The Art of Walt Disney 1973 Huge Book First Edition by Christopher Finch

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Harry Abrams, 1973. FIRST EDITION, first printing Large thick oversized 10½" x 13½" (27cm x 34cm) Folio, white cloth, with die-cut color relief of Mickey Mouse holding a paint brush on front cover. Complete with scarce original illustrated glassine dust jacket, which is torn at bottom right front and top left back - see photos , but titles and illustrations fine. This is the only full account of Disney's career to benefit from free access to the Walt Disney archives. Included are dozens of interviews with past and present Disney employees and hundreds of previously unpublished drawings, paintings, and photographs. Many film stills and documentary photographs enrich the story, and we learn how film-making skills were adapted to aid in the design of the parks, bringing to life unexpected combinations of nostalgia and electronics. “From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom” by Christopher Finch, with a Special Essay by Peter Blake. Profusely illustrated (with 763 illustrations, including 351 color plates). 460 pages.