TLS signed “Roy O. Disney,” one page, 8.5 x 11, nicely illustrated Mickey Mouse letterhead, July 21, 1931. Letter to Charles Lang. In part: “We understand you are to keep full accounts of the sales of the Mickey Mouse Book, and make royalty payments thereon to Bobette & Irving Bibo and to the Studio, as well as any payments due to Henry Cohen…[We will] send on to you the contracts for the publication of the song, ‘The Wedding Party of Mickey Mouse.’” In fine condition. Bibo and Lang was a publisher who received one of the first licenses from Disney to use character images in its products, and published the first Disney book, simply titled The Mickey Mouse Book, in 1930. Bobette, the publisher’s daughter, is said to have written the four page ‘history’ of Mickey contained within the book. It was a tremendous success, selling over 100,000 copies within six months. This document, related to the finances of Bibo’s endeavor, represents the early beginnings of what would become a vast empire of Disney merchandise and product spinoffs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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