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Pinocchio story original script registration#
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These rough pencil sketches, and thousands more like them, serve collectively as a plan or master pattern for the completed picture. It is derived from the well-known children's classic by Collodi and is presented here in the form of a written continuity, character model sheets and story sketches. The forward of the book states: "This book records the development of characters and basic story of Walt Disney's second feature-length animated motion picture, 'PINOCCHIO.' The story depicts the adventures of little wooden marionette who comes to life. B." is rumored to mean "old red-headed bastard." Lessing was hired by Disney in 1929 and stayed with the studio for 35 years, retiring in 1964. Gunther Lessing was Disney's chief legal counsel and vice president of Walt Disney Productions. 46 pages 41 numbered and 6 without numbers. The book is in overall excellent condition. The page stating that this is #25 of 100 books has two staples in place and two staple holes. Very minor stray marks on front cover the top of the first few pages has come loose at the spiral binding (affecting only five or fewer rungs of the 18 spiral rungs the pages remain firmly in place). The book itself is a large 12" x 10" (with cover closed). HIMSELF / WALT DISNEY / MAY 1939." Walt Disney's signature is a giant 5" long. This book, one of only 100 ever made, is boldly signed and inscribed at the top of the title page: "TO GUNTHER LESSING / OLD R. In 1939 Walt Disney produced 100 hard cover "Pinocchio" production books which included the early story script, storyboard sketches, and other behind-the-scenes and conceptual materials and presented these books to V.I.P.s. Extremely Rare Pinocchio Story Script Signed & Inscribed by Walt Disney.
