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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.

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C'était le Bonheur
  $25.00
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Blutch, Blutch, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Futuropolis, 2005, 1st, 2754800085, 9.2 inches, 7.4 inches, 184 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

In this collection of immediate drawings and sketches scribbled in ballpoint pen, Blutch covers "people adrift, the love which frays, and the children in...

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La Beaute
  $45.00
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Blutch, Blutch, Very Fine, Futuropolis, Paris, 2008, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.75 inches, 104 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Blutch's La Beaute ( "Beauty")  is like many of his books: bold, mysterious, dream-like, enigmatic…This one contains 100 full-page wordless...

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Le Chevalier Blanc, Numero 2
  $30.00
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NF (upper corners lightly bumped otherwise new, tight, clean), Blutch, Blutch, Alain Beaulet, 2000, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards

"The suite of drawings that make up this book is a series of variations directly inspired by the cover of Lucky Luke "Le Cavalier Blanc" by Morris and...

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Mitchum N°4
  $12.00
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Very Fine, Blutch, Blutch, Cornelius, 1998, 1st, 9.25 inches, 6.75 inches, 32 pages, black & white illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, French

"Le Ballet." This issue is composed of two nearly wordless tableaus (only 6 short sentences in French) each with a female dancer.

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Pour en Finir avec le Cinéma
  $15.00
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Blutch, Blutch, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dargaud, Paris, 2011, 1st, 11.25 inches, 8.3 inches, 82 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A sharp copy of the original French edition. The English language edition is So Long, Silver Screen. Seven short stories. From the Publisher: What...

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Sunnymoon
  $30.00
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Blutch, Blutch, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, L'Association, Paris, 2009, 9782844143051, 10.4 inches, 8 inches, 96 pages, black and white, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: Blutch's first masterpiece was, until now, separated into two books, "Ms. Sunnymoon", published by Fluide Glacial in 1992; and...

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Vitesse Moderne
  $30.00
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Blutch, VF, Blutch, Dupuis, 2010, 1st thus, French wraps, French

A beautiful album by the award-winning BD creator. This is a new expanded edition nicely printed on fine paper. This first printing includes a bonus 12...

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Vue sur le lac (in French, English and German)
  $45.00
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Blutch, Blutch, Very Fine, Paris, Dargaud, 2015, 1st, 978-2205074642, 12 inches, 9 inches, 184 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English, German, French

“Blutch is a master. No other cartoonist renders with such casual virtuosity.” —Craig Thompson “One of our greatest...

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Pendant ce temps à Fécamp... (Les Cahiers Aire Libre) -Signed Limited Edition
  $60.00
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Blutch, Catel, Bastien Vives, Blutch, Catel, Bastien Vives, A limited edition of 2000 copies with 3 prints each signed by its respective artist, Very Fine, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2020, 1st, 9791034753581, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 52 pages, 120 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, French

Full title: Pendant ce temps à Fécamp... Dessins Libres, Mars-Avril-mai 2020  (" Meanwhile in Fécamp ... Free Drawings,...

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Celestin Speculoos, Tome 2 - Mai 68
  $30.00
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Denis Bodart, VF, Yann, Bodart, Denis, Vents d'Ouest, 1987, 2002 edition, pictorial boards

A mercenary in 1960s Southeast Asia. Text in French.

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Green Manor, Tome 2: de l'Inconvenient d'Etre Mort
  $25.00
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Fabien Vehlmann, Denis Bodart, Vehlmann, Fabien, Bodart, Denis, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2002, 1st, 2800132337, 12.2 inches, 8.8 inches, 48 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The original edition (EO) of this album. Larger page size than the later French edition and twice as big as the out-of-print American edition. A series of...

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l'Inedit #18
  $20.00
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Very Fine, Denis Bodart, Bodart, Denis, 2004, 1st, 11.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 68 pages, color and black & white, Softcover, wraps, French

Subtitled "the drawings that you doubtless never would not have seen," this Belgian fanzine features sketchbook drawings of bande dessinee artists. This...

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Nicotine Goudron
  $40.00
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Fine, Denis Bodart, Yann, Bodart, Denis, L'Echo des Savanes/Albin Michel, 1990, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 52 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This Bodart album had one printing in 1990. Long out of print.  In the opening story, 18-year-old punk rocker Nicotine and her two friends are...

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Saint-Germain Des Morts
  $40.00
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Denis Bodart, NF (mild surface wear), Streng, Alain, Bodart, Denis, Bedescope, 1985, 1st, pictorial boards

An early album by Bodart. A comedic adventure in contemporary Paris. Long out of print. Text in French.

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Saint-Germain Des Morts (Signed & Numbered Deluxe Edition)
  $80.00
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Denis Bodart, One of 350 numbered copies signed by both the artist and the author, VF, Streng, Alain, Bodart, Denis, Bedescope, 1985, 1st, lleather with an onlaid color plate

One of 350 numbered copies signed by both the artist and the author. A signed & numbered deluxe oversized edition of Denis Bodart's very first album....

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La Symphonie de la Peur
  $45.00
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Gus Bofa, Bofa, Gus, Very Fine in Very Fine Dustjacket, Paris, Cornelius, 2022, 1st, 9782360810567, 11.3 inches, 9 inches, 104 pages, 41 full-page black & white illustrations, Hardcover, decorative cloth, French

41 full-page black & white illustrations, 3 smaller black & white illustrations, and one color illustration by the great Gus Bofa. From the...

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Malaises
  $65.00
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Gus Bofa, VF, Bofa, Gus, Cornelius, 2001, pictorial boards, French

Text in French.

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Slogans
  $40.00
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mild shelf wear otherwise Fine, Gus Bofa, Bofa, Gus, Cornelius, 2002, 1st, 160, B&W illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, French, French

From the publisher: "A timeless lampoon on human cowardice and the pack mentality, SLOGANS raises the essential question of whether man descends from the...

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Rosa Bonheur
  $60.00
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Rosa Bonheur, Bonheur, Rosa, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Musée d'Orsay / Flammarion, Paris, 2022, 9782080280961, 11.3 inches, 8.3 inches, 288 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: A fascinating personality, Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) is the artist of paradoxes. An extraordinary creator still too little known, she...

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Esteban 3: La Survie (Signed & Numbered)
  $50.00
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Matthieu Bonhomme, With a color illustrated bookplate #73/200 copies signed by the artist, VF, Bonhomme, Matthieu, Dupuis, 2009, 1st, pictorial boards, French

One of a limited supply with a color illustrated bookplate signed by the artist and numbered #73/200 copies. A series by the the artist of Messire...

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Esteban Integrale - The Polar Adventures
  $70.00
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Matthieu Bonhomme, Bonhomme, Matthieu, Very Fine, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2014, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.4 inches, 256 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Collects all five volumes of the first cycle, or story arc, in one volume, in a slightly larger format, in black and white, with pages specially reworked by...

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Texas Cowboys Tome 2
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Lewis Trondheim, Matthieu Bonhomme, Trondheim, Lewis, Bonhomme, Matthieu, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2014, 978-2800160856, 9.45 inches, 6.88 inches, 152 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Matthieu Bonhomme's Western miniseries which he both drew and colored. From the publisher: It's 1878. Many destinies intertwine in the town of Fort...

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Tremen Tome 1
  $25.00
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Pim Bos, Bos, Pim, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2019, 1st, 9782505079101, 11 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An incredible wordless sci-fi graphic novel by a brand new talent Pim Bos. Mysterious, surrealist, post-apocalyptic, and totally silent, this is a visit...

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Tremen Tome 2
  $25.00
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Pim Bos, Marc Caro, Pim Bos, Bos, Marc Caro, Pim, Bos, Pim, small corner tears otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2021, 1st, 9782505089360, 11 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An incredible wordless sci-fi graphic novel series by a new talent Pim Bos. Bos is abetted on the scenario by Marc Caro, the director of La Cité des...

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