Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.

Disney, Walt; Ward Greene

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1953

About this Item

First edition of this classic work, basis for the Walt Disney film. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt illustration to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With charming illustrations by Joe G. Rinaldi. Foreword by Walt Disney. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.   Lady and the Tramp tells the story of a female American Cocker Spaniel named Lady who lives with a refined, upper-middle-class family, and a male stray mongrel called the Tramp. Greene, the editor and manager of the newspaper syndicate King Features, was the author of the short story, â Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog,â which came to Walt Disneyâ s attention. At Disneyâ s request, Greene developed the story into a full-length novel on which the film, one of the most popular of Disneyâ s animated features, was based. The sequence of Lady and Tramp sharing a plate of spaghetti â " climaxed by an accidental kiss as they swallow opposite ends of the same strand of spaghetti â " is considered an iconic scene in American film history. Lady and the Tramp was named number 95 out of the "100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time" by the American Film Institute in their 100 Years.100 Passions special, as one of only two animated films to appear on the list, along with Disney's Beauty and the Beast which ranked 34th. In 2010, Rhapsody called its accompanying soundtrack one of the all-time great Disney and Pixar soundtracks. In June 2011, TIME named it one of "The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs.
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books