Description
Van Eaton Galleries, 2024. Paperback, 408 pp.; 28 cm; illustrated in color throughout.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In Very Good condition. Off-white illustrated paper covers, front cover with Mickey and Minnie Mouse holding title sign, rear cover with color photographic collage of vintage Disneyland ticket books. Light bumping and creasing to edges and corners, mild shelf and edge wear, mild scuffing to covers. Small closed tear to paper at head of spine. Binding tight; pages clean and unmarked. Absentee bid form unused. Catalog of the second auction of the Joel Magee Disney collection, held live and online at Van Eaton Galleries, Studio City, on May 4-5, 2024: just under 1,500 lots in two sessions, each illustrated in color with a description, measurements, condition notes and estimate. The first part follows the Disney Studio decade by decade from the 1930s, including licensed Mickey Mouse merchandise, Borgfeldt bisque figures, Snow White production drawings signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, and a Mary Blair concept painting for Alice in Wonderland. The larger second part covers the Disney parks land by land: Imagineering, the New York World's Fair, cast member costumes, the Disneyland Hotel, Magee's collection of Disneyland ticket books, Main Street through Tomorrowland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and Tokyo Disney, with park signs, ride props, models and posters. Welcome by Mike Van Eaton; texts by Ed Squair and Brian Saa. Contents: The Disney Studio, The 1930s; The 1940s; The 1950s; The 1960s; The 1970s; The 1980s and Beyond; The Disney Parks: Imagineering; The New York World's Fair; Disneyland Cast Members; The Disneyland Hotel; Entering the Park, The Joel Magee Ticket Book Collection; Flyers, Guidebooks and Maps; Main Street U.S.A.; The Lilly Belle; The Ralph Hanson Disneyland Bench; Disneyland Anniversaries; Adventureland; Frontierland; New Orleans Square; Fantasyland; Tomorrowland; Toontown; California Adventure; Walt Disney World; Epcot; Disney-MGM Studios; Tokyo Disney and Beyond.