Lot 307 The Story of Walt Disney signed by Walt Disney and many animators
(Diane Disney Miller, The Story of Walt Disney, 1956, First Edition, New York, Henry Holt and Company) Signed by Walt Disney on the half title, “Best wishes, Walt Disney.” It is also signed on the front and rear endpapers and flyleaves in ink and felt tip by 38 members of Disney’s staff. Included is a who’s who of the great Disney artists, animators and directors. Four of the “Nine Old Men,” Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnson, Marc Davis and Ward Kimball, as well as Ken Anderson (art director for Snow White), Claude Coats, Grim Natwick, Eyvind Earle, Bob Jones, Carl Barks, Ray Bradbury (designer of several Disney projects for the 1964 World’s Fair), Bill Justice, Harry Tytle, Virginia Davis, and many more. The book, by Disney’s daughter, was the only full-length biography of Walt published during his lifetime. This is the only copy we have ever seen that was signed by any animators at all, much less 38 of them! A true rarity and an enduring record of the giants of the animation genre.
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