Ivanhoe: A Grove Play.

NORRIS, Charles G; Music by Harry I. Wiel; [Walt Disney].

$5,500.00

Item Number: 146500

San Francisco: Bohemian Club, 1936.

First edition of this Grove Play produced and performed by and for Bohemian Club members. Octavo, original orange boards. Signed by Walt Disney opposite the dedication page. Additionally signed and inscribed by nearly 70 individuals. In his book, ‘Walt Disney: An American Original,’ Bob Thomas recounts the story of Walt Disney’s visit to the Bohemian Club in 1936, the year in which his signature appears in this volume — apparently the snoring from the following evening inspired the snoring scene in the Dwarfs’ cottage in Snow White. In very good condition, ownership inscription to the front pastedown, “For Orrville Taylor. Bohemia, Aug 1, 1936 from H[…] P[…],” with a large sketch of the mountainside.

American entrepreneur, animator, and film producer Walt Disney is arguably the most important figure in the history of animation. A national cultural icon, his innovative spirit and vision revolutionized the genre of animated cartoons, making them a major part of mainstream popular entertainment. Founded as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929, Walt Disney Animation Studios has produced 57 feature films. For much of its existence, the studio was recognized as the premier American animation studio; it developed many of the techniques, concepts and principles that became standard practices of traditional animation.