Animation & Film

 
A limited edition of 2500 copies, a Certificate of Authenticity states this is number 2095, Near Fine in Very Good slipcase (cloth spine slightly sunfaded otherwise the book is Very Fine, new and unread, the rear panel of the slipcase is stained and shows mild wear), Bedford, MA, Applewood, 1997, 1st, 9781557093448, 12.2 inches, 9.8 inches, 112 pages, 12 color plates, and over 150 black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

Ron Clements and John Musker's beloved classic film that initiated Disney's renaissance. Early character studies and exploratory drawings by animators...

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Dofus Artbook, Session 2
  $40.00
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Near Fine/Near Fine, Ankama Editions, 2006, 1st, 9782952450935, 2952450935, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An illustrated overview of the world of Dofus. Similar to the illustrated game sourcebooks from Japan and America. Background, character are explained, all...

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Kelly Asbury, Asbury, Kelly, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (rubbing to dustjacket), Santa Monica, CA, Angel City Press, 2003, 1st, 9781883318284, 9.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 128 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A passion project of the late Disney and Dreamworks animation director and story artist Kelly Asbury, this is a tribute to the Golden Age of ventriloquism...

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John Grant, Grant, John, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Hyperion, New York, 1993, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

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John Grant, Grant, John, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket (only light wear to book, spine ends and corners sharp, but the acetate dustjacket is yellowed and worn with several creases/wrinkle along the edges), New York, Hyperion, 1998, 1st printing of the third edition, 0786863366, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 384 pages, over 400 color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A first printing of the third edition. Expanded from 384 to 460 pages and updated to include films since Aladdin: Nightmare, Lion King, The Goofy Movie,...

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Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson: His Own Story
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Eugene W. Jackson, Gwendolyn Sides St. Julian, Jackson, Gwendolyn Sides St. Julian, Eugene W., Fine, issued without dustjacket, Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Company, 1999, 1st, 9780786405336, 9.25 inches, 6.24 inches, 224 pages, black & white photographs, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: At age 6, Eugene Jackson was tap dancing for nickels and dimes on the streets of Los Angeles. Soon after, Jackson landed the role of...

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Very Fine, PIE International, Japan, 2018, 9784756249586, 10.25 inches, 9.9 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

From the publisher: A stunning collection of scenes and background illustrations from popular anime and manga creators The beauty of the scenes and...

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Vincent Terrace, Terrace, Vincent, Fine, issued without dustjacket, McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC, 1997, 9780786401789, 10.25 inches, 7.25 inches, 792 pages, black & white photographs, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

When I was young, with only three television networks to choose from, the oddball pilot or summer series, good or bad, was a treat. They are only vaguely...

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Very Fine, Peter Valentin, Valentin, Peter, Independently Published, 2020, 1st, 9798642834800, 9 inches, 6 inches, 52 pages, 40 color photographs, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: This book concentrates on all the McElroy Ventriloquist figures that are known to exist, plus a couple of other items, like their...

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Forrest J. Ackerman, Ackerman, Forrest J., Inscribed by the author, Near Fine (mild wear to edges of the cover, flat tight, bright), Imagine, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 1986, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 152 pages, over 150 black & white illustrations plus 16 pages in color, Softcover, color wraps, English

Inscribed by the author on the title page: "Gaor To/Roy & Dela/Forry Ackerman". Roy & Dela White were prominent Edgar Rice Burroughs collectors and...

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Frank Tashlin
  $45.00
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Claire Johnston, Paul Willemen, Johnston, Paul Willemen, Claire, Near Fine (mild wear to cover, otherwise tight and clean), Vineyard Press, Colchester, 1973, 1st, 6.5 inches, 6 inches, 152 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, English

Released to coincide with the Edinburgh Film Festival of 1973. Critical essays about the director's work, interviews with Tashlin by Peter Bogdanovich and...

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James Arena, Arena, James, Near Fine (light wear to the covers, very flat, tight, clean), McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC, 2012, 9780786466788, 9 inches, 6 inches, viii, 208 pages, black & white photographs, Softcover, color wraps, English

From the publisher: From 1973 to 1987, Fright Night was a fixture of the late Saturday evening schedule on independent New York television station...

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Jeff Kurtti, Kurtti, Jeff, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Los Angeles, Disney Editions, 2018, 1st, 9781368018715, 11 inches, 11.75 inches, 144 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A First Printing signed by Jeff Kurtti on November 29th. The first printing is sold out and the publisher is rushing out a second printing. According to...

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Very Fine, 3dtotal Publishing, Worcester, 2020, 9781912843183, 11.6 inches, 8.8 inches, 288 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, English

"What is it about the characters we see in our favorite books, animated films, and games that make us laugh, cry, and respond to them? How do character...

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Funnyworld #20
  $30.00
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Fine, Mike Barrier, 1979, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 56 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Mike Barrier's classic fanzine covering "The world of film animation and comic art." This issue features: The Black Cauldron Fifty Years of...

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Funnyworld #22
  $30.00
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Near Fine (slight curl to the two corners, very flat, clean, no thumbdents), Mike Barrier, 1980, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 56 pages, black & white illustrations, softcover, color wraps, English

Mike Barrier's classic fanzine covering "The world of film animation and comic art." This issue features: Carl Barks "Cartoons than never were"...

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Alexis Prevost, Claude Gaillard, Prevost, Claude Gaillard, Alexis, Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap, Huginn & Muninn, Paris, 2018, 9782364806696, 8.3 inches, 6 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps, French

Return to the days of Schwartzenegger, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, and others "in the Green Hell of Rambosploitation!" This book surveys the '80s...

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Arnaud Grunberg, Patrice Girod, Grunberg, Patrice Girod, Arnaud, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bragelonne, Paris, 2015, 978-2352949169, 13 inches, 9.5 inches, 280 pages, over 2500 color photos, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

More than 2500 photos spread over 280 pages. From prototypes to paintings to screen used props, retracing the history of the cinema we love. Because it's...

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Charles Champlin, Champlin, Charles, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Abrams, New York, 1992, 9780810935648, 11.6 inches, 9.3 inches, 207 pages, 90 color and 131 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

A retrospective of the film career of George Lucas, to 1992. In the 20 years since director/producer George Lucas formed Lucasfilm, Ltd., he has had an...

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Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Japan, Gainax, 2005, 1st, 4984841018607, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 272 pages, black & white with 16 pages in color, Softcover, color wraps, Japanese

This out-of-print groundwork volume collects over 1000 animation drawings for Gainax Studios and Toei Animation's Re: Cutie Honey, a three-episode OVA...

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Britt Salvesen, Jim Shedden, Paul Koudounaris, Salvesen, Jim Shedden, Paul Koudounaris, Britt, Very Good+, issued without dustjacket (mild bumps and wear to the corners, light wear, interior flat, tight, clean), San Rafael, CA, Insight Editions, 2016, 1st, 9781608878604, 10.25 inches, 8.25 inches, 152 pages, color photographs and illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A full-color exhibition catalog of Guillermo del Toro's collection. Color photographs throughout. The book also features original illustrated chapter...

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From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Disney Feature Animation, Burbank, 1997, 1st, 11.25 inches, 9 inches, 176 pages, over 1000 color photos, Hardcover, leather with an onlaid plate, English

An elaborate yearbook/souvenir only distributed to the Hercules production crew. Color photos of almost every person who worked in any capacity on the...

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Mindy Aloff, Aloff, Mindy, Very Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear to dustjacket edges), New York, Disney, 2008, 1st, 9781423100799, 10.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 176 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Out of print. From the publisher: The ballet for hippo ballerinas and their crocodile cavaliers (plus a corps de ballet of ostriches and elephants)...

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Michael Barrier, Barrier, Michael, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (light wear), New York, Oxford, 1999, 1st, 9780195037593, 9.5 inches, 6.5 inches, xx, 649 pages, black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, English

Four decades in the making, Funnyworld founder and editor Michael Barrier tells the history of the American animation industry. Includes three short...

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Fine, issued without dustjacket, Ape Pen Publishing, Riverside, CA, 2005, 2nd, 8.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 174 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, leather, English

To commemorate Disneyland's Golden Anniversary, a collection of vintage photographs by veteran news photographer Mell Kilpatrick, narrative tributes from a...

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Bruce Hershenson, Richard Allen, Hershenson, Richard Allen, Bruce, Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Bruce Hershenson, West Plains, MO, 1999, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 80 pages, 280 color illustrations, softcover, wraps, English

Color reproductions of 280 posters for Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Movies. Volume 11 in the Illustrated History of Movies through Posters. This came...

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Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, New York, Marvel, 2019, 1st, 9781302913144, 11.2 inches, 7.5 inches, 200 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

The Artists of Marvel Studios Visual Development: Ryan Meinerding, Charlie Wen, Andy Park, Phil Saunders, Jackson Sze, Rodney Fuentebella, Anthony...

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Jewel Shepard, Shepard, Jewel, Inscribed by the author: "Steve-- Thanks for actually reading me! Jewel Shepard", Near Fine (light wear to the edges, very flat, tight, clean), Kitchen Sink, Northampton, 1996, 1st, 9 inches, 6 inches, 223 pages, 14 color and over 100 black & white photos, softcover, color wraps, English

The B-movie actress' second book, an "often hilarious tell-all autobiography" detailing some of the less glamorous aspects of film making and her...

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Ian Dean, Dean, Ian, Near Fine (light wear to corners), ImagineFX, London, 2015, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 176 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This is the Limited Edition Hardcover with gold foil detailing for the ultimate collector. This lavish out-of-print collection of art from the Star Wars...

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Mark Cotta Vaz, Vaz, Mark Cotta, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, New York, Del Rey, 1996, 1st, 0345381521, 12.25 inches, 10.5 inches, xiv, 330 pages, over 600 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, English

A first printing of this heavy coffee table book on the second decade of ILM 1986-1996. Includes a list of ILM employees 1986-1996. From the publisher:...

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Mindy Johnson, Johnson, Mindy, Signed by the author, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, Disney Editions, New York, 2017, 978-1484727812, 13.75 inches, 10.75 inches, 384 pages, color and black & white illustrations and photographs, Hardcover, cloth, English

The result of five years of research, Mindy kept expanding this book as she discovered new material. Mindy tells the full story of Disney's famous Ink...

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Wayne Kinsey, Kinsey, Wayne, One of 800 numbered copies signed by the author, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Perveril Publishing, Suffolk, 2018, 1st, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 344 pages, over 2000 color photographs, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A sharp copy of this out of print limited edition British import. From the publisher: Hammer films took Down Place, a dilapidated mansion on the...

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Inside UPA - Signed & Numbered
  $750.00
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Amid Amidi, Amidi, Amid, #2 of 50 numbered copies signed by fifteen UPA artists (Howard Beckerman, Fred Crippen, Gene Deitch, Edna Jacobs, Dolores Canata, Sam Clayberger, Robert Dranko, Ervin Kaplan, Millard Kaufman, Bob McIntosh, Joe Messerli, Willis Pyle, Joe Siracusa, David We, Very small bump along the bottom edge of the cover otherwise Fine, Cartoon Brew Books, Burbank, 2007, 1st, 8.7 inches, 7.5 inches, 64 pages, black & white illustrations throughout with pages in color, Softcover, French wraps, English

#2 of 50 numbered copies signed by fifteen UPA artists: Howard Beckerman, Fred Crippen, Gene Deitch, Edna Jacobs, Dolores Canata, Sam Clayberger, Robert...

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Wolf Burchard, Burchard, Wolf, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2021, 9781588397416, 11 inches, 9 inches, 240 pages, 212 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

How Walt Disney and the Disney Studios wove the aesthetics of French decorative arts into the fairy-tale worlds of beloved animated films, from Cinderella...

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Very Fine/Very Fine in shrinkwrap, Propworx, Santa Ana, 2010, 1st, 8.75 inches, 11.4 inches, 192 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

This 2010 hardcover auction catalog of props from the original Iron Man film features high-definition photos of the 225 lots and meticulous descriptions of...

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Christopher Finch, Finch, Christopher, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Very Fine in Fine dustjacket, New York, Random House, 1993, Later, 9780679412038, 10.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 268 pages, 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the publisher: The ultimate gift for Muppet lovers everywhere, this extraordinary tribute celebrates 40 years of Henson's creative genius--from his...


David Bossert, Bossert, David, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Los Angeles, Old Mill Press, 2018, 1st, 978-1732602007, 8.75 inches, 11.25 inches, 136 pages, color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, English

Kem Weber (1889-1960), a well-known mid-century architect, was part of the distinctive West Coast modernism movement that helped shaped the relaxed...

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Klaus: The Art of the Movie
  $50.00
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Ramin Zahed, Zahed, Ramin, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, London, Titan Books (UK), 2019, later printing, 9781789093124, 12.1 inches, 9.2 inches, 192 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

A detailed look at the making of this hybrid hand drawn/CG animation film. Highly recommended. From the publisher: A stunning coffee table...

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Slight rubbing to the two front corners otherwise Very Fine in publisher's shrinkwrap, Art Ludique, Le Musee, Paris, 2015, 1st, 11 inches, 9 inches, 236 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, French wraps

A profusely illustrated catalog to the 2015 Paris museum exhibition. Art by Peter de Seve, Peter Clarke, Greg Couch, Michael Knapp, Robert MacKenzie, Mike...

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Pierre Lambert, Lambert, Pierre, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in Very Fine slipcase in publisher's shrinkwrap, Orly, Les Editions de l'Ecole Georges Méliès, 2013, 1st, 978-2954208305, 2954208309, 13.7 inches, 13.7 inches, 220 pages, 250 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, French

Out of print. A pristine New Unopened copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. This slipcased coffee table art book has 220 13 x 13 inch pages with...

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Pierre Lambert, Bruno Girveau, Lambert, Bruno Girveau, Pierre, Very Fine in a Very Fine dustjacket in a Very Fine slipcase in Near Fine shipping box, Editions de la Martiniere, Paris, 2009, 1st, 13 inches, 13 inches, 237 pages, almost 250 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, French

This deluxe 13" x 13" coffee table book on Disney's animated feature, The Jungle Book, is in the same series as Pinocchio, Mickey Mouse and Blanche Neige,...

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Pierre Lambert, Lambert, Pierre, Very Good+ in a Near Fine dustjacket in a Very Good+ slipcase, Paris, Editions de la Martiniere, 2009, 1st, 9782732439235, 13 inches, 13 inches, 237 pages, almost 250 color illustrations, hardcover, cloth, French

This copy was still in the shrinkwrap when we purchased it, however we took it out of the shrinkwrap to inspect the book. There is a bump to the front/top...

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Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (corners very lightly bumped, otherwise sharp with only light wear), New York, Disney, 2011, 1st, 9781423138662, 11.25 inches, 13.25 inches, 274 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, English

From the Publisher: This fourth installment in The Archive Series showcases the scenic background and layout art that gives every piece of Disney...

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Luca Raffaelli, Raffaelli, Luca, Near Fine (light shelfwear), Dreamland editeur, Paris, 1996, 9782910027155, 8 inches, 5.25 inches, 176 pages, over 60 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

From the publisher: The subtitle of this work sums up the will of the author: an initiatory journey to the sources of cartoons. It is a socio-cultural...

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Christian Renaut, Renaut, Christian, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (mild reading wear, spine ends and corners sharp, mild wear to dustjacket), Dreamland, Paris, 2000, 1st, 11.5 inches, 10 inches, 208 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"The Disney Heroines: In The Animated Feature Films." A scarce and highly sought-after volume published only in France with no English language...

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Christian Renaut, Renaut, Christian, From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (spine ends and corners sharp, light wear to dustjacket), Dreamland, Paris, 2000, 1st, 11.5 inches, 10 inches, 208 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"The Disney Heroines: In The Animated Feature Films." A scarce and highly sought after volume published only in France with no English language equivalent....

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Very Good+ (bump to the lower corner, creasing all the pages, mild shelfwear to the edges, binding fine and interior clean), Disney, New York, 2002, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 128 pages, over 200 color illustrations, softcover, French wraps, English

The only book on this lovely Disney animated feature. Filled with visual development art, production designs, storyboards, and background paintings. This...

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From the library of Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, Fine, Disney, New York, 2002, 1st, 12 inches, 9 inches, 128 pages, over 200 color illustrations, softcover, French wraps, English

The only book on this lovely Disney animated feature. Filled with visual development art, production designs, storyboards, and background paintings. This...

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