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.

 
Olivier Vatine, Daniel Pecqueur, Didier Cassegrain, Fred Blanchard, Vatine, Daniel Pecqueur, Olivier, Cassegrain, Fred Blanchard, Didier, #535 of 550 numbered copies signed by the four creators, Fine, issued without dustjacket (very slight surface wear, corners sharp, tight, clean), Delcourt, Paris, 1999, 1st, 12.7 inches, 9 inches, 80 pages, color, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

This is the deluxe edition of Didier Cassegrain's great first album. Layouts by Olivier Vatine, designs by Fred Blanchard, drawn and colored by Cassegrain....

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Flora Grimaldi, Anna Cattish, Grimaldi, Flora, Cattish, Anna, Very Fine, Glenat, Grenoble, 2014, 1st, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Anna Cattish was born in Russia in 1982. She graduated in graphic design, but prefers working in illustration and comics. For several years, she was a...

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Flora Grimaldi, Anna Cattish, Grimaldi, Flora, Cattish, Anna, Very Fine, Grenoble, Glenat, 2016, 1st, 978-2344008485, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Anna Cattish was born in Russia in 1982. She graduated in graphic design, but prefers working in illustration and comics. For several years, she was a...

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Paul Cauuet, VF, Lupano, Wilfrid, Cauuet, Paul, Delcourt, 2010, pictorial boards

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Play with Me
  $55.00
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Nicoletta Ceccoli, Ceccoli, Nicoletta, light shelfwear with bumped top and bottom spine ends otherwise Fine, issued without dustjacket, Toulon, Soleil, 2018, 1st, 978-2-302-06479-9, 12.75 inches, 10.75 inches, 120 pages, over 100 color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards

A new art book from Nicoletta Ceccoli--her third--collecting her paintings from 2014 to 2018. Text in both English and French. From the introduction:...

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Chaland et les Publicitaires
  $90.00
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One of 2500 numbered copies, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Yves Chaland, Chaland, Yves, Editions Champaka, 2000, 1st, 10.75 inches, 10.75 inches, 120 pages, over 220 illustrations, most in color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

From the distributor: Yves Chaland who gave French comics a heavy dose of Brechtian alienation died an early death at 33 in 1990. His classic line was...

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Chaland: Portrait De L'Artiste
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Limited to 3000 copies, VF, Yves Chaland, Chaland, Yves, Editions Champaka, 2008, 1st, Softcover, French wraps

View the slideshow at:  http://www.champaka.be/flipbook/chaland_portrait/ Yves Chaland (1957-1990) was one of the modern masters of the "Ligne...

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Spirou par Chaland
  $30.00
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Yves Chaland, Chaland, Yves, Very Fine, Dupuis, Marcinelle, 2013, 1st, 6.5 inches, 10.5 inches, 112 pages, color and black & white, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

A beautiful volume devoted to Yves Chaland and his Spirou and Fantasio strip created in 1982. This reprints all the strips as well as a treasure trove of...

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Yves Chaland, Chaland, Yves, Fine in a Fine dustjacket, Marcinelle, Champaka Brussels / Dupuis, 2019, 1st, 9782390410027, 12.7 inches, 9.3000000000000007 inches, 384 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Yves Chaland: A Life in Drawings" This book is incredible and a must-have for any fan of Chaland. It presents over 300 originals chronologically, "scanned...

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Alejandro Jodorowsky, Travis Charest, Jodorowsky, Alejandro, Charest, Travis, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Humanoides, 2021, 1st, 9782731656725, 12.6 inches, 9.5 inches, 80 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The new French edition of Travis Charest's Meta-Baron adds 20 pages of extra art by Travis Charest. This is the largest version published in French or...

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Very Fine, Gregory Charlet, Charlet, Gregory, Ankama, 2009, 1st, 9782916739663, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Silas is the son of the great Hunter Baajah; tradition demands that he learn to fill his father's role. But he fails to master magic, refusing to perform...

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Le Reste du monde Tomes 1-4
  $100.00
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Jean-Christophe Chauzy, Chauzy, Jean-Christophe, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Casterman, Brussels, 2015-20, 9782203087415, 9782203097544, 9782203146921, 9782203172319, 12.7 inches, 9.5 inches, 122+112+112+130 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

All four volumes of Jean-Christophe Chauzy's survivalist saga.

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Haiku - Signed & Numbered
  $95.00
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Olivier Cinna, Cinna, Olivier, Limited to 2000 copies with a color print signed & numbered by the artist, Very Fine in Very Fine dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2019, 1st, 9782800170725, 12.5 inches, 9.5 inches, 56 pages, color illustrations, Softcover, wraps, French

The late Olivier Cinna was the artist of Hibakusha, a French graphic novel set in post-war Japan. This is an entire book of Cinna's Japanese-inspired...

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Emmanuel Civiello, One of 900 numbered copies signed by the artist., Very Fine, Civiello, Emmanuel, Comix Buro, 2010, 1st, wraps, French

This sketchbook contains sketches from Asia and elsewhere, elves, korrigans, orcs and other enchanting or real animals, pages dedicated to the comics Long...

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Clarke, Clarke, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Brussels, Le Lombard, 2015, 1st, 978-2803636266, 8.7 inches, 8.7 inches, 160 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Beautiful, stark black & white artwork, reminiscent of both Bill Watterson and Frank Miller. Writer-artist Clarke dedicates this book "to Rod...

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Clarke, Clarke, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Brussels, Le Lombard, 2016, 1st, 978-2803670246, 8.7 inches, 8.7 inches, 160 pages, black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

Beautiful, stark black & white artwork, reminiscent of both Bill Watterson and Frank Miller. Writer-artist Clarke dedicates this book "to Lewis...

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L'Irresistible Ascension
  $75.00
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Serge Clerc, Clerc, Serge, Very Fine, Paris, Editions Reporter, 1999, 1st, 2908710137, 9.2 inches, 6.4 inches, 80 pages, two-color illustrations, softcover, French wraps, French

I am a huge fan of Serge Clerc and this special edition is a showcase of his finer qualities: a bold graphic clear line; wit, appeal, and joie de vivre....

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Les Limaces Rouges
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Serge Clerc, Clerc, Serge, Limited to 2500 copies, Very Fine, Editions Reporter, Paris, 2000, 1st, 9.2 inches, 6.4 inches, 96 pages, two-color, softcover, French wraps, French

A beautifully designed limited edition of this graphic novel featuring Phil Perfect and Sam Bronx from this modern master of the clear-line style in full...

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Serge Clerc, Clerc, Serge, #67 of 220 numbered copies signed by the artist, Fine in frame, Paris, nd (circa 2000), 1st, 21 inches, 17 inches, color, French

A beautiful signed & numbered print from this modern master of the clear-line style in full mod/hipster mode. The frame is 17 x 21 inches. The print...

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Manoir
  $45.00
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Madeleine DeMille, Serge Clerc, DeMille, Madeleine, Clerc, Serge, Print run of 2000 copies, Very Good+ (upper rear corner lightly bumped, mild rubbing and scuffing to the back cover, cloth spine sunned, hinges wiggle, text block very sound, interior Fine), Paris, Albin Michel, 1988, 1st, 2226029702, 8 inches, 10.75 inches, 104 pages, color, hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

An uncommon comic noir graphic novel set in an old mansion.

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Serge Clerc, Clerc, Serge, #1992 of 3000 numbered copies, Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket (dustjacket rubbed with a half-inch tear at spine), Brussels, Champaka Brussels, 2006, 1st, 2930142162, 11 inches, 11.75 inches, 120 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A fantastic collection of the illustrative work of Serge Clerc. "The leading light of "Metal Hurlant" when it was in its heyday and the main illustrator...

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Serge Clerc, Clerc, Serge, One of 2500 numbered copies signed by the artist on a bound-in color print, copies with small corner bump otherwise Fine in a Fine dustjacket, Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2017, 1st, 9782800174808, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 336 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

An absolutely beautiful archival collection of Serge Clerc's "noir" comics, illustrations, posters, album and magazine covers, and ex-libris. Reproduces...

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Phil Perfect - l'Integrale
  $100.00
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Serge Clerc, Clerc, Serge, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (light reading wear, corners sharp, clean), Marcinelle, Dupuis, 2012, 1st, 9782800155708, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 296 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, French

A swell archival collection of Serge Clerc's Phil Perfect, every comic story, illustration, seriograph, portfolio plate, and bookplate, along with...

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Fine (spine ends very lightly bumped, open corners sharp, very bright, clean), Serge Clerc, Landon, Francois, Clerc, Serge, Albin Michel, 1987, 1st, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A collection of the illustration work of this modern master of the clear-line style. 50 color and over 100 black & white illustrations: magazines,...

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Alexandre Clérisse, Clérisse, Alexandre, Fine, issued without dustjacket, Toulouse, Milan et Demi, 2016, 1st, 978-2-7459-7814-1, 12.6 inches, 11 inches, 56 pages, color illustrations, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

12 directors hidden in their films! Alexandre Clérisse plays hide-and-seek with cult filmmakers. Tumultuous images depict the landscapes from the...

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Feuilles Volantes
  $30.00
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Alexandre Clerisse, Clerisse, Alexandre, Very Fine issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2022, 1st, 9782205084764, 11.1 inches, 8.2 inches, 144 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"Falling Leaves" is the latest graphic novel by the graphic designer, bande dessinee artist, and writer-artist of Atomic Empire and Diabolical Summer....

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Alexandre Clerisse, Clerisse, Alexandre, Very Fine issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2022, 1st, 9782205085006, 11.1 inches, 8.2 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

"The Setbacks of Norman Bold: Disappearances at the Jazz Club" is a new remastered edition of the 2007 graphic novel by the graphic designer and bande...

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Une Annee sans Cthulhu
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Thierry Smolderen, Alexandre Clerisse, Smolderen, Thierry, Clerisse, Alexandre, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, Paris, Dargaud, 2019, 1st, 9782205077445, 11 inches, 8.25 inches, 176 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

A beautuful new album from the creators of Souvenirs de l'Empire de l'Atome (Atomic Empire) and l'Ete Diabolik (Diabolical Summer)! A Year without...

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Pedro Colombo, Signed by the writer and the artist with a drawing, VF, Busquet, Josep, Colombo, Pedro, Styx, 2011, 1st, French

A graphic novel (in French) set in the exotic Middle East of the Arabian Nights. Beautifully illustrated and colored, the artwork is highly detailed yet the...

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Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad, Ferri, Jean-Yves, Conrad, Didier, Bump to the top of the spine otherwise Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Les Editions Albert Rene, Paris, 2015, 9782864973232, 14.6 inches, 10.5 inches, 128 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

The entire album by Conrad and Ferri: in rough pencil form AND finished color, as well as 32 pages of sketches and behind-the-scenes material. From the...

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Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad, Ferri, Jean-Yves, Conrad, Didier, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Editions Albert Rene, Paris, 2017, 9782864973287, 14.6 inches, 10.5 inches, 128 pages, color, Hardcover, cloth spine, pictorial boards, French

The entire album by Conrad and Ferri: in rough pencil form AND finished color, as well as 32 pages of sketches and behind-the-scenes material. From the...

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Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad, Ferri, Jean-Yves, Conrad, Didier, Very Fine, issued without dustjacket, in publisher's shrinkwrap, Editions Albert Rene, Paris, 2019, 9782864973430, 14.6 inches, 10.5 inches, 128 pages, color and black & white, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The entire album by Conrad and Ferri: in rough pencil form AND finished color, as well as 32 pages of sketches and behind-the-scenes material. From the...

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Bere Kakerlaak Ex-Libris
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 5.875 inches, 8.25 inches

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Very Good+ (light cover wear, previous owner's name neatly written on title page), Didier Conrad, Yann, Conrad, Didier, Glenat, 1984, 1st, 11 inches, 8.25 inches, 96 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The original editions ("E.O." - Edition originale) of the two volumes of Bob Marone published by Glenat in 1984 and 1985. Bob Morane is literary...

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Very Good+ (light cover wear, previous owner's name neatly written on title page), Didier Conrad, Yann, Conrad, Didier, Glenat, 1984, 1st, 11 inches, 8.25 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The original edition ("E.O." - Edition originale) of the two volumes of Bob Marone published by Glenat in 1984 and 1985. Bob Morane is literary character...

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Bob Marone Ex-Libris 1
  $6.00
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Super-Heros, 5 inches, 3 inches

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Bob Marone Ex-Libris 2
  $8.00
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 2010, 6.38 inches, 4.75 inches

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Cotton Kid Ex-Libris
  $5.00
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 7.875 inches, 6.625 inches

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Very Fine, Didier Conrad, Conrad, Didier, Dupuis, 1991, 2800118547, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

La Sirène des Caraïbes (Siren of the Caribbean).  The first volume of Conrad's adventure series for young readers. Donito is a young boy...

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Didier Conrad, Conrad, Didier, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (corners pushed inward, light rubbing to the covers, tight, clean), Dupuis, Marcinelle, 1991, 2800118547, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

La Sirène des Caraïbes (Siren of the Caribbean). The first volume of Conrad's adventure series for young readers. Donito is a young boy who...

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Very Fine, Didier Conrad, Conrad, Didier, Dupuis, 1992, 1st, 2800119098, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

La Pyramide des Tempêtes (Pyramid of Tempests). The continuing adventures of Conrad's young protagonist, Donito. This time he's on the Mexican...

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Donito, Tome 3: Le Grand Secret
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Very Fine, Didier Conrad, Conrad, Didier, Dupuis, 1993, 1st, 280012055X, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

The third volume in the adventures of Donito, Conrad's series for younger readers.  Donito is a young boy who lives during the times of the pirates,...

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Didier Conrad, Conrad, Didier, Near Fine, issued without dustjacket (lower corners pushed inward, light rubbing to the covers, tight, clean), Marcinelle, Dupuis, 1996, 1st, 2800123117, 11.75 inches, 8.5 inches, 48 pages, color, Hardcover, pictorial boards, French

L'Or Caché du Cachalot (The Whale's Hidden Gold). Conrad's Caribbean adventure for young readers continues. Donito is a young boy who lives...

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VF, Didier Conrad, Yann, Conrad, Didier, Dargaud, 2011, 1st, Hardcover, Pictorial boards, French

Includes albums "Matricule Triple Zero" and "Shukumei" as well as 34 pages of sketches, pencil, and two pages of information on the creation of the series.

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Didier Conrad, One of the HC copies signed by both artist and writer, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 4.25 inches, 7 inches

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Didier Conrad, Signed by both artist and writer, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 6.5 inches, 4 inches

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Les Innommables Ex-Libris 12
  $10.00
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 7 inches, 7 inches

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Les Innommables Ex-Libris 13
  $8.00
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Didier Conrad, Very Fine, Conrad, Didier, Fantasmagories, 9.12 inches, 6 inches

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