Animation & Film

 
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Joe Madureira, et al., Madureira, et al., Joe, Very Good+ (slight edge wear, glue binding is weakening, but the sewn signatures are sound and holding everything together), Richmond Hill, Ontario, Udon, 2010, 2nd 2011, 9781926778105, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 288 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, English

Out of print. From the publisher: Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, WAR - the first Horseman of the...


Heather Knowles, Annette Marnat, Knowles, Heather, Marnat, Annette, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Disney, New York, 2016, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 40 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Annette Marnat was a character designer on the film. A prolific illustrator of children's books in her native France, this is her very first book in...

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Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Miller, Frank, Mazzucchelli, David, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, DC Comics, Burbank, 2015, 1st thus, 10.5 inches, 7 inches, 144 pages, color, hardcover, boards, English

The Chip Kidd-designed deluxe edition of Batman Year One, collecting Batman issues 404-407 into one remastered collection, complete with 50 pages of bonus...

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Very Fine, Iain McCaig, McCaig, Iain, 1998, 1st, 14.5 inches, 11 inches, 24 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

This issue of Variety has a full-page color ad from George Lucas congratulating James Cameron on Titanic becoming the #1 highest grossing film in movie...

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John Canemaker, Winsor McCay, Canemaker, John, McCay, Winsor, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (remainder mark, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, interior Very Fine), Abrams, New York, 2005, 1st revised printing, 12.3 inches, 10.5 inches, 272 pages, 40 color and 190 black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An illustrated biography of the comic strip creator and animator. Introduction by Maurice Sendak. Out of print. From the publisher: This volume is...

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Mirrormask
  $30.00
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Dave McKean, VF/VF, Gaiman, Neil, McKean, Dave, Review, 2005, 1st, boards

"The illustrated film script of the motion picture from the Jim Henson Company." The full original screenplay by Gaiman illustrated with over 1700...

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Remembering Ralph McQuarrie
  $30.00
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Fine, Ralph McQuarrie, McQuarrie, Ralph, Dreams and Visions Press, 2012, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

"Remembering Ralph McQuarrie: Dreamer and Visionary" is a 48-page book of unpublished artwork, rare photographs, and loving tributes from dozens of Ralph's...

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The Art Of Ralph McQuarrie
  $750.00
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Limited to 2000 copies, Near Fine/Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase (mild shallow bump to the middle of the lower edge of the front cover otherwise Very Fine), Ralph McQuarrie, McQuarrie, Ralph, Dreams and Visions Press, 2007, 1st, Hardcover, cloth, English

The Art of Ralph McQuarrie is a massive 400-page 12" x 15" career retrospective covering five decades of work, in technical illustration, book illustration,...

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Stan Stice, John Scoleri, Ralph McQuarrie, Stice, John Scoleri, Stan, McQuarrie, Ralph, Limited to 2000 copies, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light edgewear) in Near Fine slipcase (light rubbing), Dreams and Visions Press, Santa Clara, 2007, 1st, 12 inches, 15 inches, vi, 394 pages, over 1000 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

The Art of Ralph McQuarrie is a massive 400-page 12" x 15" career retrospective covering five decades of work, in technical illustration, book illustration,...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Car Styling, Tokyo, 1992, 1st, 9.75 inches, 10.25 inches, 120 pages, 130 color and over 150 black & white illustrations, softcover, wraps

A beautiful copy of this 1992 first printing of Future Concepts. From the dustjacket: Syd Mead says we should "rehearse for a bright future". With...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with Very Fine obi band and plastic cover (page edges slightly toned, otherwise book in Fine condition, very light edge wear to bright, clean dustjacket), Tokyo, Kodansha, 1985, 2nd 1985, 4062015250, 11.5 inches, 11.75 inches, 170 pages, over 200 color illustrations, softcover, wraps

This is a very sharp copy of the original 1985 edition published in Japan. Fully bilingual text in English and Japanese. The book is divided into four...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Near Fine (moderate cover rubbing and edge wear), Kodansha, Tokyo, 1996, 1st revised, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 170 pages, over 100 color illustrations, softcover, wraps

Four sections: industrial design, motion pictures, fantasy, and drawings & sketches. The motion picture section features Star Trek, Tron, Blade...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Near Fine (moderate rubbing to covers, mild wear to corners, spine tight and unbroken, very flat), Kodansha, Tokyo, 1996, 1st revised, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 170 pages, over 100 color illustrations, softcover, wraps

Four sections: industrial design, motion pictures, fantasy, and drawings & sketches. The motion picture section features Star Trek, Tron, Blade Runner,...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very flat, tight, clean, light wear to dustjacket edges), Tokyo, Kodansha, 1987, 1st, 4062034522, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 116 pages, color, softcover, wraps, English Japanese

Sentinel II (1987) is a slightly revised and updated "recreation of the original Sentinel, published in 1979 by Dragon's Dream." - the very first...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Near Fine (light rubbing to the corners, spine faded, spine tight and unbroken, very flat, clean), Oblagon, Pasadena, CA, 2001, 1st, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white illustrations on every page, softcover, wraps, English

Published in 2001 and long out of print. Industrial design, entertainment design, motion pictures, television, computer game design, fantasy illustrations.

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Titan Books, London, 2017, 9781785651182, 12.25 inches, 9 inches, 256 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an...

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Syd Mead, Mead, Syd, Very Fine DVD in Very Fine DVD case in publisher's shrinkwrap, Gnomon Workshop/Design Studio Press, Hollywood/Culver City, 2005, 9781930878969, 7.5 inches, 5.5 inches, English

See Syd Mead paint! Out of print. Unopened in original cellowrap. From the publisher: The Techniques of Syd Mead DVD Collection The...

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The Official Art of 2010
  $80.00
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Syd Mead, George Jensen,, Mead, George Jensen,, Syd, Near Fine (light thumbdents, spine unbroken, very flat, tight, clean), New York, Wallaby, 1984, 1st, 00671543369, 10 inches, 7 inches, 96 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps

Quite scarce design book for the 1984 film directed by Peter Hyams. A fully illustrated, behind-the-scenes look at the early stages and evolution of the...

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John Canemaker, Otto Messmer, Canemaker, John, Messmer, Otto, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Pantheon, New York, 1991, 1st, 9.5 inches, 8.25 inches, xi, 178 pages, over 200 illustrations with 8 pages in color, hardcover, cloth spine, English

With a printed card announcing a signing for the book at the Howard Lowery Gallery. The story of Otto Messmer, Pat Sullivan and Felix the Cat, the...

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Fusion Junction
  $75.00
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Fine, Josh Middleton, Eric Canete, et al, Middleton, Eric Canete, et al, Josh, ABDOTC, 2006, 1st, 0978542908, 10.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 124 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"A Collection of Contemporary Character Art" with equal helpings of Americans Josh Middleton and Eric Canete and South Koreans Nox and Maggi. Out-of-print.

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Haruhiko Mikimoto, Mikimoto, Haruhiko, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Tokyo, Pie International, 2020, 1st, 9784756253132, 11.7 inches, 8.3 inches, 208 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The ultimate illustration collection of Haruhiko Mikimoto, one of the greatest character designers in Japanese animation, now...

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Hayao Miyazaki Catalogue
  $50.00
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Hayao Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Hayao, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, DelMonico Books/Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, New York, 2021, 9781942884811, 11.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 288 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, boards, English

The catalogue to the Hayao Miyazaki exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Artwork by Miyazaki and from his films. Essays by...

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The Art of The Wind Rises
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Hayao Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Hayao, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine, issued without dustjacket, San Francisco, Viz, 2014, 1st, 9781421571751, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 280 pages, color illustrations throughout, last 48 pages in black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Color illustrations throughout the first 232 pages. The last 48 pages featuring the complete English Language Script are printed--and illustrated--in black...

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Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Hayao Miyazaki, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yonebayashi, Hiromasa, Miyazaki, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Hayao, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light shelfwear to the edges of dustjacket), San Francisco, Viz Media, 2012, 1st, 9781421541181, 1421541181, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 200 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, English

This collection of concept sketches, concept art, backgrounds, character sketches and designs, and film stills follows the story of Studio Ghibli's animated...

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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Limited to 1500 copies, Near Fine (light shelfwear), Los Angeles, GDC Entertainment Ltd., 2002, 1st, 9628660314, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 115 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A lavish glossy full-color book on THRU THE MOEBIUS STRIP; the independently produced, computer animated film based upon an original story and designs by...

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Song of the Sea Artbook
  $60.00
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Tomm Moore, et al, Moore, et al, Tomm, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Kilkenny, Ireland, Cartoon Saloon, 2015, 8.5 inches, 12.25 inches, over 1000 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Song of the Sea Artbook is filled with beautiful images from concept to finished pieces. Over 1000 pieces of pre-production art are reproduced in...

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Designing The Secret of Kells
  $60.00
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Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Moore, Ross Stewart, Tomm, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Kilkenny, Ireland, Cartoon Saloon, 2014, 9780992916305, 0992916305, 8.5 inches, 12.25 inches, 236 pages, over 500 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

By Director Tom Moore and Art Director Ross Stewart. Foreword by Charles Solomon. Designed by Eloise Scherrer. Over 1000 pieces of preproduction art are...

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Mouse, and Kelley
Mouse, Kelley, Mouse, Kelley, Fine (factory folded, unused), Universal Pictures, Los Angeles, 1979, 1st, 41 inches, 27 inches, color

Mouse & Kelley create a psychedelic graphic in the style of their '60s San Francisco rock posters for this one-sheet for the sequel to George Lucas'...

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Range Murata, Murata, Range, Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase (corners of the exposed hardcover boards are lightly rubbed, otherwise only light wear, slipcase panels are slightly scuffed), Tokyo, Wanimagazine, 2006, 1st, 9784898299883, 13.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white, custom binder

Range Murata's third professionally published collection of artwork. The book is a custom, black aluminum binder with four sections: 50 full-page color...

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Futurelog
  $60.00
Range Murata, Murata, Range, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Portlant, OR, Denpa Books, 2018, 1st, 9781634429221, 11.7 inches, 9.3 inches, 272 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps

From the publisher: This full-color collection compiles more than twenty years of comics, cover art, promotional art and character designs from legendary...


Eadweard Muybridge, Muybridge, Eadweard, Character Designer Jesse Aclin's copy with his last name written at the top of the first page, Near Fine (light wear, red marker dot to the bottom edge), New York, Dover, 1979, 12.5 inches, 9.75 inches, 629 pages, black & white photographs, Hardcover, cloth, English

All 781 Plates from the 1887 "Animal Locomotion".

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Eadweard Muybridge, Fine in near fine dust jacket, Muybridge, Eadweard, Dover, 1979, 1st, cloth

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Canapazzi
  $20.00
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Max Narciso, Narciso, Max, Very Fine, CTN, Burbank, 2015, 1st, 7.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 72 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, English

Max (Massimilano) Narciso is a freelance character design / visual development artist. He has worked for companies such as Disney, Disney Publishing, Laika,...

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Project: Bazooka - Inscribed
  $28.00
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Inscribed by the artist, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Eric Ng, Ng, Eric, 2014, 1st, 10.25 inches, 10.5 inches, 156 pages, over 175 color photographs, Hardcover, boards, English

A full color 156 page book featuring 175 color photographs of over 65 cosplayers. From the kickstarter: My name is Eric Ng. I am a cosplay...

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Didier Ghez, Kay Nielsen, David Hall, Sylvia Holland, Retta Scott, Walt Scott, Ghez, Didier, Nielsen, David Hall, Sylvia Holland, Retta Scott, Walt Scott, Kay, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2016, 1st, 9781452137445, 9.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 208 pages, over 200 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Featuring artists Kay Nielsen, David Hall, Sylvia Holland, Retta Scott, and Walt Scott. From the publisher: The 1940s ushered in an era of musical...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Very Good+ in Near Fine dustjacket (lower corners bumped with boards peeking otherwise Fine, very tight, very sound), San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 2nd, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (previous owner's name on the front free endpaper otherwise Fine, 3/8-inch tear to the back cover of the dustjacket otherwise very clean and bright), San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 2nd, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. This copy belonged to a veteran animation background painter with forty years' worth of credits and he wrote his name on the front...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (very light wear to the dustjacket edges), San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 1st, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 1st, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American...

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Todd Polson, Maurice Noble, Polson, Todd, Noble, Maurice, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2013, 1st, 9781452102948, 1452102945, 11.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, boards, English

Out of print. From the publisher: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation...

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A Kiss Goodnight
  $20.00
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Richard M. Sherman, Floyd Norman, Adrienne Norman, Sherman, Richard M., Norman, Adrienne Norman, Floyd, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Los Angeles, Disney Editions, 2017, 1st, 978-1-4847-8228-6, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: A Kiss Goodnight is a valentine to Walt Disney from the legendary songwriter Richard Sherman. Opening with a touching story about...

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Natalie Nourigat, Nourigat, Natalie, Very Fine, Boom! Studios, Los Angeles, 2018, 9781684152919, 9 inches, 6 inches, 96 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, English

A breezy, informative graphic novel/guide for anyone thinking about a career in animation. Equal parts about breaking into the animation industry and moving...

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Yoshiyuki Tomino, Tomoaki Okada, Tomino, Yoshiyuki, Okada, Tomoaki, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket with Very Fine obi band, Tokyo, Genkosha, 2020, 1st, 9784768313251, 8.25 inches, 11.75 inches, 208 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Softcover, pictorial wrap, Japanese

For those who love to draw Gundams and techs, this is the book for you! It covers all of the famous Gundams in the Gundam Evolve, Reconguista in G, Mobile...

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AKIRA Art of Wall
  $130.00
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Very Fine in Very Fine Shipping Box, Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Kodansha, 2022, 9781646514564, 12.3 inches, 7.4 inches, black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

AD 2019: The year the world caught up to AKIRA. Two years before this milestone, author Katsuhiro Otomo worked with artist Kosuke Kawamura to enrobe a Tokyo...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Tokyo, Kodansha, 2011, 1st, 9784063648812, 11.25 inches, 11.25 inches, 204 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, hardcover, pictorial boards, Japanese

Katsuhiro Otomo's second art collection, with work from 1990-2011. Scarce. Divided into six sections: Illustration; Orbital Era; Batman the Third Mask;...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine in Near Fine plastic dustjacket, Tokyo, Kodansha, 1989, 1st, 063050041, 11.5 inches, 11.25 inches, 178 pages, Over 200 color and black and white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards

A very sharp first printing of the first art book on the world famous Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira)! Published in Japan and distributed in the U.S. by...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Tokyo, Kodansha, 2022, 1st, 978-4065262641, 9.5 inches, 6.75 inches, 488 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with one page in color, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

One of two volumes collecting Otomo's entire storyboards for his seminal animated feature film Akira. It also includes some sketches and character...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Tokyo, Kodansha, 2022, 1st, 978-4065273104, 9.5 inches, 6.75 inches, 408 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with occasional pages in color, Softcover, wraps, Japanese

One of two volumes collecting Otomo's entire storyboards for his seminal animated feature film Akira. It also includes some sketches and character...

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