by Renata Symonds. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight gutter cracking. Binding is firm. Foxing and tanning more noticeable towards start and end of book and on text block edges. Faint pencil inscriptions to FEP, mostly erased. Mild creasing to last few pages. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Notable sunning to edges and spine ends. Book has a moderate forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with small tears, mild chips, and creasing. Approx 2 inch tear to rear panel. Jacket is a touch rubbed and marked overall; mild foxing too. Slight droplets to front panel and spine. Translator credit slip almost torn in 2 but remains attached.