Walt Disneys Vanishing Prairie. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951. First American edition, quarto, illustrated throughout with tipped-in color photographic plates, glossy pictorial boards, and in near fine condition with only light wear to the boards. BEAUTIFULLY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WALT DISNEY TO HIS CLOSE FRIEND AND ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF MCDONALDS. Beautifully inscribed and signed by Walt Disney in fountain pen on the half-title page to his close friend and one of the founders of McDonalds, David Wallerstein: To David and Caroline, all best, Walt. Wallerstein was a theater executive and a member of the board of directors at McDonalds Corp. Where he invented the fast food chains large size fries. Disney, who regularly flew Wallerstein to Hollywood to preview his films, said, the two greatest showmen [he ever knew] were Dave Wallerstein and Sam Goldwyn. Accompanied with the signed book are reprint photographs of Disney and Wallerstein together. The item “Vanishing Prairie Inscribed & Signed by Walt Disney To McDonald’s Founder” is in sale since Thursday, February 7, 2019. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Autographs-Original\Other Original Autographs”. The seller is “grayautographs” and is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Object Type: Book
- Signed by: Walt Disney
- Autograph Authentication: Guaranteed to pass PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett