RARELY SEEN FIRST PRINTING OF "MICKEY MOUSE BOOK" - THE FIRST MICKEY MOUSE BOOK.
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Winning Bid:
$2,076.80
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, March 14, 2019 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 14, 2019 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
This is the first Disney-licensed publication. 9x12" and a complete copy w/16 pages. This book had four printings, this a Bibo & Lang first printing, ©1930. A number of distinct differences separate this first printing from later printings. This front cover has cream-colored border, later printings were green to match the bkg. color. This first printing is w/o the Win Smith Mickey Mouse strips that were added to page 8 and back cover of the second to fourth printings. Another major difference is the Mickey Mouse song pictured on pages 12-14, which contains the lyric censored in later printings "When Little Minnie's Pursued By A Big Bad Villain, We Feel So Bad And We're Glad When You Up And Kill Him." Other small text changes exist between the first and later printings all of which is thoroughly detailed in the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide in the Platinum Age section. This book is typically found w/pages 9/10 removed but this is a complete copy w/these pages intact. Page 9 features "Mickey Mouse Pawns" to be used w/"Mickey Mouse Journey" gameboard that appears on page 7. Book also features a Mickey Mouse story of how he met Walt Disney and got his name. Cover has moderate margin aging and corner foxing. 1" spine splits at top/bottom. Front cover has a few small areas of staining while back cover has moderate scattered soiling. Cover is Good/VG overall. Pages are evenly aged and have 1/8" to .25" tears at bottom center. Page 9 has two .25" tears at this area. Pages are Fine to Fine/VF. First printings are very rare, this being the first such example we have offered in over a decade.
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