Walt Disney: The Art of Animation. The Story of the Disney Studio Contribution to a New Art. - Inscribed by Walt Disney

New York: Simon and Schuster. 1958. First Edition. Large quarto (10 15/16 x 8 inches; 278 x 203 mm.). [5-7], 8-181, [182-188]. Publisher's quarter light gray cloth over buff boards, front cover pictorially decorated and lettered in black and white, spine lettered in black and red. Profusely illustrated from photographs and animation stills. Boldly signed and inscribed in black ink by Walt Disney on verso of front free endpaper.

Edge wear a some short tears to jacket, lamination separating from paper (as typical); board edges slightly browned; else a near fine copy in a very good jacket.

When Walt Disney was producing the animated feature film Sleeping Beauty, he realized that a great way to publicize the “high art” approach of the film, would be to create an exhibit showing the history and development of animation. He used elements from the film itself to explain the actual animation process and the traveling exhibit was entitled “The Art of Animation: A Walt Disney Retrospective.” To support the original touring exhibit as well as Sleeping Beauty, Walt had writer Bob Thomas put together a book entitled The Art of Animation. (12502)

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