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.

 
#Hardcover 1
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, Editions Caurette, 2019, 1st, 979-10-96315-39-0, 12 inches, 8 inches, 160 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From our friends in France and their blockbuster Kickstarter campaign. From the publisher: The aggressive rejection of any nude artwork (and...

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#Hardcover 2
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Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, Editions Caurette, 2021, 1st, 9791096315758, 12 inches, 8 inches, 184 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

From our friends in France and their blockbuster Kickstarter campaign. From the publisher: Last year (in 2019), we started like this: "The...

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Tony Sandoval, Sandoval, Tony, Limited to 666 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Paquet, Geneva, 2015, 1st, 12 inches, 8.75 inches, 144 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This deluxe edition is limited to 666 copies. Tony's latest graphic novel mixes watercolor painted pages and inked pages which were colored later. This...

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Jacques & Francois Gall, Paul Gillon, Gall, Jacques & Francois, Gillon, Paul, Very Good+ (moderate shelf and cover wear, edges of covers chipped, bindings sound, pages flat, clean), Les Humanoides Associes, Paris, 1981-82, 1st, 10.75 inches, 8.25 inches, 607 + 448 pages, 4139 black & white strips, softcover, color wraps, French

A nice set of two phonebook-sized collections of this French newspaper strip which ran between September 1959 and December 1972. This continuity strip about...

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2001 Apres Jesus Christ
  $300.00
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Jean-Luc Coudray, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Coudray, Jean-Luc, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Very Fine, issued without dustjacket (sharp, bright, clean, glossy), Paris, Stardom, 2000, 1st, 978-2908766509, 7 inches, 9.5 inches, 40 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A novella with 19 full-page color illustrations of Jesus in the desert by Moebius.

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2001 Apres Jesus Christ
  $250.00
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Jean-Luc Coudray, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Coudray, Jean-Luc, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Stardom, 2000, 1st, 9782908766509, 7 inches, 9.5 inches, 40 pages, 19 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A pristine, tight, never read copy. "2001 AD." A novella with 19 full-page color illustrations by Moebius. Self-published by Moebius' Stardom publishing...

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2001 Apres Jesus Christ
  $200.00
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Jean-Luc Coudray, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Coudray, Jean-Luc, Moebius (Jean Giraud), Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light rubbing to the otherwise sharp corners, bright, clean), Paris, Stardom, 2000, 1st, 978-2908766509, 7 inches, 9.5 inches, 40 pages, 19 full-page color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"2001 AD." A novella with 19 full-page color illustrations by Moebius. Self-published by Moebius' Stardom publishing company.

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Olivier Schrauwen, Schrauwen, Olivier, Very Fine, Borgerhout, Bries, 2010-2015, 32 pages, color, Softcover, wraps

A Complete Set of Olivier Schrauwen's two mini-comics (to date) about early man: 30000 years of bad luck and 29000 years of bad luck. Great stuff. 30000...

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30th Angouleme Festival Poster
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Francois Schuiten, Schuiten, Francois, Fine, Angouleme, 2003, 23.5 inches, 15.75 inches, color

The official poster for the 30th Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme held January 23 - 26, 2003. Featuring an original illustration...

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Zep
Zep, Zep, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2005, 1st, 21 inches, 15.75 inches, color, French

The official poster for the 32nd Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme in 2005. Zep won the festival's Grand Prix in 2004 and created...

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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), One of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine plates in Fine box, Stardom, Paris, 1999, 1st, 6.25 inches, 9.5 inches, black & white, French

This is the deluxe edition of Moebius' incredible sketchbook 40 Days Dans le Desert "B". Each of the 70 lush intricately detailed full-page pen & ink...

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40 Days Dans le Desert B
  $150.00
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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Near Fine (light shelfwear to the bottom edge, very flat, tight, clean), Stardom, Paris, 1999, 4th 2008, 6.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 144 pages, black & white, softcover, French wraps, French

The 2008 fourth printing of this Moebius classic. 70 lush intricately detailed full-page pen & ink illustrations from Moebius' sketchbooks.

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Moebius (Jean Giraud), Moebius (Jean Giraud), Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Moebius Production, 2019, 6.5 inches, 9.75 inches, 144 pages, black & white with 8 pages in color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This Moebius classic, first published in 1999, features 70 lush intricately detailed full-page pen & ink illustrations from Moebius' sketchbook,...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2016, 15.75 inches, 23.5 inches, color

This "Prestige" variant of the official festival poster is printed on a thicker, mat stock. It showcases Katsuhiro Otomo's original illustration created...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2016, 15.75 inches, 23.5 inches, color

The official poster for the 43nd Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme held January 28 - 31, 2016. Featuring an original illustration...

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Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo, Katsuhiro, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2016, 15.75 inches, 23.5 inches, color

This variant of the official festival poster showcases Katsuhiro Otomo's original illustration created especially for the 43nd Annual International Festival...

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Richard Corben, Corben, Richard, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2019, 1st, 21 inches, 15.75 inches, color

Now in stock! One of the three official posters for the 46th Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme held January 24 - 27, 2019....

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Rumiko Takahashi, Takahashi, Rumiko, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2020, 1st, 21 inches, 15.75 inches, color, French

One of the three official posters for the 47th Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme held January 30 - February 2, 2020. Rumiko...

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Chris Ware, Ware, Chris, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2022, 1st, 21 inches, 15.75 inches, color, French

One of the three official posters for the 49th Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme held in 2022. Featuring an original illustration...

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Jun Mayuzuki, Mayuzuki, Jun, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2022, 1st, 21 inches, 15.75 inches, color, French

One of the three official posters for the 49th Annual International Festival of Bande Dessinee at Angouleme held in 2022. Featuring an original illustration...

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One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine/Very Fine, Bruno, Bruno, Treize Etrange, 1999, 1st, 2911058364, 4.25 inches, 4.25 inches, 51 plates, color illustrations, Softcover, pictorial boards, English

Bruno is a personal favorite. Nemo, Inner City Blues, Junk, Lorna.  This is a signed & numbered portfolio of 50 portraits of American jazz...

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500 Dessins, Vol. 1
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Limited to 1000 copies, Very Fine in a Fine dustjacket, Nicolas De Crecy, De Crecy, Nicolas, Barbier & Mathon, 2011, 1st, 8.2 inches, 6.3 inches, 252 pages, 500 black & white illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

500 sketchbook drawings by de Crecy. Location sketches of people and places, urban landscapes, interior scenes, fantasies, character designs, cartoons, all...

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500 Dessins, Vol. 2
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Fine, issued without dustjacket in publisher's shrink wrap, Nicolas De Crecy, De Crecy, Nicolas, Barbier & Mathon, 2013, 1st, 9782919243082, 8.5 inches, 6.5 inches, 252 pages, 500 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth, French

A second volume of delicious sketchbook drawings by de Crecy. Location sketches of people and places, urban landscapes, interior scenes, fantasies,...

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500 Dessins, Vol. 3
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Nicolas De Crecy, De Crecy, Nicolas, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Barbier & Mathon, Paris, 2018, 1st, 7 inches, 9.6 inches, 128 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial silk cloth, French

This third volume of delicious sketchbook drawings by de Crecy focuses on "drawings from travel notebooks of the past ten years: Japan, Italy, the south of...

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