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.

 
Le Chant des Pavots
  $24.00
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Fine, Pierre Wazem, Penel, Alain, Wazem, Pierre, Les Humanoides Associes, 2006, 1st thus, Softcover, color wraps, French

A reissue of Wazem's first album from 1997. Text in French.

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Buffalo Wings Signed Print
  $25.00
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Angouleme, 2016, 16.5 inches, 11.7 inches, color

A color A3 size print on medium weight stock. This scan does not do the print justice. 

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Daisies
  $100.00
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Old price sticker on the back cover otherwise Fine, Stuart Ng Books, Torrance, 2009, 1st, 11 inches, 8.5 inches, 44 pages, color and black & white, softcover, wraps, English

Out of print. This 2009 book collects Wendling artwork created for French festivals, as well as never-before-seen preliminary sketches, alternate versions...

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Daisies: Affogato all'Amarena
  $325.00
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Soleil, Toulon, 2010, 1st, 14.7 inches, 11.75 inches, 64 pages, color illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This oversized 2010 French edition of our own Claire Wendling art book is long out of print and quite scarce.  Sketches and finished poster art by...

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Near Fine (light wear to the covers), Soleil, Toulon, 2010, 1st, 14.7 inches, 11.75 inches, 64 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This oversized 2010 French edition of our own Claire Wendling art book is long out of print.</p><p>Foreword by Ashley Wood. One page bio and...

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Drawers 1.0 - Signed 1st
  $175.00
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket (crisp, sharp, unread), le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2001, 1st, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 112 pages, over 500 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French


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Drawers 2.0 (Fine)
  $200.00
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2005, 2912249740, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 144 pages, over 650 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French English

This is the revised and expanded 144-page edition of Drawers, the retrospective of Claire Wendling's work in comics, games, animation, and illustration....

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Drawers 2.0 (Near Fine)
  $175.00
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Near Fine (slight rubbing to the tips of each corner otherwise Fine), Le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2005, 2912249740, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 144 pages, over 650 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards, French English

This is the revised and expanded 144-page edition of Drawers, the retrospective of Claire Wendling's work in comics, games, animation, and illustration....

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bordeaux, Le Cycliste, 2005, 1st thus, 2912249848, 11.75 inches, 10 inches, 144 pages, over 650 color illustrations, hardcover, pictorial boards

This is the variant cover edition produced by Legends for distribution in the U.S way back in 2005. This is the revised and expanded 144-page edition of...

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Fantasmagories Print "Bear"
  $15.00
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Claire Wendling, Very Fine, Wendling, Claire, Fantasmagories, 2001, 1st, 8.75 inches, 5.25 inches, color

A limited edition color print produced by Fantasmagories, a bande dessinee shop in Paris, famous for their ex-libris (bookplates).

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Fantasmagories Print "Red"
  $15.00
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Claire Wendling, Very Fine, Wendling, Claire, Fantasmagories, 1st, 8.5 inches, 6.25 inches, color

A limited edition color print produced by Fantasmagories, a bande dessinee shop in Paris, famous for their ex-libris (bookplates).

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Claire Wendling, #32 of 250 copies signed by the artist, Very Fine plates in a Near Fine folder, Wendling, Claire, Jour de Fete, 1994, 1st, 16 inches, 12 inches, color illustrations, French

A set of fine silk-screened color prints on heavy paper stock. Eight images and a title plate. Eight related images with four illustrations featuring...

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Iguana Bay 2.0 - French Edition
  $60.00
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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, The French language edition limited to 4000 copies, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Bordeaux, le Cycliste, 2003, 1st, 2912249597, 9.75 inches, 6.6 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This is the French language first edition of this art book. Of course, there are only two pages of text. The first Iguana Bay sketchbook was published in...

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, One of 950 copies signed by the artist, Fine, issued without dustjacket, le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2003, 1st, 9.75 inches, 6.6 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, French

This long out-of-print signed and numbered Deluxe Edition is printed on an extra heavy fine art paper (Old Mill 190 gr. paper) which reproduces the artwork...

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Fine, issued without dustjacket, le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2003, 1st, 9.75 inches, 6.6 inches, 96 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, pictorial boards, Spanish

This is the original edition published in France in 2003. This is the Spanish edition (however there are only two pages of text). This was a completely...

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Claire Wendling, Wendling, Claire, Very Good+ (moderate rubbing to the covers and corners), Le Cycliste, Bordeaux, 2005, 1st, 12 inches, 12 inches, 16 pages, color, Softcover, 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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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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Mirages
  $95.00
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Will, Will, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Daniel Maghen, 2017, 1st, 9782356740533, 11.7 inches, 8.693 inches, 408 pages, over 400 color illustrations, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

A beautifully designed and lushly produced art book, from Paris' premier bande dessinee art gallery, every piece is reproduced from the original art....

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Ailleurs
  $15.00
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Willem, Willem, Very Fine, Paris, Cornelius, 2002, 1st, 2909990869, 8.25 inches, 11 inches, 128 pages, two-color illustrations, Softcover, color wraps, French

Bernard Willem Holtrop (born 1941) is a Dutch cartoonist living in France since 1968, who publishes under the pen name Willem. He is the winner of the 2000...

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Willem, Willem, #193 of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Paris, Editions Cornelius, 1993, 1st, 290999001X, 7.75 inches, 6 inches, 64 pages, 26 full-page color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

From Willem, the Holland born, France based comics artist with an underground sensibility, a limited edition art book, hand crafted, printed in silkscreen...

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Profesor Furia
  $30.00
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Very Fine, Nikola Witko, Frissen, Jerry, Witko, Nikola, Les Humanoides Associes, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The strangest, most iconoclastic luchador in the Lucha Libre series finally has his own book! Macho, politically incorrect, and unafraid, Profesor Furia cons...

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Ashley Wood - Investigation 1
  $45.00
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Ashley Wood, Wood, Ashley, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Editions Caurette/7174 publishing, Buhl, France, 2023, 9782382890493, 11.2 inches, 11.2 inches, 84 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards

The first of three books investigating Ashley Wood's best work from the last 15 years! 80 pages of Ashley Wood's oil paintings and acrylics, many published...

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Ashley Wood - Investigation 2
  $45.00
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Ashley Wood, Wood, Ashley, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Editions Caurette/7174 publishing, Buhl, France, 2023, 9782382890509, 11.2 inches, 11.2 inches, 84 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards

The second of three books investigating Ashley Wood's best work from the last 15 years! 80 pages of Ashley Wood's oil paintings and acrylics, many published...

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Ashley Wood - Investigation 3
  $45.00
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Ashley Wood, Wood, Ashley, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Editions Caurette/7174 publishing, Buhl, France, 2023, 978-2-38289-080-6, 11.2 inches, 11.2 inches, 84 pages, color illustrations throughout, Hardcover, pictorial boards

The third of three volumes investigating Ashley Wood's best work from the last 15 years! 80 pages of Ashley Wood's oil paintings and acrylics, many...

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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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VF, Philippe Wurm, Dufaux, Jean, Wurm, Philippe, Glenat, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Imagine if Carol Lay was French and created Gothic mystery thrillers and you'd have Lady Elza. Lady Elza is a young divorce from an aristocratic family who...

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Xav
Tony Emeriau, Xav, Emeriau, Tony, Xav, Very Fine in Fine box, Paris, Monsieur Pop Corn, 2015, 6.4 inches, 8.7 inches, 192 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, French wraps, French

Sticky Pants are one page jokes and short comic strips of the most recognizable superheroes in outrageous, sometimes shocking, but always hilarious...

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Dino Signed Print
  $10.00
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Dean Yeagle, Yeagle, Dean, Signed by the artist, Very Fine, Comix Buro, Paris, 2009, 1st, 9.45 inches, 7.09 inches, 48 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, French, English

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Yoann, VF, Omond, Eric, Yoann, Dargaud, 2002, pictorial boards

Text in French.

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Yoann, VF, Vehlmann, Fabien, Yoann, Dupuis, 2006, 1st, pictorial boards, French

"Une Aventure de Spirou et Fantasio." A special one-shot album featuring two classic characters in a grand adventure. A Caribbean setting, a sunken...

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Paris Strass
  $25.00
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Yoann, VF, Omond, Eric, Yoann, Fluide Glacial, 2006, pictorial boards

Text in French.

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Fabien Vehlmann, Yoann, Vehlmann, Fabien, Yoann, Very Fine, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2013, 9782800154343, 11.8 inches, 8.6 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

After trying out several creative teams, it appears Spirou and Fantasio has settled in with Vehlmann writing and Yoann drawing, which is fine by me because...

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Yoann, Yoann, One of 900 numbered copies signed by the artist, Very Fine, Comix Buro, Paris, 2015, 1st, 8.7 inches, 7.1 inches, 48 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, French

You'll be amazed by the wide range of styles offered by the gifted artist Yoann. If his sketchbook of course puts the emphasis on Spirou sketches, it...

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Fine/Near Fine, Chic Young (with Alex Raymond), Young (with Alex Raymond), Chic, Futuropolis, 1982, 1st, 9.75 inches, 12.5 inches, 128 pages, black & white, Hardcover, boards, French

One of the few collections of the pre-marriage period of this classic strip. This volume features Blondie's romantic adventures with a succession of...

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Cahiers Baudelaire Tome 3
  $35.00
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Yslaire, Yslaire, Limited to 2500 copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2021, 1st, 9791034753291, 12.25 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, Softcover, wraps, French

This artbook shows the second half--the last 80 pages--of Yslaire's graphic novel--as a work in process. Mademoiselle Baudelaire is Yslaire's 160-page...

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L'Ile aux Femmes
  $30.00
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Zanzim, Zanzim, Very Fine, Glenat, Grenoble, 2014, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the publisher: What happens when Don Juan finds himself trapped on an island filled with women ... Celeste Bompard is an aerobatic ace. His...

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Cuisine Chinoise - Original French Edition
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Zao Dao, Zao Dao, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, St. Egreve, Mosquito, 2018, 1st, 978-2352834519, 12 inches, 9 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A brand new collection of comic stories by this young and very talented Chinese graphic artist who has been able to combine the Chinese pictorial tradition...

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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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Zep
Découpé en Tranches
  $28.00
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Zep, Zep, Near Fine (mild shelfwear), Paris, Rue De Sevres, 2014, 1st, 978-2369810346, 11.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 104 pages, color, Softcover, French wraps, French

Zep is a hugely popular writer-artist, creator of Titeuf and much more. This is a book of autobiographical single panel cartoons and short comic strips....

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Zep, and et al
Titeuf, Le Film - Art Book
  $60.00
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Zep, et al, Zep, et al, Very Fine in Very Fine Dustjacket, Glenat, Grenoble, 2011, 1st, 9.4, 11.5, 160, color and B&W, Hardcover, boards

A Chronicle style animation art book for the French animated feature film written & directed by Zep and based upon his album series. Titeuf is a hugely...

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Very Fine, Laura Zuccheri, Corgiat, Sylviane, Zuccheri, Laura, Les Humanoides Associes, 2009, 9782731618785, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Yama is a young girl orphaned by violence; when she finds a mysterious glass sword in the woods, she sees a path to vengeance. But there are bigger things...

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#Hardcover 1
  $50.00
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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
  $50.00
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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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Pierre Lambert, Lambert, Pierre, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket in publisher's shrinkwrap, Paris, Huginn & Muninn, 2020, 1st, 9782364806443, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 240 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Pierre Lambert's latest Disney Animation art book following Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, Snow White, and Bambi. Like those volumes, this volume is...

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Pierre Lambert, Lambert, Pierre, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Huginn & Muninn (les Editions Granovsky), Paris, 2017, 1st, 11.5 inches, 11.5 inches, 240 pages, over 200 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Pierre Lambert's latest Disney Animation art book following Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, and Snow White . Like those volumes, this volume is...

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Cedric Grandguillot, Guillaume Le Disez, Grandguillot, Guillaume Le Disez, Cedric, Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Glenat, Paris, 2016, 978-2344018996, 11.25 inches, 10 inches, 304 pages, over 300 color and black & white illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The first book ever on the complete filmography of Brigitte Lahaie, a journey into french exploitation cinema from 70's and 80's. Live the incredible...

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Fine, CFSL Ink, Paris, 2010, 1st, 9 inches, 6.5 inches, 128 pages, color and black & white, softcover, French wraps

A fantastic collection of pencil and ink sketches and drawings by 17 Cafe Sale artists. Includes websites and email addresses for each of the artists....

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Very Fine, CFSL Ink / Ankama, 2008, Softcover, vinyl wraps, French, Spanish, English, Japanese

Since its inception in 2002, the Café Salé website and association has grown to over 15,000 members and become the largest community of...

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