Walt Disney and polo interest: a scarce book ''Walt Disney Presenta Una Partita Di Polo'', first edition, Italian language, 8vo, 62 pages, beautiful s

Walt Disney and polo interest: a scarce book ''Walt Disney Presenta Una Partita Di Polo'', first edition, Italian language, 8vo, 62 pages, beautiful selection of Walt Disney colour illustrations including full page plates. Original pictorial boards, published by Mondadori, Milan, 1940, very good condition ''Mickey's Polo Team'' was a short animated film with an 8 minutes running time produced by Walt Disney in 1936. The cartoon features a game of polo played between four Disney characters, led by Mickey Mouse with Goofy, Big Bad Wolf & Donald Duck; and four cartoon versions of real-life movie stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harpo Marx & Charlie Chaplin. Spectators are also a miscellany of cartoon characters and movie stars. The film was inspired by Walt Disney's personal love of the game of polo. A fall in a polo match left him with four shattered vertebrae that would prove a health issue for the rest of his life. In 1937 Walt Disney participated in competition at the 5th Venice Film Festival, the movie released in Italy in the original English language format.