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.

 
Entre Chats - Signed by Frank
  $50.00
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Frank Pe, et al, Pe, et al, Frank, Signed by the artist, Fine, Delcourt, Paris, 1989, 2004 printing, 10.5 inches, 9 inches, 72 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Text by Frank ( Pé ), with drawings by Frank, Claire Wendling, Regis Loisel, Topaze, Will, André Juillard, Andreas, Barbe, Didier...

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L'Age d'Or Tome 1
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Cyril Pedrosa, Pedrosa, Cyril, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2018, 1st, 979-1034730353, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 232 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Pedrosa's new graphic novel is both medieval saga and utopian political fable. The look of the book is halfway between a picture book and a comic book....

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Les Coeurs Solitaires
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Very Fine, Cyril Pedrosa, Pedrosa, Cyril, Dupuis, 2006, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Solitary Hearts" A slice of contemporary life and one man’s search for love beautifully depicted by the award winning artist of Three Shadows,...

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Cyril Pedrosa, Pedrosa, Cyril, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2015, 978-2800165851, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 56 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Lonely Hearts." A slice of contemporary life and one man's search for love beautifully depicted by the award-winning artist of Equinox, Portugal, Three...

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Portugal
  $35.00
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Cyril Pedrosa, Pedrosa, Cyril, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2011, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 264 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A first printing of the original edition published in France. This is the award-winning new graphic novel by the artist of Three Shadows, Ring Circus,...

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The Game - Histoires 1968-1970
  $50.00
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Guy Peellaert, Peellaert, Guy, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Editions Prairial, 2018, 1st, 9791093699158, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 144 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Guy Peellaert (1934 - 2008) was a Belgian painter, illustrator, comic artist and photographer. His pop-art comic Les Aventures de Jodelle (1966) was...

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Loo Hui Phang, Frederik Peeters, Phang, Loo Hui, Peeters, Frederik, Limited to 2200 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Paris, Casterman, 2016, 1st, 9782203110120, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 144 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth, French

This collector's edition presents the inked pages enhanced by a colored wash as they were originally realized by Frederik Peeters (before coloring for the...

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RG Integrale
  $40.00
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Very Fine, Frederik Peeters, Dragon and Frederik Peeters, Pierre, Peeters, Frederik, Gallimard / Bayou, 2012, 1st, 9782070642892, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A few years ago, this gritty procedural series was profiled by the Los Angeles Times. Written by an actual RG and illustrated by the award winning artist of...

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Hugo Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Rubén Pellejero, Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Hugo, Pellejero, Rubén, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2015, 9782203099869, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 96 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

1915. Corto Maltese just misses his longtime friend, writer Jack London, in San Francisco. But the writer left him a message, asking Corto to deliver a...

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Hugo Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Rubén Pellejero, Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Hugo, Pellejero, Rubén, scratched spine but otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2015, 978-2203092112, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 88 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

1915. Corto Maltese just misses his longtime friend, writer Jack London, in San Francisco. But the writer left him a message, asking Corto to deliver a...

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Hugo Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Rubén Pellejero, Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Hugo, Pellejero, Rubén, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2017, 9782203122093, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 88 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The new adventures of Hugo Pratt's Corto Matese by Canalès and Pellejero. In French. This edition presents the story in magnificent black-and-white....

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Hugo Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Rubén Pellejero, Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Hugo, Pellejero, Rubén, Near Fine, bumped upper and lower edges of back cover, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2017, 9782203122086, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 80 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The new adventures of Hugo Pratt's Corto Matese by Canalès and Pellejero. In French. This edition features colors by Pellejero. From the...

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Hugo Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Rubén Pellejero, Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Hugo, Pellejero, Rubén, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2019, 9782203185890, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 88 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The new adventures of Hugo Pratt's Corto Matese by Canalès and Pellejero. In French. This edition presents the story in magnificent black-and-white....

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Hugo Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Rubén Pellejero, Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Hugo, Pellejero, Rubén, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2022, 9782203221680, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 72 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: A thriller in the Berlin of the Roaring Twenties! Autumn 1924, Corto must find a very dear friend in Berlin. But when he arrives...

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Hugo Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Rubén Pellejero, Pratt, Juan Díaz Canales, Hugo, Pellejero, Rubén, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Paris, 2022, 9782203221697, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 88 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This edition also has 16 pages of supplemental material. From the publisher: Autumn 1924, Corto must find a very dear friend in Berlin. But when he...

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Gabriele Pennacchioli, Pennacchioli, Gabriele, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine plates in Very Fine portfolio, Les Sculpteurs de Bulles, Cresserons, 2020, 1st, 13 inches, 10.5 inches, color, English

Gabriele Pennacchioli's first portfolio, limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the artist. This beautiful and luxurious collectible gathers 53 of his...

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Crimson Plague S&N Ex-Libris
  $40.00
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George Perez, #199 of 400 copies signed by the artist, Near Fine, Perez, George, 1998, 1st, 13.75 inches, 9.25 inches, color, English

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Lucio Perinotto Artbook
  $30.00
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Lucio Perinotto, Perinotto, Lucio, Very Fine, Paquet, Geneva, 2011, 978 2888901754, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

I met Lucio Perinotto for the first time 15 years ago. Stumbled upon his paintings at an exhibition in the lobby of a Paris airport, I began looking for the...

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Lucio Perinotto Artbook 3
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Lucio Perinotto, Perinotto, Lucio, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Geneva, Paquet, 2016, 1st, 978-2888907749, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A new collection of 30 paintings made for the covers of the magazine Le Fana de l'Aviation, as well as over 100 incredible pencil drawings published for the...

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Lucio Perinotto Artbook 4
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Lucio Perinotto, Perinotto, Lucio, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Geneva, Paquet, 2019, 1st, 9782889325047, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A new collection of 37 paintings made for the covers of the magazine Le Fana de l'Aviation, as well as over 100 incredible pencil drawings published for the...

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Dog
  $30.00
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Vincent Perriot, Perriot, Vincent, Near Fine (light wear to the cover edges, otherwise very flat, tight, clean), Bordeaux, Editions de la Cerise, 2011, 8.6 inches, 8.6 inches, 128 pages, black & white, Softcover, French wraps

A beautiful wordless graphic novel told with one image per page. From the publisher: Dog, or the wandering of a tramp propelled into a New York ready...

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Spots
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Philippe Petit-Roulet, Petit-Roulet, Philippe, Very Fine, Cornelius, Paris, 2014, 9782360810796, 6 inches, 8 inches, 128 pages, color, Softcover, French wraps

A collection of Philippe Petit-Roulet's spot drawings for the New Yorker. The minimal text is in English and French. Resume: Troisième...

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J & K
  $45.00
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John Pham, Pham, John, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Geneva, Atrabile, 2019, 1st, 9782889230716, 8.9 inches, 6.7 inches, 144 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The French edition of John Pham's Jay and Kay stories from his self-published comic Epoxy, revised, redesigned, and reworked by Pham. A lovely physical...

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Jukebox
  $32.00
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Philippe Dupuy & Charles Berberian, VF, Philippe Dupuy & Charles Berberian, Fluid Glacial, 2011, 1st, pictorial boards

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Sept Psychopathes
  $29.00
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Sean Phillips, Shallow scratch on front cover, otherwise very fine., Vehlmann, Fabien, Phillips, Sean, Delcourt, 2007, 2nd, pictorial boards

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Okhéania T2: La Chute
  $15.00
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VF, Picard, Corbeyran, Eric, Picard, Dargaud, 2008, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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La Perfection Chrétienne
  $40.00
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Georges Pichard, Pichard, Georges, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Glenat, Grenoble, 2013, 978-2723492898, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 128 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: An unpublished, unfinished and supremely provocative work by Master Pichard. Georges Pichard, a great draftsman, was the teacher,...

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Jean-Marie Pigeon, Guillaume, Marie-Ange, Pigeon, Jean-Marie, Very Fine in a Very Fine dustjacket, Paris, Christian Desbois Editions, 1995, 1st, 291015002X, 12 inches, 9 inches, 72 pages, over 100 color photographs, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Jean-Marie Pigeon is one of the premier sculptors in the world of Bande Dessinee.  This monograph features over 100 color photographs of the...

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Marie-Ange Guillaume, Jean-Marie Pigeon, Guillaume, Marie-Ange, Pigeon, Jean-Marie, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Paris, Christian Desbois Editions, 1995, 1st, 291015002X, 12 inches, 9 inches, 72 pages, color photographs, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Jean-Marie Pigeon is one of the premier sculptors in the world of Bande Dessinee. This monograph features over 100 color photographs of the sculptors' many...

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Veronique Massenot, Caroline Piochon, Massenot, Veronique, Piochon, Caroline, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Deux Coqs D'Or, Vanves, 2017, 9782016254301, 7.75 inches, 6.75 inches, 24 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

France has launched their own line of Little Golden Books: "Un petit livre d'or." The originals in this French series are art directed by Gerald Guerlais...

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Le Pere des Etoiles
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Sebastien Piquet, Piquet, Sebastien, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dargaud, Paris, 2016, 1st, 6.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 192 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Sebastien Piquet is a French artist working at Dreamworks Animation Studios by day and on this French comic strip at night. "Le Pere des Etoiles" (a...

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Pixoloid Studios, Pixoloid Studios, Signed by artists Mark Molnar and Gaspar Gombos, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Buhl, France, Editions Caurette, 2019, 1st, 9791096315338, 8.5 inches, 12 inches, 282 pages, over 250 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Signed by Mark Molnar and Gaspar Gombos! Art by Gaspar Gombos, Mark Molnar, David Metzger, Janos Gardos, Zsolt 'Mike' Szabados, Orsolya Villanyi,...

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Julien Boisvert 1: Neekibo
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Fine, Michel Plessix, Dieter & Michel Plessix, Plessix, Michel, Delcourt, 1989, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Plessix is best known for The Wind in the Willows. This is his other series. A young single man with a small civil service position, Julien Boisvert is no...

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Julien Boisvert 2: Grisnoir
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Fine, Michel Plessix, Dieter & Michel Plessix, Plessix, Michel, Delcourt, 1991, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Plessix is best known for The Wind in the Willows. This is his other series. A young single man with a small civil service position, Julien Boisvert is no...

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Julien Boisvert 3: Jikuri
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Fine, Michel Plessix, Dieter & Michel Plessix, Plessix, Michel, Delcourt, 1992, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Plessix is best known for The Wind in the Willows. This is his other series. A young single man with a small civil service position, Julien Boisvert is no...

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Julien Boisvert 4: Charles
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Fine, Michel Plessix, Dieter & Michel Plessix, Plessix, Michel, Delcourt, 1995, Hardcover, pictorial boards

Plessix is best known for The Wind in the Willows. This is his other series. A young single man with a small civil service position, Julien Boisvert is no...

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Les Pionniers De L'Esperance
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Raymond Poivet, VF, Lecureux, Roger, Poivet, Raymond, Glenat, 2005, 1st, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

A classic French space adventure strip that ran from 1945 though 1973. Poivet was one of the great French BD artists with a fine ink style. The...

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A La Lettre Pres
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Cyrille Pomes, Pomes, Cyrille, Very Fine, Paris, Albin Michel, 2005, 1st, 978-2226155344, 11.5, 8.75, 76, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, French Italian

Outstanding artwork. I was just blown away by the style. Text in French.

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Sorties de Route
  $32.00
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Very Fine, Cyrille Pomes, Pomes, Cyrille, Scutella, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

Cyrille Pomes is a personal favorite. His first album reminded me of Ronnie del Carmen. This new album is rendered in soft pencil and along with swooping...

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Bouts d'ficelles
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Olivier Pont, Pont, Olivier, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Dargaud, Paris, 2018, 978-2205073942, 11.75 inches, 9 inches, 128 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Do you remember Martin Scorsese's 1985 comedy After Hours? Olivier Pont's new album takes the same premise--one wrong move leads an individual deeper and...

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Desseins
  $29.00
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Olivier Pont, Pont, Olivier, light shelf wear with tiny bump on outer corner otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2015, 1st, 9782205074970, 2205074970, 11 inches, 8.26 inches, 120 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, French

Seven short stories about a variety of women, beautifully and sensitively illustrated. From the publisher: Olivier Pont embarks on his great return to...

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Jean-Michel Ponzio, One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist, VF, Ponzio, Jean-Michel, Comix Buro, 2009, 1st, wraps, French

A wonderful collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by the artist. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French. One...

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La Demuere des Gomez
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VF, Miguelanxo Prado, Prado, Miguelanxo, Casterman, 2007, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Prado's artwork is always worth studying and here is his latest work. From the publisher: "Indalecio Gomez and his family are delighted. The whole...

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Nostalgies De Belo Horizonte
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Miguelanxo Prado, VF, Prado, Miguelanxo, Casterman, 2005, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: "Miguelanxo Prado invites us on a surprising voyage to Brazil: welcome to Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of Minas Gerais,...

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Limited edition, Very Fine, Hugo Pratt, Pratt, Hugo, Casterman, 2007, 1st, 13 inches, 17 inches, 172 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, French

The first Corto Maltese adventure, the Ballad of the Salten Sea, appeared in 1967. To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this work, Casterman created...

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Carnet De La Cambuse
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Very Fine, Hugo Pratt, Pratt, Hugo, Casterman, color, Hardcover, spiralbound pictorial boards, French

"The recipes of Corto Maltese." This is a real cookbook, beautifully designed to resemble a travel notebook. With frequent annotations and watercolors...

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Upper corners bumped, otherwise VF, Hugo Pratt, Pratt, Hugo, Casterman, 2009, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A new edition of Corto Maltese with a 19-page preface by Marco Steiner and photograph essay by Marco D'Anna, created specifically for this volume....

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Corto Maltèse En Siberie
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Light bump to upper corners otherwise VF/VF in shrinkwrap, Pratt, Hugo, Hugo Pratt, Casterman, 2000

A color hardcover edition of this Corto Maltese adventure.

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