Ende, Michael (1984) ‘Der Spiegel im Spiegel: ein Labyrinth’, German signed and inscribed first edition

Michael Ende (1984) ‘Der Spiegel im Spiegel: ein Labyrinth‘, German first edition,  third printing, published by Weitbrecht in Thienemann Verlag. Signed and beautifully inscribed to the German literature and art scholar Curt Grützmacher: “Für Prof. Dr. Curt Grützmacher | mit herzlichem Gruß | von Labyrinth | zu Labyrinth! | Michael Ende | Genzano di Roma | 31. mai 1984”.

Condition: a fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with the usual fading on the spine.

Der Spiegel im Spiegel is a collection of surreal short stories. Genuinely signed and inscribed Ende books are rare because Ende lived in Rome and avoided the limelight.