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Extremely Rare Working Copy of "The Art Of Animation".

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Disneyana Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Extremely Rare Working Copy of  The Art Of Animation .
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This item SOLD at 2016 Jun 18 @ 16:51UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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(Walt Disney Productions, 1955) The Art of Animation book was a project that spent many years working its way through the studio, in fact one episode of the Disneyland TV show included Walt with a prop copy of an "Art of Animation book mentioning it as a future project. When released in 1958, it quickly became the quintessential book on animation and still is today. This working copy of the book, dated July, 1955 and compiled by Don Graham, the art instructor at the studio, is the earliest known version of the book. Thinking the book to be too technical, Disney hired author Bob Thomas to help with the book that eventually bore his name. The studio bound 195-page book is the only example we have ever seen. In very good condition with some wear and staining.