Animation & Film

 
Karen Paik, Paik, Karen, Very Good+ with Fine obi band (corners and top of the spine lightly bumped, interior Fine), San Francisco, Chronicle, 2007, 1st, 9780811850124, 0811850129, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 320 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth with onlaid plates

Out of print. From the publisher: In 1986, gifted animator John Lasseter, technology guru Ed Catmull, and visionary Steve Jobs founded Pixar...

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Randy Palmer, Paul Blaisdell, Palmer, Randy, Blaisdell, Paul, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, McFarland and Company, Jefferson, NC, 1997, 0786402709, 9.25 inches, 6.25 inches, 298 pages, 56 black & white photographs, Hardcover, cloth, English

"Of keen interest to anyone who enjoys the heyday of teenaged drive-in theater monster movies"--Midnight Marquee "affectionate and informative…...

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Frank Parisi, Gary Scheppke, Parisi, Gary Scheppke, Frank, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2009, 1st, 9780811868891, 9.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 272 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the Publisher: The imaginations and passions of a whole new generation of Star Wars fans have been ignited by The Clone Wars, the new animated TV...

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Frank Parisi, Gary Scheppke, Parisi, Gary Scheppke, Frank, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelfwear), San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2009, 1st, 9780811868891, 9.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 272 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the Publisher: The imaginations and passions of a whole new generation of Star Wars fans have been ignited by The Clone Wars, the new animated TV...

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Sanjay Patel, Emily Haynes, Sanjay Patel, Patel, Emily Haynes, Sanjay, Patel, Sanjay, Very Fine, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2015, 9781452145563, 9.5 inches, 10 inches, 40 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: The bold, bright colors of India leap right off the page in this fresh and funny picture book adaptation of how Ganesha came to write...

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Matt Peters, Bill Presing, Peters, Matt, Presing, Bill, Inscribed by the artis, Near Fine (light wear to the covers and edges, interior Fine, flat, tight, clean), New York, Monkeysuit Press, 2004, 1st, 0967328918, 10.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 132 pages, black & white, Softcover, French wraps, English

Bill Presing and Matt Peter's action-packed 85-page graphic novel. A pastiche of movie serials with a square jawed hero, his plucky Girl Friday, and an uber...

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Matt Peters, Bill Presing, Peters, Matt, Presing, Bill, 2 Very Fine DVDs in Very Good+ DVD case (dent to the edge and corners of the paper case), New York, WooHoo Pictures, 2004, English

Alex Woo's multi-award winning animated short (including the Director's Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award and top gold prize in the Student Academy...

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Matt Peters, Bill Presing, Peters, Matt, Presing, Bill, This copy has an original ink drawing by Bill Presing of Rex Steele on a 5 x 7 sheet, 2 Very Fine DVDs in Near Fine DVD case, New York, WooHoo Pictures, 2004, English

This copy has an original ink drawing by Bill Presing of Rex Steele on a 5 x 7 sheet . Alex Woo's multi-award winning animated short (including the...

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Monique Peterson, Peterson, Monique, Very Good+ (light bend at the upper front corner, mild cover wear and shelfwear, interior sound), New York, Welcome Enterprises, 2004, 1st, 0786854081, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 128 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, English

Out of print. Maggie the Cow gives a behind-the-scenes look into the making of Home on the Range. The only book on the making of this Disney animated...

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Todd James Pierce, Ward Kimball, Pierce, Todd James, Kimball, Ward, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Jackson, University Press of Mississippi, 2019, 1st, 9781496820969, 9.25 inches, 6.7 inches, 312 pages, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

Besides Walt Disney, no one seemed more key to the development of animation at the Disney Studios than Ward Kimball (1914-2002). Kimball was Disney's friend...


Adam Pirani, Pirani, Adam, Near Fine (light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Titan Books, London, 1989, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 168 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with 8 pages in color, Softcover, wraps, English

Out of print. From the publisher: The comprehensive reference guide to every television series created by the master of Supermarionation, Gerry...

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Super 8: An Illustrated History
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Danny Plotnick, Plotnick, Danny, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Los Angeles, Rare Bird Books, 2020, 1st, 9781644280324, 10.25 inches, 10.25 inches, 240 pages, color and black & white photographs, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Super 8: An Illustrated History is a coffee table art book showcasing the history of Super 8 filmmaking. In addition to featuring...

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The Art of DuckTales
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Ken Plume, Plume, Ken, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Milwaukie, Dark Horse, 2022, 1st, 9781506723648, 12.3 inches, 9.3 inches, 200 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Scrooge McDuck and nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie are back in the 2017 remake of the classic series from Disney Television Animation, DuckTales! Now,...

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Bill Plympton, David B. Levy, Bill Plympton, Plympton, David B. Levy, Bill, Plympton, Bill, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Universe, New York, 2011, 1st, 11 inches, 9.75 inches, 264 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: The life and art of "the King of Indie Animation." The only modern animator to personally hand-draw every frame in...

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Bill Plympton, David B. Levy, Bill Plympton, Plympton, David B. Levy, Bill, Plympton, Bill, Signed by the artist on the dustjacket, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (spine ends lightly bumped, otherwise new and unread), Universe, New York, 2011, 1st, 11 inches, 9.75 inches, 264 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Signed by the artist on the front of the dustjacket. Out of print. From the publisher: The life and art of "the King of Indie Animation." The only...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Very Good+ in Near Fine dustjacket (lower corners bumped with boards peeking otherwise Fine, very tight, very sound), San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 2nd, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (previous owner's name on the front free endpaper otherwise Fine, 3/8-inch tear to the back cover of the dustjacket otherwise very clean and bright), San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 2nd, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. This copy belonged to a veteran animation background painter with forty years' worth of credits and he wrote his name on the front...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very light wear to the dustjacket edges), San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 1st, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 1st, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation...

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Alexandre Poncet, Gilles Penso, Phil Tippett, Poncet, Gilles Penso, Alexandre, Tippett, Phil, A bookplate signed by Phil Tippett is tipped into the the front of the book, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, Raleigh, NC, Cameron Books, 2022, 1st, 9781951836559, 13.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 528 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Phil Tippett has very kindly signed bookplates for us. The bookplate is tipped into the front of the book. From the publisher: A spectacular and...

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Alexis Prevost, Claude Gaillard, Prevost, Claude Gaillard, Alexis, Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap, Huginn & Muninn, Paris, 2018, 9782364806696, 8.3 inches, 6 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, French

Return to the days of Schwartzenegger, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, and others "in the Green Hell of Rambosploitation!" This book surveys the '80s...

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Michael H. Price, NF with Fine CD in open sleeve, Price, Michael H., Midnight Marquee Press, 2006, 1st, color wraps

From the back cover: "Mantan Moreland would become Louisiana's richest gift to the funnyman traditions of Old Hollywood. He would happily wield his charm and...

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The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
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Ken A. Priebe, Priebe, Ken A., Very Fine, Boston, Course Technology PTR, 2006, 1st, 978-1598632446, 7.5 inches, 9 inches, 344 pages, 100s of color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the back cover: Through the magic of stop-motion animation, inanimate objects seem to spring to life. With true artistic passion and finesse, a...

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Dennis L. Prince, Prince, Dennis L., Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, London, Titan Books, 2019, 1st, 9781789091014, 10.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 198 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, boards, English

How many books are there about production designers? Here's a swell one. From the publisher: Joe Alves: Designing JAWS provides the production...