[DISNEY, WALT]. KINNEY, JACK. Walt Disney and Assorted Other Characters. An Unauthorized Account of the Early Years at Disney. New York: Harmony Books, 1988. First Edition. Signed by the author / illustrator, Jack Kinney, and with a large original drawing of Mickey Mouse and the Disney character, Pete, arch-nemesis of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy. In the drawing both Mickey and Pete are dressed in a Western costume (cowboy hats, boots, and spurs) and Mickey is pointing two pistols at Pete while saying, “Reach for the sky Pete!” Pete has a worried look on his face and has both of his arms raised above his head in surrender. Foreword by film critic and historian Leonard Maltin. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Extensively illustrated. Jack Kinney started working with Disney as an animator in 1931, working on Mickey Mouse cartoons and eventually had major roles working on ‘Pinocchio’, ‘Dumbo,’ and ‘Peter Pan.’ He received five Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar for ‘Der Fuhrer’s Face.’