French Imports

Stuart Ng Books is the largest importer of French Bande Dessinee (and related art books) in the United States. We select and stock new titles and current releases and source them directly from the French publishers and distributors. We carry the most mainstream publishers such as Casterman, Dargaud, And Dupuis, to boutique publishers such as Comix Buro, Stardom and Bruno Graff. We also buy and sell used, secondhand, and collectible Bande Dessinee and related art books from collectors here and abroad.

 
Cinema 1 & 2 - Complete Set
  $250.00
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Andre Barbe, Barbe, Andre, Fine, issued without dustjacket (sharp, crisp, clean), Glenat, Grenoble, 1982, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 48 + 48 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A collection of Barbe's beautifully rendered, utterly amazing cinematic erotic cartoon strips filled with sensuous doe-eyed females and incredible invisible...

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Barbe Bleue
  $45.00
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Andre Barbe, Barbe, Andre, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (moderate wear to dustjacket edges), Humoristes Associes, Paris, 1983, 1st, 12.2 inches, 10.5 inches, 48 pages, black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth, French

"A story by Perrault illustrated by Barbe." "Barbe bleue ("Bluebeard") is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by...

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Nous Sommes Trop
  $60.00
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Andre Barbe, Barbe, Andre, Fine (very slight cover wear). A very sharp copy., Glenat, Grenoble, 1981, 1st, 12.6 inches, 9.4 inches, 48 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An early Barbe cartoon collection with equal servings of sequential cartoons and full-page panoramic gag panels. Only a handful of the erotic nudes that...

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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Near Fine (one corner bent inward, otherwise covers, binding and interior Very Fine), Paris, Gentiane, 1983, 1st, 9782904300035, 11.75 inches, 9.75 inches, 104 pages, over 175 illustrations, about half in color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Future Memories" is a great retrospective collection of science fiction illustrations. Includes illustrations for books, magazines, posters; comics panels,...

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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Near Fine (spine ends pushed in slightly with mild wear and boards peeking at the tips, front corners pushed in slightly, light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Humanoides Associes, Paris, 1982, 1st, 11.5 inches, 8.7 inches, 102 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A sharp and above average copy of a fragile Moebius title from 1982! A partial reissue and augmented edition of the art book Moebius 30 x 30 (Les...

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Didier Cassegrain, Cassegrain, Didier, #561 of 900 copies signed by the artist, Near Fine (moderate wear to the covers, very flat, tight), Comix Buro, Paris, 2008, 1st, 8.7 inches, 7.1 inches, 48 pages, color, softcover, wraps, French

The long out-of-print first collection of sketches, drawings and color renderings by this French animation and bande dessinée artist (Tao Bang, Code...

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Crisse Sketchbook (#1)
  $50.00
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Didier Crisse, Crisse, Didier, Very Good+ (price label stain on the cover, fading along the spine, mild wear, very flat, tight, clean), Comix Buro, Paris, 2008, 2nd, 8.75 inches, 7.1 inches, 48 pages, color, softcover, wraps, French

Out of print. A collection of sketches and drawings featuring Crisse's trademark sexy wide-eyed femmes. This very popular French bande dessinée...

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Philippe Dupuy, Dupuy, Philippe, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2022, 9791034750344, 12.2 inches, 9.3 inches, 168 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"My dad draws naked women" is Dupuy's graphically experimental album. From the publisher: Philippe Dupuy draws with his son Hippolyte. Walks to the...

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Didier Crisse, Crisse, Didier, Very light bump to the lower corner otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Chicago, Trinquette, 2013, 1st, 9781934623145, 12.25 inches, 8.75 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

"Drawings, paintings & sketches across the world of Didier Crisse." Crisse is one of France's bestselling comic book artists with numerous series to...

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Phil Perfect - l'Integrale
  $100.00
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Serge Clerc, Clerc, Serge, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light reading wear, corners sharp, clean), Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2012, 1st, 9782800155708, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 296 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, French

A swell archival collection of Serge Clerc's Phil Perfect, every comic story, illustration, seriograph, portfolio plate, and bookplate, along with...

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Maly Siri Sketchbook
  $20.00
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Maly Siri, Siri, Maly, Very Good+ (crease to the bottom corner and first 13 pages, otherwise Fine), Comix Buro, Paris, 2010, 2nd, 8.75 inches, 7.1 inches, 48 pages, color illustrations, softcover, wraps, French

The first collection of sketches by this French artist living in Montreal. Minimal text in French.

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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), One of numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in Very Fine clamshell box, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, 2010, 1st, 13 inches, 10 inches, 304 pages, 250 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial velvet boards, French

This is the rare tirage de tête (deluxe edition) of the massive catalogue for the 2010 Moebius exhibition at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. One of...

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Bill Presing, Presing, Bill, One of 900 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Comix Buro, Paris, 2012, 1st, 8.75 inches, 7 inches, 48 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, wraps

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Le Reste du monde Tomes 1-4
  $100.00
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Jean-Christophe Chauzy, Chauzy, Jean-Christophe, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Brussels, 2015-20, 9782203087415, 9782203097544, 9782203146921, 9782203172319, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 122+112+112+130 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

All four volumes of Jean-Christophe Chauzy's survivalist saga.

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Taiyo Matsumoto, Matsumoto, Taiyo, Limited to 1500 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Festival International de la Bande Dessinee, Angouleme, 2019, 1st, 13.75 inches, 10 inches, 160 pages, over 160 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This catalog features over 150 pages and drawings by Taiyo Matsumoto. From the publisher: Since his debut in 1987, Taiyo Matsumoto has established...

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Pieter de Poortere, de Poortere, Pieter, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Glenat, Grenoble, 2021, 9782344050385, 11.6 inches, 8.6 inches, 168 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Over 160 pages of pantomime comic strips starring Dickie! Dickie is a hapless everyman who embodies everyone's worst impulses and acts on them in each of...

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Pieter de Poortere, de Poortere, Pieter, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Grenoble, Glenat, 2012, 3rd 2018, 9782723485920, 11.5 inches, 8.5 inches, 312 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Over 300 pages of pantomime comic strips starring Dickie! Dickie is an everyman who embodies everyone's worst impulses and acts on them in each of these...

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Richard Corben, Corben, Richard, A few tiny nicks along the top edge otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Nogent sur Marne, Delirium BD, 2020, 1st, 9791090916647, 12 inches, 8.8 inches, 136 pages, Color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Richard Corben's final graphic novel Murky World--originally serialized in fifteen 8-page segments in Heavy Metal magazine--is collected for the first time,...

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Eric Herenguel, Herenguel, Eric, One of 399 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2021, 1st, 9791096315468, 16.8 inches, 12.2 inches, 152 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

It is 1947, fourteen years after the victory of Kong over the US military. Manhattan Island has been evacuated and is now a no-go zone. These are the...

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Geof Darrow, Darrow, Geof, One of 750 numbered copies signed by the artist and with the separate magazine as issued, Very Fine with Very Fine magazine in a Fine cardboard slipcase, Aedena, Paris, 1986, 1st, 14.5 inches, 10.25 inches, 78 pages, color, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

The Deluxe Edition of Geof Darrow's Comics & Stories complete with the supplemental Le Darrow Magazine in the original cardboard slipcase! Both the book...

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Backroom - Limited Edition
  $35.00
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Yann Taillefer, Taillefer, Yann, Limited to 500 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine slipcase, Pau, France, Mansion Press, 2021, 1st, 9782492646058, 8.5 inches, 9 inches, 68 pages, 29 fullpage color and 28 fullpage black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, decorative boards

There's a bit of Dave Cooper and a bit of John Cuneo in these fascinating, uninhibited, highly rendered sex drawings by Yann Taillefer. One of the hallmarks...

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Recits de Pirates
  $8.00
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Loick Peyron, Annette Marnat, Peyron, Loick, Marnat, Annette, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Flammarion, Paris, 2019, 1st thus, 7.75 inches, 6 inches, 96 pages, 36 color illustrations, Softcover, vinyl wraps, French

Annette Marnat's 2009 children's picture book about legendary pirates is reformatted into a small format young adult book. 36 color illustrations and...

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Viande froide et Cie
  $5.00
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Stephane Blanquet, Blanquet, Stephane, Very Fine, Paris, L'Association, 1997, 2nd 2015, 9782909020815, 6 inches, 4.1 inches, 28 pages, black and white, Softcover, wraps, French

"Cold Meat and Co." In Blanquet's strange wordless 24-page minicomic, the cold meat in question is a body in a closet. From the publisher: If we often...

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This product will be available on 06/15/2023
Will Eisner, Eisner, Will, Fine (light wear to the edges (from shipping) otherwise New and Unread), Paris, Editions Toth, 2021, 1st, 978-2-913999-42-8, 18 inches, 12 inches, 60 pages, color illustrations throughout, Softcover, wraps

As of 4/14/23, we have 50 copies in our consolidator's warehouse in Paris. We estimate they will arrive at our store in June 2023.  From...

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