This is the classic textbook for animation. Every page is loaded with illustrated examples. It's more of an intermediate guide because the book goes straight quickly into drawing.

I read on Amazon that it's supposed to come with a DVD but many reviewers there have reported missing DVDs.

Anyway, this book is also available as a 16-DVD set, selling for over USD $900! Below's the promo video for the disc set:

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