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.

 
Abstract: Jonction - Plaque
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Moebius, Moebius, Very Fine, Paris, Moebius Production, 2020, 21 inches, 14.7 inches, color

A 37 x 53 cm (14.7" x 21") print laminated to a 3/8-inch thick wood plaque with a transparent mat anti-UV and anti-reflective film. The beautiful matte...

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La Major Au Fauteuil - Plaque
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Moebius, Moebius, Very Fine, Paris, Moebius Production, 2020, 14.6 inches, 19.7 inches, color

A 37 x 50 cm (14.6" x 19.7") print laminated to a 3/8-inch thick wood plaque with a transparent mat anti-UV and anti-reflective film. The beautiful matte...

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Philippe Dupuy, Dupuy, Philippe, Limited to 2400 copies with a signed & numbered print laid in, Very Fine in Very Fine sleeve in publisher's shrinkwrap, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2019, 1st, 9791034733477, 9.4 inches, 6.7 inches, 128 pages, two-color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, decorative boards, French

"A History of Art 3: Do Not Paint" This volume is a biography of French fashion designer Paul Poiret by Philippe Dupuy (half of the team of...

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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius Production / Comicon Edizioni, 2021, 1st, 9782908766196, 12.5 inches, 10 inches, 176 pages, over 210 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, Italian, French

In stock now! "Moebius - Alla ricerca del tempo" at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN) (2021) was the largest exhibition of...

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Didier Crisse, Crisse, Didier, #569 of 900 numbered copies signed by the artist, Near Fine (faint crease to spine, light cover wear, very flat, tight, clean), Comix Buro, Paris, 2009, 1st, 8.75 inches, 7.1 inches, 48 pages, color, softcover, wraps, French

This third collection of sketches and drawings by Crisse is devoted entirely to his lost world series Atalante. Primarily character designs. 10 pages of...

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Benjamin, Benjamin, Near Fine (light wear, very flat, tight, clean), Paris, Xiao Pan, 2008, 2nd, 9782940380749, 12.6 inches, 9.6 inches, 160 pages, color, softcover, French wraps, French

An art book (in French) with the English Translation Booklet. A 5 x 7 color print is also laid in. This is the long out of print art book devoted to...

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One of 999 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Al Severin, Severin, Al, Several Pictures, 2000, 1st, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 56 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Al Severin is a Belgian artist whose work is a wonderful throwback to an earlier era. His work has a surplus of charm and wit and his relaxed ink...

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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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One of 360 numbered copies signed by Leturgie, Very Fine, Simon Leturgie, Franck Isard, Leturgie and Yann, Jean, Leturgie & Franck Isard, Simon, Editions du Trio, 2002, 1st, 13.4 inches, 9.75 inches, 72 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

An oversize deluxe edition of volume 4 in the buddy cop comedy series. Leturgie's great Belgian school artwork is the feature here. The entire album...

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Fine/Near Fine, Thomas Heath, Charles, and William Heath Robinson, Robinson, Thomas Heath, Charles, and William Heath, Chris Beetles Ltd., 1992, 1st, Hardcover, cloth, English

This catalogue contains over 350 color and black & white illustrations by this trio of British illustrators. With a text & biographies by Geoffrey...

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Wallace Wood, Wood, Wallace, Limited to 1250 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Festival International de la Bande Dessinee, Angouleme, 2020, 1st, 13.75 inches, 10 inches, 160 pages, over 150 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This is the catalogue to the museum exhibition ("Les mondes de Wallace Wood" or "The Worlds of Wallace Wood") mounted for the Angouleme Comics Festival in...

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Signed by the artist, Near Fine (mild wear to the bottom tips, otherwise very flat, tight, clean), Le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2005, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 16 pages, color, wirebound

Long out of print. A portfolio of thirteen new color illustrations by Claire Wendling of girls and their pets: big and small, wild or domesticated. A...

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This product will be available on 06/30/2023
Ryoichi Ikegami, Ikegami, Ryoichi, Limited to 1500 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, 9eArt+ éditions/Festival International de la Bande Dessinée, Angoulême, 2023, 1st, 13.75 inches, 10 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This import title is estimated to arrive in late June 2023. This is the catalogue to the museum exhibition mounted for the Angouleme Comics Festival in...

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This product will be available on 06/30/2023
Christophe Blain, Blain, Christophe, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, 9eArt+ éditions/Festival International de la Bande Dessinée, Angouleme, 2022, 1st, 13.75 inches, 10 inches, 160 pages, color and black & white illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This import title is estimated to arrive in late June 2023. This is the catalogue for Blain's career retrospective exhibition mounted for the...

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This product will be available on 06/30/2023
Shigeru Mizuki, Mizuki, Shigeru, Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, 9eArt+ éditions/Festival International de la Bande Dessinée, Angouleme, 2022, 1st, 13.75 inches, 10 inches, 160 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

This import title is estimated to arrive in late June 2023. This is the absolutely beautiful catalogue to Mizuki's  career retrospective /...

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This product will be available on 06/30/2023
Robert Crumb, Crumb, Robert, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Bordeaux, Cornelius, 2023, 1st, 9782360811670, 11.4 inches, 8.7 inches, 320 pages, over 200 color illustrations, hardcover, boards, French

This import title is estimated to arrive in late June 2023. Editions Cornelius makes beautiful books and The Complete Crumb Comic Covers is another...

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Schweres Eis Voraus!
  $75.00
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Zdenek Burian, Aick, Gerhard, Burian, Zdenek, Near Fine, Vienna, Verlag Carl Ueberreuter, 1955, 240 pages, 1 color and 11 full-page black & white plates, map endpapers, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, German

Subtitled, "Der Kampf um die Nordwest-Passage" (The Struggle for the Northwest Passage). Pen and ink drawings by Burian of arctic adventurers. Text in German.

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#16 of 30 copies signed by the artist with an original sketch, Very Fine, Al Severin, Severin, Al, Editions Michel Deligne, 1985, 1st, 786864419, 160 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps

An early work by Al Severin: a group of three inter-related short stories about a group of grunts. Text in French. In 2008, 30 copies were signed and...

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Didier Conrad, VF, Yann, Conrad, Didier, Dargaud, 2000, 1st, pictorial boards

The first five albums in an single volume. This collection features an extra 26-page bonus section of unpublished sketches.

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Josepe, Signed by the artist with a drawing, VF/VF, Josepe, Scutella, 2009, 1st, 9782918111023, pictorial boards, French, English

"A cruise in the world of chance happenings." Each full-page sketch is faced by its title in both French and English. "Quand la raison s’endort un...

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Emile Bravo, VF in VF slipcase, Bravo, Emile, Dupuis, 2008, Later, pictorial boards, French

This deluxe collector's edition has two volumes in a slipcase. The second volume reproduces the album in pencil form. "For Emile Bravo, the graphic...

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L'Art De La Fessee
  $75.00
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Milo Manara, NF/Fine (light stress at hinges otherwise Fine), Enard, Jean-Pierre, Manara, Milo, Le Marquis/Glenat, 1988, 1st, padded pictorial boards

The first edition, first printing of Manara's illustrated edition of The Art of Spanking. 21 full-page and 60 text illustrations in color. Text in French....

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Fine (all corners sharp, covers clean, binding tight), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Charlier, Jean Michel, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Novedi, 1986, 1st, 11.5 inches, 8.75 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A Fine condition First Printing of Le Bout de la Piste (published in English as The End of the Trail).

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Very Fine, Juanjo Guarnido, Diaz Canales, Juan, Guarnido, Juanjo, Dargaud, 2003, 1st, 2205051997, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 56 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A fine condition first printing (in French parlance, an "Edition Originale" or "E.O.") of the second Blacksad book.

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