{"product_id":"the-neverending-story-signed-michael-ende-illustrated-marie-alice-harel-limited-edition-2022-2","title":"The Neverending Story (Signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Ende, The Neverending Story\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society, 2022. First printing thus, signed and hand-numbered by award-winning artist and illustrator Marie-Alice Harel as part of a total limitation of 75 copies. Scarce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Ralph Manheim, illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel. 252 × 192 × 39 mm. Pp. [1–2] [i–iv] v–vii [viii], [1–2] 3–415 [416–422]: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. 39, 70, 126, [174], 254, 302, 382, and between pp. 206–207). Type: Poppl-Pontifex with Duc De Berry for display. Printed in blue and brown by Memminger MedienCentrum. Bound by Josef Spinner in full orange-brown artificial silk blocked in silver, metallic blue and black with design by Harel. Printed edges; printed endleaves. Printed slip case. In addition to the plates, endleaves, binding and slip case, Harel has provided a title-page spread, decorative initials for each chapter opening and further drawings in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a near-fine copy with only slightest dustiness to covers. In like slipcase with minor shelf-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Neverending Story was the overwhelming winner in Folio Society's Readers' Choice survey and subsequently published as a spectacular collector’s edition, with only 75 copies signed by award-winning artist Marie-Alice Harel to mark Folio’s 75th anniversary. From the beautiful illustrations 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen ten-year-old Bastian is inexplicably drawn to a mysterious old book, he is transported through its pages to a world beyond his wildest imagination; an enchanted kingdom populated by dragons, unicorns, giants and sprites. A loner who is tormented by bullies, Bastian becomes the unlikely hero of the story when he joins forces with young warrior Atreyu to save Fantastica from the dark power, The Nothing, and find a cure for its dying Empress. Drawing on a hitherto hidden strength, he must cross the Swamps of Sadness and the Silver Mountains to reach the infamous Ivory Tower; only then can he conclude his quest and return home. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003366195539,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/SIGNED-The-Neverending-Story-MICHAEL-ENDE-Illust-MARIE-ALICE-HAREL-Folio-Society_4.webp?v=1789924133","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-neverending-story-signed-michael-ende-illustrated-marie-alice-harel-limited-edition-2022-2","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}