WALT DISNEY FILM ARCHIVES: The Animated Movies 1921-1967

Nifty, compact three paperback box set in slipcase of the massive £80 original book of images and essays by eminent Disney experts. Each of the animated features that were made during Walt's lifetime including Pinnochio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp and The 101 Dalmatians appear. Arranged chronologically, the first paperback covers the years 1921 to 1941 and is sub-titled 'From Laugh-o-Grams to the Reluctant Dragon' and including Silly Symphonies, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and Fantasia. The second paperback covers the years 1941 to 1950 and the chapter numbers continue from chapter 10 Dumbo, Bambi, Song of the South, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad, Fun and Fancy Free, Melody Time and Cinderella. The final and third volume covers the years1951 to 1967 beginning with Alice in Wonderland with an essay by Brian Sibley, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, The Jungle Book, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians and The Sword in the Stone. Masterful cell set ups provide highly detailed illustrations of famous film scenes, while rare pictures taken by Disney photographers and excerpts from story conferences bring a privileged insider's view. Volumes one and two have 168 pages and the final volume 188 pages packed with colour and archive images. Special edition, three volumes in slipcase, Taschen.