Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Photo Book - Autographed, 1st Edition
This is a brand new, mint condition photo book commemorating Disneyland's 50th anniversary. It is entitled, Homecoming, Destination Disneyland. This is the collector's edition and is a first edition of 1000 total. It is 179 pages long and primarily in black and white. The author is Carlene Thie, the granddaughter of veteran photographer for the Orange County Register newspaper, Mell Kilpatrick, who took a lot of photos of Disneyland in its early days for the newspaper as well as for Disney.
The book has been autographed by six individuals. They are: 1. Carlene Thie- The author 2. Keith Murdoch- Former Anaheim city manager who helped Walt bring Disneyland to Anaheim and also wrote the forward to the book. 3. Willie Ito- Gifted Disney artist 4. Beverly Gracey- Wife of late Disneyland imagineer, Yale Gracey 5. Matt McKim- Son of late imagineer Sam McKim 6. Brian McKim- Son of late imagineer, Sam McKim. He drew some of the portraits in the book. All of these personalities contributed to this terrific book.
The book has a collection of fascinating, vintage photographs of Disneyland . In addition, it is filled with wonderful stories about the early days as told by a host of celebrities, such as Art Linkletter, Fess Parker, Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Don Knotts, and many, many more. You will really enjoy reading the stories!
This is truly a wonderful, golden anniversary book and it will help keep a lot of the history of Disneyland alive. Don't miss out!
