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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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Les Premieres Aventures De Bill Cosmos (Bill Cosmos 1B: Version Brune)
  $10.00
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Although limited to 500 signed & numbered copies, but this copy is out-of-series, unsigned and unnumbered, Very Fine, Al Severin, Severin, Al, Cosmos comics / Fantﾙme Espagnol, 1994, 1st, 97828746502, Softcover, color wraps, French

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Phil Flam Presente (Signed & Numbered)
  $125.00
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Al Severin, One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist and with a matching numbered & signed color print laid-in. Also, has a second signed color print on heavy stock laid-in, VF, Severin, Al, Several Pictures, 2007, 1st, 97828746502, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

One of 100 numbered copies signed by the artist, with a matching numbered & signed color print laid-in. Also, this book has a second signed color...

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Spirou Sous Le Manteau
  $40.00
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Al Severin, Severin, Al, Limited print run, Very Fine, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2013, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 56 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French


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Gainsbourg (Hors Champ)
  $75.00
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Joann Sfar, Sfar, Joann, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2010, 11.7 inches, 9.2 inches, 451 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, French

Joann Sfar delivers in this book event the entire history of Gainsbourg that he has wanted to tell for a long time. A story told in comics and story boards....

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Gainsbourg (Hors Champ) (Near Fine)
  $60.00
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Joann Sfar, Sfar, Joann, Bump to lower rear corner otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2010, 11.7 inches, 9.2 inches, 451 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial cloth, French

Joann Sfar delivers in this book event the entire history of Gainsbourg that he has wanted to tell for a long time. A story told in comics and story boards....

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Hawaï !
  $50.00
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Joann Sfar, Sfar, Joann, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Gallimard, 2019, 1st, 9782742460816, 10.25 inches, 7 inches, 424 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, French

Hawaii is the subject of Joann Sfar's latest travel notebook. See Sfar's scratchy ink scribbles and watercolor daubs are applied to the Hawaiian Islands and...

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Le Chat Du Rabbin 5 - Jerusalem D'Afrique - Edition Speciale Noir & Blanc
  $100.00
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Joann Sfar, VF, Sfar, Joann, Dargaud, 2007, 1st, cloth spine, pictorial boards

The Rabbi's Cat series is honored with this special large format edition of the latest volume in the series (Tome 5). The 80-page story is reproduced in...

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Le Niçois: Fashion Week
  $30.00
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Joann Sfar, Sfar, Joann, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2020, 1st, 9782205084849, 10.5 inches, 7.5 inches, 160 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

In this satirical graphic novel set in the sunny, riche French Riviera, Sfar applies his typical loose watercolor art style to models, designers, and other...

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Monsieur Crocodile - A Beaucoup Faim
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Joann Sfar, Sfar, Joann, Very Fine, Paris, Gallimard, 2010, 1st, 9782070626786, 8.5 inches, 6.25 inches, 72 pages, over 100 color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, French

Mr. Crocodile - a little hungry - by Joann Sfar. Monsieur Crocodile wakes up hungry and goes in search of a meal. It's not as easy as it sounds: his...

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Paris sous les eaux
  $35.00
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Joann Sfar, Sfar, Joann, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Gallimard Loisirs, 2018, 1st, 9782742457564, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 64 pages, 60 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

60 watercolor cartoons of Paris life by Joann Sfar. From the publisher: This art book collects the great drawings that Joann Sfar publishes in Paris...

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Bob L’Aviateur (Scorchy Smith) Vol. 1 1935 - 1936 (French)
  $35.00
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Very Fine/Fine, Noel Sickles, Sickles, Noel, Futuropolis, 1980, 1st, 9.75 inches, 12.25 inches, 128 pages, black & white, Hardcover, boards, French

One of only three book collections of this classic adventure strip. This volume features four stories and large, sharp reproduction. Covers the same...

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Coverama: Alternate Worlds
  $70.00
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Marc Simonetti, Simonetti, Marc, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Bragelonne, 2015, 1st, 9782811216290, 12.8 inches, 9.7 inches, 256 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, wraps

Marc Simonetti (born in 1977) is a French conceptual artist and illustrator. He worked on Valérian and the city of a thousand planets with Luc Besson...

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Denis Sire
  $30.00
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Denis Sire, Sire, Denis, Fine in Fine dustjacket, Heavy Metal, Rockville Center, NY, 2006, 1st, 12.25 inches, 9.25 inches, 88 pages, 118 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, English

An art book devoted to bande dessinee creator Denis Sire's nostalgic, erotic world of girls, race cars, motorcycles, air races, and other things fast....

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Maly Siri Sketchbook - Signed & Numbered
  $40.00
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Maly Siri, One of 900 signed & numbered copies, VF, Siri, Maly, Comix Buro, 2010, 1st, wraps, French

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

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Lost Paradise Of Maurania
  $50.00
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Benoit Sokal, VF, Pangon, Gerard, Sokal, Benoit, Paris, 2006, pictorial boards, French

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La petite Bédéthèque des Savoirs, Tome 3: Les requins: Les connaître pour les comprendre
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Bernard Seret, Julien Sole, Seret, Bernard, Sole, Julien, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Brussels, Le Lombard, 2016, 1st, 9782803635009, 7.75 inches, 5.5 inches, 88 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Julien Sole created an entire sketchbook about sharks, so he was a natural choice to render this lively illustrated lecture by a world renown shark...

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Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
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Near Fine, Solidor, Christie & Francois Riviere, Agatha, Solidor, Harper Collins, 2007, 1st British, 9780007246588, 0007246587, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

Graphic adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous mystery novel.

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Michael Sowas Welt (Michael Sowa's World)
Michael Sowas Welt (Michael Sowa's World)
  $195.00
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Near Fine/Near Fine (some slight discoloration along lower cover edg, Michael Sowa, Nasuda and Sakae Kimoto, Jun, Sowa, Michael, Kodansha, Ltd., 2005, 1st, 9784062129046, 4062129043, Hardcover, boards, Japanese

An original Japanese publication of the works of surrealist German painter & illustrator Michael Sowa (Sowa's Ark). 45 paintings in color and five color...

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Fake Vintage Book Covers Package
  $65.00
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Signed by the artist, Very Good to Near Fine (the corners of the books are bumped otherwise the books are Very Fine), Kristof Spaey, Spaey, Kristof, KS Books, 2015, 1st, 12 inches, 8.5 inches, 152 pages, over 300 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, English

From the back cover: A stunningly beautiful woman, an evocative title and a sensational blurb, those were the (not so) secret ingredients of the American...

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H.O.M.E. Tome 1 - Restez chez vous
  $25.00
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Herve Bourhis, Rudy Spiessert, Bourhis, Herve, Spiessert, Rudy, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2021, 1st, 9791034741298, 12 inches, 8.6 inches, 60 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

H.O.M.E. Vol. 1 - Stay at home is fun and fast-paced with great appeal. From the publisher: H.O.M.E., it's an acronym for Humanoid / Obsolete /...

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La Petite Souriante
  $25.00
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Zidrou, Benoit Springer, Zidrou, Springer, Benoit, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2018, 1st, 9782800167367, 10.25 inches, 7.25 inches, 72 pages, color, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A devilish new album illustrated by Benoit Springer. An ostrich farmer and his teenage lover keep murdering his shrewish wife, but she keeps returning......

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On Me L’a Enlevee
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Benoit Springer, VF, Lambour, Severine, Springer, Benoit, Vents d'Ouest, 2010, wraps

The title: "I was abducted." "A village and its inhabitants, a baby who disappeared in the middle of the carnival: the stage is set, the actors are in...

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Volunteer Tome 2 - Edition Speciale
  $50.00
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Muriel Sevestre, Benoit Springer, Sevestre, Muriel, Springer, Benoit, Limited to 3500 copies, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Delcourt, Paris, 2004, 1st, 13.25 inches, 9.75 inches, 56 pages, black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Volunteer was Benoit Springer's second BD series. A female police detective pursuing a creepy urban vampire and his minions. This special limited edition...

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Les Chronokids Tome 1 - Signed by Vince
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Stan & Vince, Signed by Vince, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Zep, Stan & Vince, Glenat, 2008, 9782723464598, pictorial boards

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Les Chronokids Tome 2 - Signed by Vince
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Stan & Vince, Signed by Vince, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Zep, Stan & Vince, Glenat, 2008, 9782723464598, pictorial boards

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Stan, and Vince
Les Chronokids Tome 3 - Signed by Vince
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Signed by Vince, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Stan, Vince, Zep, Stan & Vince, Glenat, 2008, 9782723461290, 11.2 inches, 8.4 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

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Stan, and Vince
Les Chronokids Tome 4 - Signed by Vince
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Signed by Vince, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Stan, Vince, Zep, Stan & Vince, Glenat, 2012, 1st, 9782723464598, 11.2 inches, 8.4 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

After finding a magic cell phone, Marvin and Adele go time traveling! The two of them muck about history causing trouble in 17th century France, Ancient...

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Fuzz & Pluck - French Edition
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Ted Stearn, Stearn, Ted, Very Fine, Paris, Cornelius, 2000, 1st, 2909990478, 10.25 inches, 7.325 inches, 102 pages, black & white, Softcover, color wraps, French

See what kind of production values the French put into their comics. Beautiful printing on heavy uncoated stock. Here is the French edition of Ted...

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Outland
  $250.00
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Steranko, Steranko, Near Fine (very flat and tight, only light shelfwear), Paris, Les Humanoides Associes, 1982, 1st, 2731601388, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 48 pages, color, softcover, French wraps, French

A very sharp copy of this scarce graphic novel: Jim Steranko's graphic novelization of the Peter Hyams' feature film starring Sean Connery. This sci-fi...

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Elles Tome 1
  $20.00
Kid Toussaint, Aveline Stokart, Toussaint, Kid, Stokart, Aveline, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Le Lombard, Brussels, 2021, 9782803678242, 9.8 inches, 7.5 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Aveline is a visual development artist and comic book artist living in Belgium. This is her first comic. This will be released in English in a digest...

Elles Tome 2
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Kid Toussaint, Aveline Stokart, Toussaint, Kid, Stokart, Aveline, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Le Lombard, Brussels, 2022, 9782808200004, 9.8 inches, 7.5 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Aveline is visual development artist and comic book artist living in Belgium. This is her first comic. From the publisher: The recent psychological...

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Paroles de Verdun
  $30.00
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Barron Storey, David B, Dominique Bertail, Francois Bézian, Christian Chabouté, Loic Godart, Stephane Levallois, Thierry Martin, Nicolas Nemiri, Gerald Parel, George Pratt, Pascal Rabaté, Christian Rossi, et al, Storey, David B, Dominique Bertail, Francois Bézian, Christian Chabouté, Loic Godart, Stephane Levallois, Thierry Martin, Nicolas Nemiri, Gerald Parel, George Pratt, Pascal Rabaté, Christian Rossi, et al, Barron, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Toulon, Soleil, 2007, 1st, 9782849469651, 11.5 inches, 9 inches, 120 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Artists include David B, Dominique Bertail, Francois Bézian, Francois Boucq, Christian Chabouté, Loic Godart, Mathieu Lauffray, Stephane...

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Jour Apres Jour
  $30.00
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Christian Straboni, VF, Maurel, Laurence, Straboni, Christian, Akileos, 2006, 1st, cloth spine, pictorial boards

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Conan le Cimmérien - Xuthal la Crépusculaire
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Christophe Bec, Stevan Subic, Bec, Christophe, Subic, Stevan, cover boards has some wear with exposed corners but otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Grenoble, Glenat, 2022, 1st, 9782344035818, 12.6 inches, 9.6 inches, 72 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Stevan Subic depicts a feral Conan, his naked blonde companion, an ancient city, and a Lovecraftian horror aka "The Slithering Shadow". Christophe Bec...

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Tarzan Tome 1 - Seigneur de la jungle
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Christophe Bec, Stevan Subic, Bec, Christophe, Subic, Stevan, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Toulon, Soleil, 2021, 1st, 9782302091795, 12.8 inches, 9.2 inches, 84 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Stevan Subic's dark and violent adaptation of the first Tarzan novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs! All in one 84-page volume. Résumé...

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Les Grands Peintres - Egon Schiele
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Dimitri Joannides, Nicholas Sure, Joannides, Dimitri, Sure, Nicholas, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Glenat, Grenoble, 2016, 978-2344006887, 12.75 inches, 9.5 inches, 56 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Art and color by Nicolas Sure. From the publisher: The art of scandal. 1912, Vienna. Fiery Egon Schiele is the talk of the Austrian capital....

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Royal Aubrac, Tome 1
Royal Aubrac, Tome 1
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Very Fine, Nicolas Sure, Bec, Christophe, Sure, Nicolas, Vents D'Ouest, 2011, 9782749306155, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Evocative, naturalistic depictions of a French asylum and surrounding countryside in the early 20th century. From the artist of Wadlow and Neverland....

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Wadlow
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Very Fine, Nicolas Sure, Bec, Christophe, Sure, Nicolas, Soleil, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Another beautiful album from artist Nicolas Sure. This time, a historical fable. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born February 22, 1918 in Alton, Illinois....

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Dr. Ben Cine & D. (1 & 2) (Complete Set)
  $60.00
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Joost Swarte, Fine, Swarte, Joost, Futuropolis, 1986 - 87, 1st, pictorial boards

One page strips from the Dutch weekly Vrij Nederland , March 1978-April 1980. Clear line illustrations by Joost Swarte. Text in French.

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Dr. Ben Cine & D. (2)
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Joost Swarte, Swarte, Joost, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Futuropolis, Paris, 1987, 1st, 6.75 inches, 9 inches, 48 pages, black & white illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Beautiful clear line illustrations by Swarte. One page comic strips from the Dutch weekly Vrij Nederland. March 1979-April 1980. Text in French.

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Le Tour Du Monde De Ric Et Claire
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Willem, Joost Swarte, Willem, Swarte, Joost, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Futuropolis, Paris, 1982, 1st, 10.75 inches, 7.25 inches, 50 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

A picture story with 47 sequential 6 inch square black & white illustrations by Swarte with a running text by Willem. Ric and Claire discover a...

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New Yorkers - 12 Postcard Set
New Yorkers - 12 Postcard Set
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Very Fine, Swarte, Joost, Joost Swarte, Black Olive Press, 2013, 9789072811189

Produced in Amsterdam. Never distributed outside Europe.

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Passi, Messa! Tome 2
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Joost Swarte, Swarte, Joost, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Futuropolis, Paris, 1985, 1st, 6.75 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, 122 black & white panel cartoons, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Passi, Messa! is Joost Swarte's "reflections on human life on our planet. A guide for a well organized life." Beautiful clear line illustrations by...

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Passi, Messa! Tome 4
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Joost Swarte, Swarte, Joost, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Futuropolis, 1989, 1st, 9782737626524, 6.75 inches, 9 inches, 64 pages, 122 black & white panel cartoons, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Passi, Messa! is Joost Swarte's "reflections on human life on our planet. A guide for a well organized life." Beautiful clear line illustrations by...

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Plano
  $30.00
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Joost Swarte, Swarte, Joost, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Futuropolis, 1988, 1st, 2737656931, 10 inches, 7 inches, 48 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A nicely printed collection of Swarte's posters, magazine covers, illustration, etc. Text in French. out of print.

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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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47th Angouleme Festival Poster - Rumiko Takahashi
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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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Les Voleurs de Carthage, Tome 1: Le Serment du Tophet
  $28.00
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Appollo, Herve Tanquerelle, Appollo, Tanquerelle, Herve, Very Fine, Paris, Dargaud, 2013, 1st, 9782205070149, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 56 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Thieves of Carthage" Part 1 of 2. Adventure, humor and history set in ancient Carthage (North Africa). Apollo and Hervé Tanquerelle depict two...

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