General Disney Studies

Allan, Robin. Ghez, Didier. Kaufman, J. B. Kothenschulte, Daniel. Lasseter, John. Lüthge, Katja. Merritt, Russell. Sibley, Brian. Solomon, Charles. The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968.Hardcover First Edition. TASCHEN. 2016. ISBN-10: 3836552914. ISBN-13: 9783836552912.

“Art Edition” Hardcover First Edition (Limited to 2,500). TASCHEN. 2016. ISBN-10: 3836563959. ISBN-13: 9783836563956. 

Allan, Robin. Walt Disney and Europe: European Influences on the Animated Feature Films of Walt Disney.Paperback First Edition. Indiana University Press. 1999. ISBN-10: 1864620412. ISBN-13: 9781864620412.

Aloff, Mindy. Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 2009. ISBN-10: 1423100794. ISBN-13: 9781423100799.

Apgar, Garry. A Mickey Mouse Reader.Hardcover First Edition. University Press of Mississippi. 2014. ISBN-10: 1628461039. ISBN-13: 9781628461039.

Arnold, Mark. Frozen in Ice: The Story of Walt Disney Productions, 1966-1985.Paperback First Edition. BearManor Media. 2013. ISBN-10: 1593937512. ISBN-13: 9781593937515.

Bain, David. Mickey Mouse: Fifty Happy Years. Hardcover First Edition. Outlet. 1977. ISBN-10: 0517529629. ISBN-13: 9780517529621.

Paperback First Edition. Harmony Books. 1977. ISBN-10: 0517535645. ISBN-13: 9780517535646.

Blitz, Marcia. Donald Duck. Hardcover First Edition. Harmony Books. 1979. ISBN-10: 0517529610. ISBN-13: 9780517529614.

Hardcover First Edition. New English Library. 1980. ISBN-10: 0450044653. ISBN-13: 9780450044656.

Paperback First Edition. New English Library. 1980. ISBN-10: 0450046397. ISBN-13: 9780450046391. 

Bossert, David A. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 2017. ISBN-10: 148478037X. ISBN-13: 9781484780374.

Hardcover Revised Special Edition. Disney Editions. 2019. ISBN-10: 1368042074. ISBN-13: 9781368042079.

Brode, Douglas. Shea T. Brode. It’s the Disney Version!: Popular Cinema and Literary Classics.Hardcover First Edition. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2016. ISBN-10: 1442266066. ISBN-13: 9781442266063.

eBook. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2016.

Byrne, Eleanor. McQuillan, Martin. Deconstructing Disney.Hardcover First Edition. Pluto Press. 2000. ISBN-10: 0745314562. ISBN-13: 9780745314563.

Paperback First Edition. Pluto Press. 2000. ISBN-10: 0745314511. ISBN-13: 9780745314518.

Canemaker, John. The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis & the Secrets of Walt Disney’s Movie Magic.Hardcover First Annotated Edition. Weldon Owen. 2014. ISBN-10: 1616286326. ISBN-13: 9781616286323.

Cavender, Bailey. Walking With Walt: From Apples to Zoos, and Everything In-Between. Hardcover First Edition. Independently Published. 2022. ISBN-13: 9798846181045.

Paperback First Edition. Independently Published. 2022. ISBN-13: 9798846180857.

Clark, Les. Leslie Clark, Miriam. Glimpses into the Golden Age of Disney Animation.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2019. ISBN-10: 1683902262. ISBN-13: 9781683902263.

Darcy, Jen. Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil: The Creation • The Inspiration • The Fascination. Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 2016. ISBN-10: 1484726782. ISBN-13: 9781484726785.

Davis, Amy M. Discussing Disney. Paperback First Edition. Manchester University Press. 2019. ISBN-10: 0861967194. ISBN-13: 9780861967193.

eBook. John Libbey Publishing. 2019.

Deja, Andreas. Mickey Mouse: From Walt to the World.Hardcover First Edition. Weldon Owen. 2019. ISBN-10: 1681884682. ISBN-13: 9781681884684.

Dettmar, Ute. Tomkowiak, Ingrid. On Disney: Deconstructing Images, Tropes and Narratives.Paperback First Edition. J.B. Metzler. 2022. ISBN-10: 3662646242. ISBN-13: 9783662646243.

eBook. J.B. Metzler. 2022.

Deys, Kellie. Parrillo, Denise F. Social Order and Authority in Disney and Pixar Films.Hardcover First Edition. Lexington Books. 2021. ISBN-10: 1793622108. ISBN-13: 978173622105.

eBook. Lexington Books. 2021.

Paperback First Edition. Lexington Books. 2023. ISBN-10: 1793622124. ISBN-13: 9781793622129.

Fanning, Jim. The Disney Book: A Celebration of the World of Disney.Hardcover First Edition. DK. 2015. ISBN-10: 1465437878. ISBN-13: 9781465437877.

eBook. DK. 2015.

Field, Robert D.The Art of Walt Disney.Hardcover First Edition. Macmillan Publishers. 1942.

Hardcover First Edition. Collins. 1944.

Reprint Hardcover. Collins. 1947.

Finch, Christopher. The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms.Hardcover First Edition. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1973. ISBN-10: 0810901226. ISBN-13: 9780810901223.

Hardcover Concise Edition. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1975. ISBN-10: 0810903210. ISBN-13: 9780810990074.

Hardcover New Edition. Brompton Books. 1988. ISBN-10: 0861244915. ISBN-13: 9780861244911.

Hardcover Concise Edition. Portland House. 1988. ISBN-10: 0517664747. ISBN-13: 9780517664742.

Hardcover Concise New Edition. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1993. ISBN-10: 0810980525. ISBN-13: 9780810980525.

Hardcover New Edition. Virgin Books. 1995. ISBN-10: 1852275030. ISBN-13: 9781852275037.

Hardcover Revised Edition. Harry N. Abrams. 1995. ISBN-10: 0810919621. ISBN-13: 9780810919624.

Hardcover Revised. Virgin Books. 2004. ISBN-10: 1852272309. ISBN-13: 9781852272302.

Hardcover Revised and Expanded Edition. Harry N. Abrams. 2004. ISBN-10: 0810949644. ISBN-13: 9780810949645.

Hardcover New Reprinting. Harry N. Abrams. 2011. ISBN-10: 0810998149. ISBN-13: 9780810998148.

Hardcover Reissue (Disney 100 Celebration) Edition. Abrams. 2023. ISBN-10: 1419771418. ISBN-13: 9781419771415.

Fruzińska, Justyna. Emerson Goes to the Movies: Individualism in Walt Disney Company’s Post-1989 Animated Films.Hardcover First Edition. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2014. ISBN-10: 1443866571. ISBN-13: 9781443866576.

Gerstein, David. Kaufman, J.B. Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History.Hardcover First Edition. TASCHEN. 2018. ISBN-10: 3836552841. ISBN-13: 9783836552844.

Hardcover Anniversary Edition. TASCHEN. 2020. ISBN-10: 3836580993. ISBN-13: 9783836580991.

Hardcover Third Edition. TASCHEN. 2023. ISBN-10: 3836583550. ISBN-13: 9783836583558.

Ghez, Didier. The Origins of Walt Disney’s True-Life Adventures (Hyperion Historical Alliance Academic Monograph Series, Volume 2). Hardcover First Edition. Hyperion Historical Alliance. 2022. ISBN-13: 9798218000691.

Grant, John. Encyclopedia of Walt Disney’s Animated Characters: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules.Hardcover First Edition. Harper & Row. 1987. ISBN-10: 0060157771. ISBN-13: 9780060157777.

Hardcover First Edition. Random House Value Publishing. 1989. ISBN-10: 0517649594. ISBN-13: 9780517649596.

Hardcover First Edition. Hyperion. 1993. ISBN-10: 1562829041. ISBN-13: 9781562829049.

Hardcover Revised Edition. Hyperion. 1998. ISBN-10: 0786863366. ISBN-13: 9780786863365.

Grob, Gris. Mickey’s Movies: The Theatrical Films of Mickey Mouse. Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2018. ISBN-10: 1683901231. ISBN-13: 9781683901235.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2018.

Hulett, Steve. Mouse in Transition: An Insider’s Look at Disney Feature Animation.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2014. ISBN-10: 1941500242. ISBN-13: 9781941500248.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2014.

Jackson, Kathy Merlock. West, Mark I. Sederholm, Carl H. Forgotten Disney: Essays on the Lesser-Known Productions. eBook. McFarland. 2023.

Paperback First Edition. McFarland. 2023. ISBN-10: 1476689395. ISBN-13: 9781476689395.

Jackson, Kathy Merlock. West, Mark I. Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller: Essays on the Literary Inspirations.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2014. ISBN-10: 0786472324. ISBN-13: 9780786472321.

eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2014.

Jeffery, S. B. The History of Walt Disney Animation.Paperback First Edition. Independent Publisher. 2011. ISBN-10: 1466386207. ISBN-13: 9781466386204.

Johnson, Mindy. Tinker Bell: An Evolution.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 2013. ISBN-10: 1423172019. ISBN-13: 9781423172017.

Johnston, Ollie. Thomas, Frank. The Disney Villain.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 1993. ISBN-10: 1562827928. ISBN-13: 9781562827922.

Johnston, Ollie. Thomas, Frank. The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 1981. ISBN-10: 0896592324. ISBN-13: 9780896592322.

Hardcover Revised and Subsequent Edition. Disney Editions. 1995. ISBN-10: 0786860707. ISBN-13: 9780786860708.

Johnston, Ollie. Thomas, Frank. Too Funny for Words: Disney’s Greatest Sight Gags.Hardcover First Edition. Abbeville Press. 1987. ISBN-10: 0896597474. ISBN-13: 9780896597471.

Kaufman, J. B. Merritt, Russell. Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series.Hardcover First Edition. La Cineteca del Friuli. 2006. ISBN-10: 8886155271. ISBN-13: 9788886155274.

Hardcover Revised Updated Edition. Disney Editions. 2016. ISBN-10: 1484751329. ISBN-13: 9781484751329.

Kaufman, J. B. Merritt, Russell. Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney.Paperback First Edition. John Hopkins University Press. 1993. ISBN-10: 8886155026. ISBN-13: 9788886155021.

Hardcover Revised Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press. 1994. ISBN-10: 0801849071. ISBN-13: 9780801849077.

Paperback Second Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2000. ISBN-10: 0801864291. ISBN-13: 9780801864292

Koenig, David. Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks.Hardcover First Edition. Bonaventure Press. 1997. ISBN-10: 964060507. ISBN-13: 9780964060500.

eBook. Bonaventure Press. 2011.

Paperback First Edition. Bonaventure Press. 2015. ISBN-10: 0964060515. ISBN-13: 9780964060517.

Korkis, Jim. Everything I Know I Learned from Disney Films: Advice for Living Happily After.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2015. ISBN-10: 1941500528. ISBN-13: 9781941500521.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2015.

Korkis, Jim. Gremlin Trouble! The Cursed Roald Dahl Film Disney Never Made.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2017. ISBN-10: 1683900502. ISBN-13: 9781683900504.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2017.

Korkis, Jim. Secret Stories of Mickey Mouse.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2018. ISBN-10: 1683901622. ISBN-13: 9781683901624.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2018.

Korkis, Jim. Williams, Don. The Book of Mouse: A Celebration of Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2013. ISBN-10: 0984341501. ISBN-13: 9780984341504.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2014.

eBook. Lyons Press. 2019.

Korkis, Jim. The Vault of Walt. Ten Volumes. See Multi-Volume Sets.

Lambert, Pierre. Mickey Mouse.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 1998. ISBN-10: 0786864532. ISBN-13: 9780786864539.

Lucas, Christopher. Top Disney: 100 Top Ten Lists of the Best of Disney, from the Man to the Mouse and Beyond. Paperback First Edition. Lyons Press. 2019. ISBN-10: 1493037714. ISBN-13: 9781493037711.

eBook. Lyons Press. 2019.

Lyons, Michael. Drawn to Greatness: Disney’s Animation Renaissance. Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2022. ISBN-10: 168390317X. ISBN-13: 9781683903178.

Maltin, Leonard. The Disney Films.Hardcover First Edition. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1973. ISBN-10: 0517500469. ISBN-13: 9780517500460.

Hardcover Second Edition. Bonanza Books. 1973. ISBN-10: 0517177412. ISBN-13: 9780517177419.

Paperback First Edition. Popular Library. 1978. ISBN-10: 0445042761. ISBN-13: 9780445042766.

Hardcover Updated and Revised Edition. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1987. ISBN-10: 0517554070. ISBN-13: 9780517554074.

Paperback Third Edition. Hyperion Books. 1995. ISBN-10: 0786881372. ISBN-13: 9780786881376.

Paperback Fourth Edition. Disney Editions. 2000. ISBN-10: 0786885270. ISBN-13: 9780786885275.

Mason, James R. Disney Connections & Collections: Volume One: Movies. Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2019. ISBN-10: 1683901827. ISBN-13: 9781683901822.

Mason, James R. Disney Connections & Collections: Volume Two: TV Movies and Anthologies. Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2019. ISBN-10: 1683901827. ISBN-13: 9781683901822.

McLain, Bob. Moran, Christian. True-Life Adventures: A History of Walt Disney’s Nature Documentaries. Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2017. ISBN-10: 1683900723. ISBN-13: 9781683900726.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2017.

Mickey Mouse Museum.Hardcover First Edition. Templar Publishing. 2018. ISBN-10: 1787413594. ISBN-13: 9781787413597.

Pallant, Chris. Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation.Hardcover First Edition. Continuum International Publishing Group. 2011. ISBN-10: 1441174214. ISBN-13: 9781441174215.

eBook. Continuum International Publishing Group. 2011.

Paperback Reprint Edition. Bloomsbury Academic. 2013. ISBN-10: 1623567440. ISBN-13: 9781623567446.

Renaut, Christian. The Best of Disney’s Animated Features: Volume One.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2020. ISBN-10: 1683902882. ISBN-13: 9781683902881.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2021.

Renaut, Christian. The Best of Disney’s Animated Features: Volume Two. Paperback First Edition. Monbeaulivre.fr. 2022. ISBN-10: 9403665114. ISBN-13: 9789403665115. (Note: Link directs to Amazon France. The book is in English, however.)

Riper, A. Bowdoin Van. Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt: Essays on Disney’s Edutainment Films.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2011. ISBN-10: 0786459573. ISBN-13: 9780786459575.

eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2011.Rose, John. Audience Reaction. Walt Disney Productions. 

Rose, John. Audience Reaction. Walt Disney Productions. 1937.

Smith, Dave. Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 1996. ISBN-10: 0786862238. ISBN-13: 9780786862238.

Hardcover Second Edition. Disney Editions. 1998. ISBN-10: 0786863919. ISBN-13: 9780786863914.

Hardcover Third Edition. Disney Editions. 2006. ISBN-10: 0786849193. ISBN-13: 9780786849192.

Solomon, Charles. A Wish Your Heart Makes: From the Grimm Brothers’ Aschenputtel to Disney’s Cinderella.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 2015. ISBN-10: 1484713265. ISBN-13: 9781484713266.

Solomon, Charles. Once Upon a Dream: From Perrault’s Sleeping Beauty to Disney’s Maleficent.Hardcover First Edition. Disney Editions. 2014. ISBN-10: 1423199022. ISBN-13: 9781423199021.

Spiegel, Josh. Walt’s Original Sins: Disney and Racism.Paperback First Edition. Theme Park Press. 2018. ISBN-10: 1683901371. ISBN-13: 9781683901372.

eBook. Theme Park Press. 2018.

Taylor Jr. James D.Helen Kane and Betty Boop: On Stage and On Trial.Paperback First Edition. Algora Publishing. 2017. ISBN-10: 1628942975. ISBN-13: 9781628942972.

Taylor Jr. James D.The Voice of Betty Boop, Mae Questel.Paperback First Edition. Algora Publishing. 2016. ISBN-10: 1628942401. ISBN-13: 9781628942408.

Telotte, J.P. Animating Space: From Mickey to WALL-E.Hardcover First Edition. University Press of Kentucky. 2010. ISBN-10: 0813125863. ISBN-13: 9780813125862.

eBook. The University Press of Kentucky. 2010.

Audiobook. Narrated by Robert A. K. Gonyo. 2019.

Ward, Annalee R. Mouse Morality: The Rhetoric of Disney Animated Films.Hardcover First Edition. University of Texas Press. 2002. ISBN-10: 0292791526. ISBN-13: 9780292791527.

Paperback First Edition. University of Texas Press. 2002. ISBN-10: 0292791534. ISBN-13: 9780292791534.

eBook. University of Texas Press. 2010.

Whitley, David. The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation (Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present).Hardcover First Edition. Routledge. 2008. ISBN-10: 0754660850. ISBN-13: 9780754660859.

The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation: From Snow White to WALL-E. Hardcover Second Edition. Routledge. 2012. ISBN-10: 1409437485. ISBN-13: 9781409437482.

Paperback Second Edition. Routledge. 2012. ISBN-10: 1409437493. ISBN-13: 9781409437499.

eBook. Routledge. 2013.

Zemler, Emily. Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara: The Stories. The Influence. The Legacy. Hardcover First Edition. Epic Ink. 2022. ISBN-10: 0760373620. ISBN-13: 9780760373620.

eBook. Epic Ink. 2022.

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