RARE "FANTASIA CUT-OUT BOOK" WITH POLITICALLY INCORRECT CHARACTER "SUNFLOWER."
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Winning Bid:
$1,006.25 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
6
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #207 - Part II
Item numbers 1235 through 2949 in auction 207
Value Code:
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Item Description
While this book in and of itself is rare, adding to its value from a collector's standpoint is the fact that it features the character "Sunflower" which was deleted from later prints of the film by Disney. Large format 13x13" Whitman No. 950. ©1940. Complete/unused. Cardstock cover and four interior pages, all w/exceptional punch-outs. Inside front cover text includes "Instructions For Setting Up And Putting Into Action The Panorama Of Mickey's Orchestra And The Ballet Of Comic Dancers." Punch-outs include Ben Ali Gator, Mlle. Upanova, Bacchus And Jacchus, Hyacinth Hippo, Elephant Dancer, Baby Pegasus, Zeus, Melinda The Centaurette, Brutus The Centaur, Mickey As Sorcerer's Apprentice, others. The most interesting punch-out is for "Sunflower" which depicts a young black centaurette eating a slice of watermelon. Starting w/the 1960 theatrical re-release of the film, Sunflower was cut from the movie. In all of the various re-releases on video cassette, laser disc and DVD, she has remained missing. She originally appeared in "The Pastoral Symphony" sequence of the film and was featured in three shots performing menial duties for the white female centaurettes. Cover is Exc. w/bright and clean NM/Mint pages. High grade, as nice as they come. One of the top Disney punch-out books in both design and rarity. The last copy we sold in similar superior condition realized $2,000.
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