{"product_id":"walt-disneys-donald-duck-the-ultimate-history-45th-ed-9783754404812","title":"Walt Disney's Donald Duck. the Ultimate History. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eNothing succeeds like success, as the saying goes, but in the case of Donald Duck the opposite is true: the candor with which Donald reveals his weaknesses wins our hearts and stays with us forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevisit Donald's life's work from nine decades in this vibrantly illustrated publication on the Disney universe. Following Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History by TASCHEN, we witness the career of Mickey's only rival for the throne as Disney's most popular creation. From his debut in the Silly Symphony short film The Wise Little Hen on June 9, 1934, the authors trace Donald's cartoons, groundbreaking adventures in comics and TV, and theme park appearances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith unprecedented access to Disney's vast historical archives and collections as well as public and private collections, the authors illuminate Donald's life story with rare concept art, story sketches, background paintings, animation, and comic drawings as well as historical photographs. We encounter the work of all major Donald artists in both film and comics who defined his character, including a vast tribute to the \"Duck Man\" himself, master storyteller Carl Barks, alongside unseen early storyboard drawings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the history of comics, Donald Duck is the most frequently printed figure outside the superhero genre, and has appeared on screen more often than any other Disney character. Since the 1950s, Duckburg has expanded into a truly global village, with American artists being joined by a new generation of international colleagues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Carl Barks once said of Donald: \"He is everything, he is everybody; he makes the same mistakes that we all make.\" He may often be unlucky, but this is precisely what has endeared him to readers around the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright (c) 2026 Disney Enterprises, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Gerstein,J. B. Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783754404812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerstein, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Gerstein\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent animation and comics historian, writer, and editor working extensively with The Walt Disney Company and its licensees. His published work includes \u003cem\u003eUncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eFloyd Gottfredson Library of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse\u003c\/em\u003e. Gerstein has worked in efforts to locate lost \u003cem\u003eOswald the Lucky Rabbit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLaugh-O-gram\u003c\/em\u003e shorts and to preserve the \u003cem\u003eMickey Mouse\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper strip. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaufman, J. B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. B. Kaufman\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and film historian who has published and lectured extensively on Disney animation and American silent film history. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Fairest One of All: The Making of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSouth of the Border with Disney\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic\u003c\/em\u003e. Together with Russell Merritt he published the award-winning \u003cem\u003eWalt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKothenschulte, Daniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Kothenschulte\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author, curator, and lecturer on film and art history, and a lover of animation since he first saw \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e at the age of three. As a film journalist, he is responsible for the film section in the German national daily newspaper \u003cem\u003eFrankfurter Rundschau\u003c\/em\u003e. He has taught at various universities. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Walt Disney Film Archives\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWalt Disney's Mickey Mouse\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"David Gerstein \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":49001647833245,"sku":"9783754404812","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_be09ca85-bfd8-49e9-b500-aff19c707ed0.jpg?v=1791983512","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/walt-disneys-donald-duck-the-ultimate-history-45th-ed-9783754404812","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}