1931 Mickey Mouse Story Book First Edition Walt Disney David McKay - Very Rare Hardcover
1931 Mickey Mouse Story Book First Edition Walt Disney David McKay - Very Rare Hardcover
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1931 Mickey Mouse Story Book First Edition Walt Disney David McKay - Very Rare Hardcover in Very Good 3 condition, see photos. Step into the dawn of animation history with this genuine 1931 first edition of the Mickey Mouse Story Book, published in Philadelphia by the David McKay Company and authored/illustrated by the staff of Walt Disney Studios. Released during the Great Depression and just three years after Mickey’s cinematic debut in Steamboat Willie, this landmark Platinum Age piece features classic early "pie-eye" Mickey reading to his nephews alongside Pluto and the iconic hanging oil lamp cover art. The dedication page opens with Walt Disney's heartfelt message to "All the little friends of Mickey Mouse throughout the world," accompanied by early character silhouettes and vintage comic vignettes. A foundational cornerstone for serious Disneyana, antique children's book, or pre-code pop culture collectors, complete original copies from this formative period remain fiercely sought-after historical artifacts.