Animation & Film

 
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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Linda Sunshine, Sunshine, Linda, Spine sunfaded otherwise Very Fine in Very Good+slipcase (mild wear, sunfaded edge, and small nick to the slipcase), San Rafael, Insight Editions, 2006, 1st, 1933784040, 10.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 180 pages, over 500 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards with slipcase, English

An incredible art of book absolutely filled with artwork and details into the making of a modern CG animated film. Plenty of art by production designer...

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Giger's Alien
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H. R. Giger, Giger, H. R., Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), Morpheus International, Beverly Hills, 1989, Later, 12 inches, 12 inches, 76 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Originally published in 1979, this book documents Giger's work on the Ridley Scott film. Includes Giger's paintings that inspired the alien; Giger's designs...

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Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton, Ray Harryhausen, Harryhausen & Tony Dalton, Ray, Harryhausen, Ray, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Watson-Guptill, New York, 2008, 1st, 11.6 inches, 10 inches, 240 pages, over 1000 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the back cover: Completes the trilogy that began with Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life and continued with The Art of Ray...

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Jamie Hewlett, Hewlett, Jamie, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (small bump to the lower rear corner, mild wear to the spine ends, covers very sound, interior Fine), Cologne, Taschen, 2017, 1st, 978-3-8365-6093-1, 12.5 inches, 9.8 inches, 424 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is a nice copy of the first printing--with the original multi-character cover--that quickly sold out. The second printing replaced the original...

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Limited to 1000 copies, signed by 3 artists, Near Fine (very slight wear to the two lower corners), 2008, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 144 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

The first full-color comics anthology from the story artists at Disney Feature Animation. It sold out quickly and is now out-of-print. This copy is...

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The Fountain
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Darren Aronofsky, Kent Williams, Aronofsky, Darren, Williams, Kent, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Vertigo, New York, 2005, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 176 pages, color, hardcover, boards, English

A first printing still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Out of print in hardcover. From the publisher: Darren Aronofsky proved himself a film maker to...

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The Art of Toy Story 3
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Charles Solomon, Solomon, Charles, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light edge wear to dustjacket, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2010, 3rd, 9.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 176 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

Strangely out of print. Over 250 pieces of concept art from Toy Story 3: storyboards, color keys, reference photos and much more!

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The Art of the Incredibles
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Mark Cotta Vaz, Vaz, Mark Cotta, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to dustjacket), San Francisco, Chronicle, 2004, 1st, 978-0811844338, 9.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 160 pages, over 400 color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. Pre-production artwork & design from the Pixar film. Art by Lou Romano, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Kent Melton, Glenn Kim, Ricardo...

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Mark Cotta Vaz, Vaz, Mark Cotta, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelfwear), Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2003, 1st, 9.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 160 pages, over 400 color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. Pre-production art & storyboards from the Pixar film. Art by Ralph Eggleston, Simon Varela, Peter De Seve, & others. Storyboards by...

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Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (small light bump to the two upper corners, very light wear to dustjacket), San Francisco, Chronicle, 2001, 1st, 9780811833882, 9.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 144 pages, over 400 color illustrations, hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. Pre-production artwork & design from the Pixar film. Concept art by Ricky Nierva, Harley Jessup, Lou Romano, Geefwee Boedoe, Carter...

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Signed by the artist, Fine, Chris Sanders, Sanders, Chris, 2011, 1st, 8.5 inches, 5.5 inches, 48 pages, color and black & white, softcover, wraps

Chris' out-of-print 2011 sketchbook has lots of girls, as well as imaginary creatures, mermaids, and animals. Rough pencils, finished ink drawings,...

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Inscribed by the artist with a drawing, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Enrico Casarosa, Casarosa, Enrico, Atelier Fio, 2008, 1st, 0981845509, 8.5 inches, 6.5 inches, 144 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Enrico's description: "To Carol / Best Wishes / Enrico Casarosa" with his headsketch below his signature "The Venice Chronicles - a travelogue in pencil,...

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Charles Solomon, Solomon, Charles, Two vertical folds to the front free endpapers otherwise Fine in Fine dustjacket, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2010, 1st, 9.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 176 pages, over 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, boards, English

A sharp copy of the strangely out of print Toy Story 3 artbook. An extended introduction covers the story and visual development of all three Toy Story...

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Limited to 1000 copies. This copy is signed by four contributor, Near Fine (very slight wear to the corners, very flat, tight, clean), 2008, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 144 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

The first full-color comics anthology from the story artists at Disney Feature Animation. Limited to 1000 copies, debuted at SDCC 2008, it sold out quickly...

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Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Miller-Zarneke, Tracey, Fine in a Near Fine slipcase (light rubbing along slipcase seams), San Rafael, Insight Editions, 2009, 1st, 9781933784892, 10 inches, 11 inches, 156 pages, over 300 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The previous owner--a familiar artist on the west coast convention circuit--has written her name written in the corner of the front endpaper. From the...

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Noela Hueso, Nicolas Cage, Hueso, Nicolas Cage, Noela, Fine in Fine dustjacket, London, Titan Books, 2013, 1st, 9781781164112, 10.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 176 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The Croods takes us back to the beginning, to a previously undiscovered era known as the Croodaceous period, a time when Mother...

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Limited to 500 copies, Near Fine (very light wear to foreedge of the covers otherwise Very Fine), Nucleus, Alhambra, 2018, 1st, 8.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 142 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

A limited edition of 500 copies produced for Google and an exhibition in Los Angeles, this is the first art book devoted to Google Spotlight Stories,...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Tokyo, Kodansha, 2022, 1st, 9784065286975, 9.5 inches, 6.75 inches, 650 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

The first of three volumes collecting layouts and key animation drawings (and cel set-ups) for Otomo's seminal animated feature film Akira. Text in...

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The Art of WALL-E
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Tim Hauser, Hauser, Tim, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (light bump/dent to the top edge of board, corners and spine ends sharp, small tears and rubbing to dustjacket edges), Chronicle, San Francisco, 2008, 2nd, 9.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 160 pages, color, hardcover, boards, English

This was a Dreamworks character designer's copy, referenced often, and the text block sags, however the sewn binding is sound and holds all the pages...

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Hyung-tae Kim, Kim, Hyung-tae, Near Fine (light wear, very clean, bright, tight), Korea, 2004, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 116 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards

This is the rare & out-of-print Korean art book "Oxide 2 Carta Numinous" by Kim Hyung-Tae. The art in this book is all for the video game Magna Carta...

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What is Torch Tiger?
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Limited to 1300 copies, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket (sharp clean, tight, bright), 2009, 1st, 9780615295978, 0615295975, 9 inches, 6 inches, 216 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English

The second full-color comics anthology self-published by Walt Disney Animation Studio's Story Artists and Directors. It sold out quickly and is now...

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Lou Scheimer, Andy Mangels, Scheimer, Andy Mangels, Lou, With a bookplate signed by the author Andy Mangels and the co-founder of Filmation Studios Lou Scheimer, Very Fine, Raleigh, NC, TwoMorrows Publishing, 2015, 1st, 978-1-60549-044-1, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 288 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

A pristine first printing of the only book devoted to Filmation Studios, with a "Comic-Con 2013 Signed Plate" signed by the co-founder of Filmation Studios...

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Koji Morimoto, Morimoto, Koji, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Naomichi Doi, Tokyo, 2004, 2nd 2009, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 264 pages, color, softcover, wraps

A phonebook-sized collection of artwork by Japanese animator, designer & director Koji Morimoto. Concludes with a Curriculum Vitae and a conversation...

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