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Our Book Catalogue FRENCH ALBUMS & IMPORTED ART BOOKS
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Yoshitoshi Abe. YOSHITOSHI ABE LAIN ILLUSTRATIONS. [SN19383] $60 Tokyo: Wanimagazine, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 160pp, color and b&w, boards. VF in VF illustrated slipcase. A collection of color illustrations by this contemporary Japanese manga artist/illustrator. The pencil versions are sometimes reproduced opposite the finished versions and a chapter of pencil drawings finishes the volume. Text in Japanese.
PIERRE ALARY THE BELLADONE TRILOGY
Preview the opening pages of this album Pierre Alary. Ange, BELLADONE TOME 1: MARIE. [SN23216X] $29 Toulon: Soleil, 2004. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. Fine. This French album is a beauty. Set in 1680 Paris (the era of the three musketeers), this rousing adventure is the story of Marie, code name Belladone, a beautiful female spy seeking to thwart the assassination of Louis XIV. Pierre Alary is a former animator at Disney's studio in France. (He was one of the animators of Tarzan under Glen Keane.) This is his third French album. His work is fluid and nimble and full of charm. And these strengths are multiplied with a beautiful long-haired heroine and the billowy fashions of the era. Text in French.
Pierre Alary. Ange, BELLADONE TOME 2: MAXIME. [SN20588X] $29 Toulon: Soleil, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Marie and Maxime pursue the would-be assassin of Louis XIV who escaped them at the end of Tome 1. Like the first volume, this volume has several great action sequences. Text in French.
Pierre Alary. Ange, BELLADONE TOME 3: LOUIS. [SN23205X] $29 Toulon: Soleil, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. With the King's musketeers after her, Marie must act alone and in secret in the conclusion of the Belladone saga. Can she get close enough to the King to prevent his assassination" This volume, like the others, has several great action sequences. Text in French.
ON THE MAKING OF BELLADONE
Pierre Alary. Ange, BELLADONE TOME 1: MARIE - COLLECTION 2B. [SN23224X] $95 Toulon: Soleil, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, b&w, pictorial boards. Fine. Limited edition. OP and not to be reprinted. This limited edition reproduces the entire graphic novel: the righthand pages reproduce the finished pages in b&w prior to coloring and the lefthand pages reproduce the artist's sketches, layouts, and roughs corresponding to that page. Unlike other b&w editions, this 2B edition really is a record of the artist's process and choices. Alary's pencil drawings have an unfailing charm and beauty and this book reproduces several hundred drawings. Text in French. Out of print.
Pierre Alary. Ange, BELLADONE TOME 2 - PENCIL PORTFOLIO. [SN22495X] $80 Lille: Folle Image, 2007. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), 48 color plates, NF/NF (corners lightly bumped o/w VF). One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist. This very limited, deluxe edition reproduces all 46 pencil pages for the second volume full-size as its own color print. Each page shows Pierre's blood, sweat, and tears: blue pencil, lead pencil, construction lines, underdrawing, corrections, paste-overs. What a treat! A signed and numbered color print is included. Text in French.
PIERRE ALARY'S FIRST SERIES
Pierre Alary. LES ECHAUDEURS DES TENEBRES TOME 1: LES DENTS DU BONHEUR. [SN19338X] $28 Toulon: Soleil, 2004. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. This rousing detective thriller is like a 1960s Hammer horror film. A masked man breaks into homes under cover of night stealing the teeth of his victims. An aged detective and his Indian companion are set on the case. A monkey pet. A rooftop chase. Rats. An army of amputees. All manner of outrageousness and a feverish & satisfying finale, all told visually. Written as well as illustrated by the artist of Belladone. Text in French.
Pierre Alary. LES ECHAUDEURS DES TENEBRES TOME 1: LES DENTS DU BONHEUR. [SN22038X] $28 Toulon: Soleil, 2001. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. Fine. This is a first printing with a different cover (painted) and illustrated endpapers. Text in French.
Pierre Alary. Alary, Pierre and Rodolphe. LES ECHAUDEURS DES TENEBRES TOME 2: ZUBROWKA -DELUXE EDITION. [SN22494X] $55 Lille: Folle Image, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 56pp, color, cloth. VF/VF. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist, writer, and colorist. This is a very limited deluxe edition with an eight-page sketchbook section. The book itself is numbered and signed by Alary & Rodolphe and a matching numbered color print signed by the colorist (with an printed overlay of Alary's line art) is laid in. Text in French.
Pierre Alary. PIERRE ALARY SKETCHBOOK 2006. [SN20589X] $15 Torrance: Stuart Ng Books, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 36pp, b&w, wraps. VF. One of 1200 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist. A collection of beautiful artwork by the former Disney animator and current bande dessinee artist. Two thirds of the book features pin-ups of Belladone (a wide variety of pencil drawings as well as some rare artwork from limited edition prints) and the remainder of the book features sneak peeks at projects in development (pirates, the Wild West).
Pierre Alary. PIERRE ALARY SKETCHBOOK 2007. [SN22625X] $15 Torrance: Stuart Ng Books, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 36pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Limited to 1200 copies SIGNED by the artist. A new collection of beautiful artwork by the former Disney animator and current bande dessinee artist. A quarter of the book features pin-ups of Belladone (pencil drawings and rare artwork from limited edition prints). The remainder of the book features sneak peeks at works in progress (Sindbad, Moby Dick, zombies) and an autobiographical comic strip of a typical workday for Pierre. Text in English.
Pierre Alary, Boucq, Gimenez, Lauffray, et al. PAROLES DE POILUS: LETTRES ET CARNETS DU FRONT 1914-1918. [SN23208X] $36 Toulon: Soleil , 2006. 4to (11-13”), 120pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. An anthology of short graphic stories and illustrations by Soleil's best artists based upon the letters and cards written by WWI French footsoldiers at the front. Art by Matthieu Lauffray, Lidwine, Thierry Martin, Juanjo Guarnido, Eric Herenguel, Juan Gimenez, Teddy Kristiansen, Cromwell, Emmanuel Lepage, Pierre Alary, and others. Text in French.
Preview pages from Morgana Tome 1 - 4 Mario Alberti. Enoch, Luca. MORGANA, TOME 1 - LA PORTE DU CIEL. [SN23098X] $29 Paris: Humanoides , 2002. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Text in French. From the publisher: "Morgana is the story of a quest, a quest for the arcanes, a quest for their unbelievable power. Morgana is a beautiful woman as well as an elite warrior, trained to save the Empire ideals of justice and knowledge. Her main enemy is Voor, a man of greed and ambition who wants the arcanes for his own interest. But Morgana doesn’t know that Voor is no other person than the faithful friend she loved when she was a child. An epic adventure of fight and betrayal with a strong script and the gorgeous art. "Mario Alberti made his debut with the series Holly in Fumo di China. He became a regular contributor to L'Intrepido, illustrating Michelangelo La Neve's scripts for Dipartimento ESP. He joined Bonelli publishers, where he became an artist on the series Nathan Never and Legs Weaver. He started his collaboration with Humanoids in 2002 with Morgana and now also draws the series Redhand with Kurt Busiek.
Preview pages from Morgana Tome 1 - 4 Mario Alberti. Enoch, Luca. MORGANA, TOME 4 - LA VOIX DES EONS. [SN23099X] $29 Paris: Humanoides , 2006. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
Sergio Algozzino. PLUIE D'ETE. [SN23106] $36 Paris: Humanoides , 2007. 8vo (8-9”), 84pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Text in French. From the publisher: "An auto-fiction (so-called) in which a young Italian author recounts with a lot of humor, charm and poetry his dreams and desires, basically everything that made him what he is - a big child! "After working for Panini Comics and Red Whale, in particular on the colors of Monster Allergy, Algozzino has produced a book about the ligne claire in comics, is Art Director of Mono magazine, and teaches at a Comic Book Art School."
Alex Alice. SIEGFRIED, TOME 1 - EDITION SPECIALE. [SN23087X] $125 Paris: Dargaud , 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 152pp, color, boards. VF/VF. This special edition contains the 72-page album plus an 80-page "making of" section with paintings, unpublished illustrations, preliminary sketches, and other artwork, and a DVD with a 5 minute preview for an animated version of the album (directed by Alice with art direction by Mathieu Lauffray). This adaptation of the Wagner opera is told mostly through visuals. Text in French. Limited to one printing and now OP.
Yoshitaka Amano. THE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR TAROT CARD OF YOSHITAKA AMANO. [SN11652] $75 Tokyo: Kofusha Shuppan, 1991. 4to (11-13”), 112pp, 56 color and 57 b&w illustrations, wraps. Fine/Fine. Amano's lovely illustrations for a tarot card set are reproduced as full page color plates
Marshall Arisman. HEAVEN DEPARTED. [SN5973] $75 Tokyo: Tokyo Designer School, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 108pp, 59 full-page and double-page color illustrations, wraps. VG+. A series of dark paintings musing on the Pandora's box of nuclear weapons.
"Ashley" Havinden. LINE DRAWING FOR REPRODUCTION. [SN23291] $20 London: Studio, 1933. 2nd printing of the revised 1941 edition. Small 4to (9-11”), 96pp, over 100 illustrations, cloth. NF/NF PC DJ (slight DJ edgewear). #4 in The Studio's "How to Do It" series. Divided into two halves, in the first half, British illustrator "Ashley" demonstrates the variety of line, tone, and tints, and their application in different types of illustrations. In the second half, "Ashley chooses and analyses the technique of 33 outstanding artists.
Virginie Augustin. AUGUSTIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN23448X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. One of 950 numbered copies signed by the artist. A collection of sketches and drawings by the former Disney animator and the artist of the French series Alim de Tanneur. Minimal text in French.
Virginie Augustin. Lupano, Wilfried. ALIM DE TANNEUR TOME 1: LE SECRET DES EAUX. [SN23128X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2004. 2nd. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Augustin was an effects animator at Disney's French studio. This is her first comics work and it's great. This is the story of Alim, a humble tanner, and Alim's daughter who live in a huge, imperial city by the sea. Their lives are turned upside-down when Alim discovers "the secret of the waters." Augustin's artwork has incredible appeal. She expertly handles the complicated city scenes and her expressions in all the intimate scenes is equally impressive. The storytelling is quite visual and I see a hint of Miyazaki in the art. Text in French.
Virginie Augustin. Lupano, Wilfried. ALIM DE TANNEUR TOME 2 - LE VENT DE L'EXIL. [SN23133X] $29 Paris: Delcourt, 2006. 4to (11-13"), color, pictorial boards. VF. In volume 2, having escaped the imprisonment of the high priest, Alim, with his daughter and elderly father, seek refuge in the high mountains. Unfortunately the mountains contain perils of their own, but eventually they are taken in by a village of cattle farmers. Meanwhile, the priest proves he will stop at nothing to see Alim dead. Text in French.
Virginie Augustin. Lupano, Wilfried. ALIM LE TANNEUR, TOME 3 - LA TERRE DU PROPHETE PALE. [SN23435X] $29 Paris: Delcourt , 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. "This critical and popular success is THE series that revealed to the public Virginie Augustin, alongside Wilfrid Lupano." This is the next-to-last volume! Ten years have passed since the end of Tome 2, Alim has joined a desert tribe, without news of his daughter Bul or of the outside world. However his old pursuers, the high priest and the worshippers of Jézameth, crossing oceans in order to propagate the good word to the secular regions have come to him. Text in French.
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