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Our Book Catalogue FRENCH ALBUMS & IMPORTED ART BOOKS
Antonio Lapone. GIRL ATOMIK. [SN22550X] $45 Geneva: Paquet, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 36pp, color, spiralbound. Fine. One of 400 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist. A charming nostalgic pin-up portfolio. Printed in color on heavy cardstock. Lapone imagines one year's worth of pin-up girl covers for Girl Atomik magazine ("Culture, Spectacle, Varietes!") The year: 1958! Occasional text in French.
Antonio Lapone. ANTONIO LAPONE SKETCHBOOK. [SN23459X] $15
Antonio Lapone. Vanloffelt, Pierre. A.D.A. TOME 1 - ANTIQUE DETECTIVE AGENCY. [SN22498X] $25 Geneva: Paquet, 2001. 2nd. 4to (11-13”), 59pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Two private detectives in adventures set in the late 1950s. Angular "clear line" artwork. Text in French.
Antonio Lapone. Hautiere, Regis. A.D.A. TOME 2 - LA VALLEE DU SQUELETTE HOSTILE. [SN22499X] $25 Geneva: Paquet, 2006. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 57pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Two private detectives in adventures set in the late 1950s. In this volume, a curvaceous femme fatale enters the picture. Angular "clear line" artwork. Text in French.
Rieu Laurand. LES DERIVANTES, TOME 1 - DE L’AUTRE CÔTÉ DU LAGON. [SN23105X] $25 Paris: Humanoides , 2007. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Text in French. From the publisher: "In the beginning, there was only one continent. Civilization prospered from the coast to the flanks of the sleeping volcanoes. When these awoke, chaos struck. Fire, earth, water and wind broke the world into a thousand islands, a thousand worlds that floated adrift on the ocean. People clinging to these volcanic stone vessels survived by miracle and learned with time to live on what is now called “Les Dérivantes”, “the Drifters”… "Papille grew up in the tumult of a tavern located on the starboard side of the Bourne Drifter. A young girl in search of her long missing father, journeys through a world made of a series of islands that never cease to drift over a vast ocean. A world full of mysteries and dangers that the girl will have to face during her many adventures."
Frank Le Gall. THEODORE POUSSIN #7: LA VALLEE DES ROSES. [SN22963] $25 Paris: Dupuis, 1993. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. NF. A period drama about a teenage boy growing up in France in the first part of the 20th century. The third album in this series won the 1989 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Comic Book. Le Gall's simple clearline artwork accompanied by his intricate, expressive watercoloring makes for a stunningly beautiful album. Text in French.
Frank Le Gall. Le Gall, Pierre. LA FIN DU MONDE ET AUTRES PETITS CONTES NOIRS. [SN16479] $20 Paris: Dargaud, 2000. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, b&w, pictorial boards. VF. A series of one- and two-page stories. Interestingly illustrated entirely with silhouettes. Text in French.
Olivier Ledroit. L’UNIVERS FEERIQUE D’OLIVIER LEDROIT. [SN23183X] $45 Paris: Galerie Daniel Maghen , 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color, cloth spine, pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
Emmanuel Lepage. LES VOYAGES D’ANNA. [SN23184X] $50 Paris: Galerie Daniel Maghen , 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 88pp, color, cloth spine, pictorial boards. VF. Text in French.
Mathieu Letessier. GERALD LE PINGOUIN. [SN22529X] $17 Paris: Carabas, 2006. 1st. Square 16mo (6-7”), 28pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A cute little book. Graphic storytelling entirely with pictures, no words!
Simon Leturgie. Leturgie, Jean. POLSTAR COFFRET 1. [SN23163X] $120 Moulineaux: Vents d'Ouest , 2006. 4to (11-13”), 192pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie. Leturgie, Jean & Yann. SPOON & WHITE 1 - REQUIEM POUR DINGOS. [SN22509X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. The publisher's description: "Mickey Spoon is short, Donald While is tall. One is low-life, the other haughty ... Spoon is a fan of Clint Eastwood and collects Disney toys. White is convinced he's descended from the Pilgrim Fathers. They're both cops, the only white cops in a black police station. They work together, hate each other and are both in love with the well-stacked BNN reporter Courtney Balconi. But if their love for her unites them in their adversity, it divides them on the job, as they're always trying to win her heart to the detriment of all the cases they're given. A series that's full of gags, wordplay, pretty girls, with a good dose of second degree humor and a very ironic take on the USA." Originally released in 1999, this is a new edition. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie. Leturgie, Jean & Yann. SPOON & WHITE 2 - A GORE ET A CRI. [SN22510X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie. Leturgie, Jean & Yann. SPOON & WHITE 3 - NIAQ MICMAC. [SN22511X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie & Franck Isard. Leturgie, Jean & Yann. SPOON & WHITE 4 - SPOONFINGER. [SN22512X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2005. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie & Franck Isard. Leturgie, Jean & Yann. SPOON & WHITE 5 - FUNKY JUNKY. [SN22513X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2003. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie. Leturgie, Jean & Yann. SPOON & WHITE 6 - XXL. [SN22514X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie. Leturgie, Jean & Yann. SPOON & WHITE 7 - MANHATTAN KAPUT. [SN22515X] $25 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2005. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Simon Leturgie. Leturgie, Jean. SPACE CAKE 1. [SN23157] $26 Moulineaux: Vents d'Ouest , 2004. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Great Belgian school artwork by Leturgie. Text in French.
Stephane Levallois. NOE. [SN23115X] $35 Paris: Humanoides , 2003. 8vo (8-9”), 160pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. A beautifully drawn surrealist graphic novel. The book is essentially wordless with only nine pages of text between chapters, the graphic sections are told entirely with pictures. Text in French.
Tanino Liberatore. TANINO LIBERATORE. [SN16131] $30 Italy: Editori del Grifo, 1984. 8vo (8-9”), 120pp, 12 color and over 100 b&w illustrations, wraps. VG+. An interview with the artist. A photo gallery of the artist. A selection of illustrations, comics, covers, paintings, pencil roughs, and sketches. Text in Italian.
Tanino Liberatore. Tamburini, Stefano. RANX 3: AMEN. [SN9733] $25 Paris: Albin Michel, 1996. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 52pp, color, pictorial boards. Fine. The conclusion of the Ranxerox trilogy. Text in French.
Tanino Liberatore. LES FEMMES DE LIBERATORE. [SN16556] $35 Paris: Albin Michel, 1997. 4to (11-13”), 96pp, color and b&w illustrations, pictorial boards. VF. Sketches, pencil drawings, and finished color pastel paintings. Female nudity.
Tanino Liberatore. LES UNIVERS DE LIBERATORE. [SN16878] $150 Paris: Albin Michel, 2004. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 85pp, color and b&w, pictorial boards. PON scraped off of the title page o/w Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED by the artist on the title page with a pen drawing (with underdrawing in pencil) of a fashionable femme opposite. An art book.
Bruno Liljefors. Hill, Martha. BRUNO LILJEFORS: THE PEERLESS EYE. [SN22695] $200 Kingston upon Hull: Allen, 1987. 1st. Square 4to (11-13”), 174pp, color and b&w illustrations, cloth. NF/Fine. Liljefors (1860-1939) was a bird & wildlife painter, one of the first of the modern school.
Emil Lohse. TIERSTUDIEN. [SN22052M] $175 Leipzig: Veb E. A. Seemann, 1956. 1st. 4to (11-13”), xviii, 142pp, 132 plates (about half in color), plus 6 text illustrations, cloth. VG+/VG (boards slightly bowed o/w book is bright clean & tight, DJ is edgeworn with small tears). A collection of beautiful animal studies, most dating 1905-1930. A wide assortment of mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects drawn from life or, in a few cases, specimens. Lohse (1885-1949) frequented German zoos and illustrated several zoo guides.
Regis Loisel. Le Tendre, LA QUETE DE L'OISEAU DU TEMPS 1: LA CONQUE DE RAMOR. [SN22489X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 1982. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. The Quest for the Timebird. Loisel's acclaimed fantasy series. "Once upon a time, aeons ago, in the Kingdom of Akbar, lived an evil king called Ramor; his brothers had succeeded in imprisoning him in a conch shell. Mara, a witch-princess, on reading a book of spells, discovers that only the Time Bird can seal the shell for ever. Knight Bragon, formerly betrothed to Mara, leaves to search for the Time Bird, taking with him Mara's beautiful daughter, Pelisse Thus begins this fantastic saga, in the tradition of The Hobbit. Knight Bragon and Pelisse are to confront many a danger and live through many an adventure to fulfill their quest for the fabulous Time Bird. A cycle of four albums, written by Serge Letendre and drawn by Régis Loisel." The first book in the four-part series. I've read that this series spawned the Heroic Fantasy genre in bande dessinee (the dominant genre in French BD).
Regis Loisel. Le Tendre, LA QUETE DE L'OISEAU DU TEMPS 2: LE TEMPLE DE L'OUBLI. [SN22490X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 1984. 4to (11-13”), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. The Quest for the Timebird. Loisel's acclaimed fantasy series. The second book in the four-part series.
Regis Loisel. Le Tendre, LA QUETE DE L'OISEAU DU TEMPS 3: LE RIGE. [SN22491X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 1986. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. The Quest for the Timebird. Loisel's acclaimed fantasy series. The third book in the four-part series.
Regis Loisel. Le Tendre, LA QUETE DE L'OISEAU DU TEMPS 4: L'OEUF DES TENEBRES. [SN22492X] $30 Paris: Dargaud, 1988. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. The Quest for the Timebird. Loisel's acclaimed fantasy series. The final book in the four-part series.
Regis Loisel's PETER PAN
From the publisher's website:
"'My album is at the crossroads of everyone's childhood, and the story is redolent of the marvelous alchemy between dream and reality, that flies away against our wishes when we grow up. There is magic, poetry but also a lot of suffering and cruelty in that world ...' - Régis Loisel" "Régis Loisel has decided to clear up the mystery around the origins of Peter Pan by imagining his beginnings, how Peter, an ordinary young boy, became Peter Pan. With each album, the different events fit together and the story ends exactly where James Barrie's novel begins. A comic book of great beauty which releases all the magic of Loisel's paintbrush."
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN, BOOK ONE: LONDON. [SN20149X] $15 Northampton, MA: Tundra, 1992. 1st American. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. In English.
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN, BOOK TWO: NEVERLAND. [SN20154X] $15 Northampton, MA: Tundra, 1993. 1st American. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Graphic novel. In English
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN, TOME 3 - TEMPETE. [SN22484X] $30 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 1994. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. “Tempest.” Loisel's ongoing re-imagining of Peter Pan. Text in French.
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN, TOME 4 - MAINS ROUGES. [SN22485X] $30 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 1996. 4to (11-13”), 64pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Loisel's ongoing re-imagining of Peter Pan. Text in French.
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN, TOME 5 - CROCHET. [SN22486X] $30 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2002. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Hook. Part five of Loisel's ongoing re-imagining of Peter Pan. Text in French.
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN, TOME 6 - DESTINS. [SN22487X] $30 Issy Les Moulineaux: Vents D'ouest, 2004. 4to (11-13”), 56pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. “Fates.” After 16 years, the conclusion of Loisel's ongoing re-imagining of Peter Pan. Hold on to your hat because it’s dark and doesn’t feel like a happy ending. "'My album is at the crossroads of everyone's childhood, filled with the marvelous alchemy between dream and reality, that flies away against our wishes when we grow up. There is magic, poetry but also a lot of suffering and cruelty in that world ...' Régis Loisel has decided to clear up the mystery around the origins of Peter Pan by imagining his beginnings, how Peter, an ordinary young boy, became Peter Pan. With each album, the different events fit together and the story ends exactly where James Barrie's novel begins. A comic book of great beauty which releases all the magic of Loisel's paintbrush." Text in French.
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN: L'ENVERS DU DECOR. [SN23156X] $90 France: Partenaires-Livres, 1998. Folio (13” or taller), 160pp, color, pictorial boards. NF. The making of book: a thick collection of drawings, roughs, designs, layouts, and other material used in the creation of the graphic novel. Text in French.
All six PETER PAN volumes bound together in alligator skin!
Regis Loisel. PETER PAN INTEGRALE. [SN22580M] $375 France: Granit Associes, 2006. 1st. Folio (13” or taller), 400pp, b&w, alligator skin. VF. One of 950 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist. A deluxe oversize hardcover volume collecting all six albums (1989-2004). The artwork is reproduced in its b&w form without coloring. A massive tome bound in alligator skin.
Regis Loisel. FEMMES POSTCARD SET. [SN22246X] $25 France: Granit Associes, 1996-2006. 1st. Fifteen 4 x 6 color postcards, VF. A collection of fifteen erotic images of females, created expressly for Granit Associes. Twelve finished pencil drawings in color and three full color pencil/pastel pieces.
Regis Loisel. TINKERBELL POSTCARD SET. [SN22247X] $12 France: Granit Associes, 1996-2006. 1st. Seven 4 x 6 color postcards, VF. A collection of six images of Tinkerbell and one picture of a clutch of two small birds. Four finished pencil drawings, one pen drawing, and two full color pieces.
Regis Loisel. CLOCHETTE POSTCARD SET. [SN22249X] $25 France: Granit Associes, 2005. 1st. Fifteen 4 x 6 color postcards, VF. A boxed collection of fifteen images of Tinkerbell, created between 1995-2005, most created expressly for Granit Associes.
Regis Loisel. LES EROTIQUES POSTCARD SET. [SN22248X] $25 France: Granit Associes, 2005. 1st. Fifteen 4 x 6 color postcards, VF. A boxed collection of fifteen erotic images of females, created between 1995-2005 expressly for Granit Associes.
Regis Loisel & Jean-Louis Tripp. MAGASIN GENERAL TOME 1 - MARIE. [SN21956X] $30 Paris: Casterman, 2006. 1st. Square 4to (11-13”), 80pp, color, cloth. VF. A story of small town life in rural Quebec in 1940. Our hero, Marie, finds herself widowed in the first scene and inherits the "General Store" of the title (the principal local commerce). This is a beautiful evocation of a time and a place and a gentle woman struggling to reinvent herself and perhaps reclaim some bit of happiness. Loisel and Tripp both reside for part of each year in Quebec and this is a heartfelt love letter to the region. The entire story will unfold in three volumes. Text in French.
Regis Loisel & Jean-Louis Tripp. MAGASIN GENERAL TOME 2 - SERGE. [SN21957X] $30 Paris: Casterman, 2006. 1st. Square 4to, 72pp, color, cloth. VF. A stranger comes to town and enters Marie's life. “Loisel and Tripp concocted together an energetic and very human chronicle. Their mutual devotion for Quebec--Loisel resides there, Tripp taught there--add to this story, that does not resemble anything that either one has published before. Combining their know-how, their collaboration carries as much on the text as the drawing, and multiples their respective talents.” Text in French.
Regis Loisel & Jean-Louis Tripp. L' ARRIÈRE BOUTIQUE DU MAGASIN GÉNÉRAL TOME 1 - MARIE. [SN21958X] $60 Paris: Casterman, 2006. 1st. Square 4to (11-13”), 160pp, color and b&w, cloth. VF. This making of book reproduces Loisel’s rough pencil pages on the left-hand pages and Tripp’s finished pencil renderings in two-colors on the right-hand pages. Literally, “The back room of the general store” From the publisher: “In 160 pages, this album unveils the slides of the General Store, and this is a true pleasure for the reader to discover the work of its authors. In the preface, interviews with Regis Loisel and Jean-Louis Tripp reveal the origin of the project and their complementary talents, illustrated by unpublished sketches of the work in progress and by photos of the artists in the studio. The next 76 double-page spreads reproduce Loisel's pencils and Tripp's finishs that indicate the originality of this collaboration. A most fascinating album.” Text in French.
Regis Loisel & Jean-Louis Tripp. L' ARRIÈRE BOUTIQUE DU MAGASIN GÉNÉRAL TOME 2 - SERGE. [SN21959X] $60 Paris: Casterman, 2006. 1st. Square 4to (11-13”), 152pp, two-color, cloth. VF. Literally, “The back room of the general store.” This making of book reproduces Loisel’s rough pencil pages on the left-hand pages and Tripp’s finished pencil renderings in two-colors on the right-hand pages. Text in French.
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