A Pinocchio Studio Keybook of Photographs

A Pinocchio Studio Keybook of Photographs Walt Disney Productions/RKO, 1940. Comprising 29 silver gelatin doubleweight linen-backed photographs of original drawings and story sketches from Pinocchio, bound with brads in a hardcover brown binder. Each photo has a different production number on the verso (i.e., 19-604, 19-590, etc.) and each page presents photos of both finished animation, sketches, character sketches, and text blocks to tell a portion of the story of Pinocchio, as told by Jiminy Cricket, who introduces the story at the beginning of the book. Detailed sketches of characters include The Coachman, Gideon the Cat, a 'revised' model for Jiminy Cricket, Figaro, various props in the woodcarving shop, and more. A lonely woodcarver named Geppetto wishes his favorite puppet, Pinocchio, will turn into a real boy. His wish comes true with the help of the Blue Fairy, and adventures abound as Pinocchio explores his new world and finds his life as a real boy threatened by dishonest men and hungry whales. Jiminy Cricket is the 'conscience' of Pinocchio, whose nose grows every time he tells a lie. This was Walt Disney's second full-length animated feature film after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). 8.5 x 11 x 0.75 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing