A mediocre treatment of a terrific subject. The capsule summaries have to be short, (or they wouldn't be capsules) but too often they fall flat, barely catching the essence of the film. Calling this book an "Illustrated Guide" is stretching the truth almost to the point of breaking. The illustrations are sparse, and aren't even from the cartoons themselves, but from advertisements for the films.It really pains me to be critical of the work, but there is enormous room for improvement. Raving over it might well discourage another author (or even the originals) from producing a better work.