Mickey Mouse - Mickey Mouse and His Friends - 2 Comic - 1931/1937





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Two early American Mickey Mouse books from the 1930s, both first editions, The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, Book I (1931) and Mickey Mouse and His Friends (1937), bound in red cloth with full colour illustrations; the 1931 volume shows damage to the front cover image sticker and frayed corners with fabric wear, while the 1937 volume bears a library stamp inside and a roughly 2 cm tear on page 42, offered in original, unrestored condition.
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Two early American Mickey Mouse books from the 1930s, both first editions.
1. The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, Book I
David McKay Company, Philadelphia, 1931. Story and illustrations by Staff of Walt Disney Studio. Red cloth with pasted image motif (Mickey & Minnie). One of the earliest Mickey Mouse books ever and notable as the first known reference to the character Donald Duck — years before his official screen debut in 1934. Unpaginated, approx. 28–32 pages, continuously full-color illustrated, paper thick/cardboard-like. Dimensions approx. 21x16 cm.
2. Mickey Mouse and His Friends
By Walt Disney and Jean Ayer, Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York, 1937. First edition. Red cloth, continuously full-color illustrated, 10 short stories, 102 pages, dimensions 21x16 cm. Provenance: stamp "Center Street School", dated February 1938, on the back of the cover — an early school copy.
Condition:
Book 1 (1931): Front cover with a defect on the image sticker (part torn off), lower front corner frayed with visible fabric, material loss on the lower back edge. Interior: light foxing, one page with about 1.5 cm tear, one page with a dog-ear. Binding firm and intact. No dust jacket.
Book 2 (1937): Covers worn at corners and along the lower spine crease. Library stamp on the inside cover. Page 42 with about 2 cm tear. Otherwise clean, complete inner pages. No dust jacket.
Both books are being sold in their original condition, without restoration. Age-related signs of wear are documented in the photos.
Two early American Mickey Mouse books from the 1930s, both first editions.
1. The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, Book I
David McKay Company, Philadelphia, 1931. Story and illustrations by Staff of Walt Disney Studio. Red cloth with pasted image motif (Mickey & Minnie). One of the earliest Mickey Mouse books ever and notable as the first known reference to the character Donald Duck — years before his official screen debut in 1934. Unpaginated, approx. 28–32 pages, continuously full-color illustrated, paper thick/cardboard-like. Dimensions approx. 21x16 cm.
2. Mickey Mouse and His Friends
By Walt Disney and Jean Ayer, Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York, 1937. First edition. Red cloth, continuously full-color illustrated, 10 short stories, 102 pages, dimensions 21x16 cm. Provenance: stamp "Center Street School", dated February 1938, on the back of the cover — an early school copy.
Condition:
Book 1 (1931): Front cover with a defect on the image sticker (part torn off), lower front corner frayed with visible fabric, material loss on the lower back edge. Interior: light foxing, one page with about 1.5 cm tear, one page with a dog-ear. Binding firm and intact. No dust jacket.
Book 2 (1937): Covers worn at corners and along the lower spine crease. Library stamp on the inside cover. Page 42 with about 2 cm tear. Otherwise clean, complete inner pages. No dust jacket.
Both books are being sold in their original condition, without restoration. Age-related signs of wear are documented in the photos.

