Saturday's Toys Presents Treasures from Disney Historian Paul F. Anderson 

We are pleased to represent a unique selection of items from the personal collection of Paul F. Anderson, noted Disney author, researcher, and historian.  Paul is also founder of the Disney History Institute.

This listing includes a beautifully preserved SIGNED collector's edition book by Walt Disney Studio executive and producer Harry Tytle (1909 - 2004).

ONE OF WALT'S BOYS - An Insider's Account of Disney's Golden Years... published in 1997 by A.S.A.P. (An Airtight Seels Allied Production).

Features an extremely rare "Publisher's Copy" (in exclusive clamshell case; aka "P.C." / Publisher's Collector's Edition; one of only 12 such copies released; as noted).

All of the 12 available Publisher's Copies were quickly sold out in 1997; as signed by Harry Tytle in red felt pen on "First Edition" page.  Also signed by Disney animator and WED Imagineer Bill Justice at conclusion of "Introduction"; with blue marker  Also signed by Harry's wife, Mrs. Marian Collins Tytle (as  as: "Marian C. Tytle") on Harry's "dedication" page.  (Notably, Marian was the former secretary to company co-founder, Roy O. Disney.)

Also includes limited edition color copy of the author's letter, displayed within clamshell case (as shown in photo).  He uses this opportunity to describe his lengthy career at Disney and the key milestones through the years.

Harry Tytle was widely considered as Walt Disney's "right hand man" by many of his peers at Walt Disney Productions.  His career with Disney began in March of 1936 with work on "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." He served in many different capacities at the studio through the next four decades, eventually serving as producer and director on films for the weekly television anthology series starring Walt Disney (aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color").

242 pages; excellent condition; sharp corners.  Nicely preserved. Includes all tipped-in plates and special presentation fold-outs and inserts.

ALSO INCLUDES... an original hand-written note (4" x 6.75) to Disney historian Paul Anderson from Harry's personal note-pad from his career at Walt Disney Productions.

One of the most eagerly sought Disney history publications; based on over 5,000 pages of diaries that Harry Tytle kept during his era at the legendary Walt Disney Studio.

Among the finest publications ever assembled on this history of Walt Disney and the entertainment product created at the Walt Disney Studio.

Includes Certificate of Authenticity

PAUL F. ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY:

Paul F. Anderson has spent well over half of his life researching, writing, and delving into the creative legacy of Walt Disney. He began this interest in the mid-Seventies when his father gifted him with a copy of Christopher Finch’s Art of Walt Disney.  Over the next several years, he researched, studied, and wrote about the life and times of Walt Disney. This interest continued on through college and served as a subject for his Master’s Degree. As a recognized expert on Walt Disney and his works, he was contacted by PBS in 1989 to work on a television documentary exploring the history of animation. Starting as the “Disney historian” on the project, he began to interview many of the old-timers that had worked with Disney. In little time, he found himself serving as Associate Producer on the show, titled Cartoon Mania!  This work for PBS provided him with the opportunity and inspiration to preserve Disney history, which he does by interviewing many of the creative individuals that worked with Walt Disney.  Feeling a need, and a responsibility, for his work to be shared with others, Paul started a historical journal devoted to the creative legacy of Walt Disney titled Persistence of Vision, for which he served as editor and publisher. Paul has also traveled across the United States giving lectures and talks on Walt Disney, as well as to teach an occasional college class on Walt Disney in American Culture.

Born in Sheridan Wyoming in 1962, Paul currently lives near Salt Lake City, Utah.