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Category Archives: Books
Cinderella Special Edition Collector’s DVD Gift Set
At last it’s time for a last looky-loo at one of Disney’s most successful schemes to get our money: The Cinderella Special Edition Collector’s Gift Set (2005). Yes, it’s everything you had done without for so long but couldn’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Artwork, Books, Characters, Collectibles, Movies, Princesses, Special Edition
Tagged A Dream Come True, Animation, Artwork, Books, Character Portrait Drawings, Characters, Cinderella, Collectibles, Collector's Gift Set, DVD, Lithographs, Movies, Platinum Edition, Princesses, Special Edition
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Aladdin Special Edition Collector’s DVD Gift Set
And we’re back with another item from the wonderful minds of Disney marketing that you just didn’t know you needed until you knew you needed it: the Aladdin Special Edition Collector’s DVD Gift Set (2004). I’ve shared my Lion King … Continue reading
The Lion King Special Edition Collector’s DVD Gift Set
For awhile, Disney was playing a game with movie collectors. First they would release a regular DVD version of the movie. This would have one disc and not many extras. Keep in mind, this was before the days of Blu-ray. … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Artwork, Books, Characters, Collectibles, Movies, Special Edition
Tagged Animation, Artwork, Books, Character Portrait Drawings, Characters, Collectibles, Collector's DVD Gift Set, Companion Book, DVD, Lion King, Lithographs, Movies, Platinum Edition, Special Edition, The Journey
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Places: ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ Promotional Booklet
Old promotional booklets are a wonderful way to see what a place in the world was like ‘back in the day’, as it were. Hawaii has always been an exotic location that many want to visit, me included, but likely … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Attractions, Books, Ephemera, History, Nature, Places, Travel
Tagged Advertising, Aloha from Hawaii, Attractions, Booklet, Books, Ephemera, Hawaii, History, Nature, Places, Promotions, Travel
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Book Review: Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy
Publisher: New American Library Year: 1968 Pages: 176 Type: Softcover ISBN: N/A “For Stan – The onlie begetter.” – Shakespeare (in part) There have been countless comedy teams since the days of Vaudeville brought slapstick humor to the masses. Some teams added members to become … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Humor, Movies, Reviews
Tagged Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Comedy, Dick Van Dyke, Humor, John McCabe, Laurel and Hardy, Movies, Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy, New American Library, Oliver Hardy, Paperbacks, Signet, Slapstick, Stan Laurel, Vaudeville
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Book Review: Great Moments from the films of Walt Disney
Publisher: The Rutledge Press Year: 1981 Pages: 94 Type: Softcover ISBN: 0-8173-3975-4 “Each minute of Disney animation requires 1,440 drawings.” This is a huge publication, which is perfect considering that it is basically a poster book. You could take it apart and frame the beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Artwork, Books, Characters, Movies, Princesses
Tagged Animation, Artwork, Bambi, Book Reviews, Books, Characters, Cinderella, Dumbo, Great Moments from the films of Walt Disney, Liney Li, Made in Hong Kong, Movies, Pinocchio, Posters, Princesses, Production Notes, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, W. H. Smith Publishers, Walt Disney Productions
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FORD TIMES Monthly Souvenir Promotional Booklet
Now we go back in time to July of 1953. The place is Detroit, MI. The mode of conveyance is not a fine FORD automobile, but a souvenir promotional booklet that was published monthly and given away to the best … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Attractions, Books, Ephemera, History, Magazines, Transportation
Tagged 50th Anniversary, Advertising, Al Long, Attractions, Books, Detroit, Downtown Sales, Edward J. Adamczyk, Ephemera, Ford Motor Company, Ford Times, Greenfield Village, Henry Ford, History, Lewis F. Brown, Magazines, Souvenir books, The Henry Ford Museum, Transportation
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Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty 1958 Stamp Book
The Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Stamp Book is actually a combination colouring book and sticker album. But that would have made for a long title on the cover so… Stamp Book it is! I usually won’t buy a colouring book … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Artwork, Books, Characters, Movies, Princesses, Stamps
Tagged Animation, Annie North Bedford, Artwork, Books, Characters, Coloring Books, Eyvind Earle, Frank Armitage, Golden Press, Golden Stamp Books, Julius Svendsen, Movies, Princesses, Sleeping Beauty, Stamp Book, Stamps, Stickers, Walt Disney Productions, Walt Peregoy
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The Legacy Collection Lady and the Tramp CD Set
The Legacy Collection is a wonderful addition to any Disney fans music collection. The Lady and the Tramp CD set contains many extra tracks that will make you fall in love with the film all over again! Released on April … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Artwork, Books, Characters, Movies, Music
Tagged Animation, Artwork, Audio, Books, CDs, Characters, Concept Art, Dave Bossert, Demo, Disney Enterprises Inc., Disney Music Emporium, Holly Foster-Wells, I'm Free as the Breeze, Jim Fanning, Lady and the Tramp, Lost Chords, Movies, Music, Randy Thornton, Russell Schroeder, The Legacy Collection, Walt Disney Records
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