110 - CASOAR (Phil) and MERCIER (Jean-Pierre). — The Goscinny Album.

CASOAR (Phil) and MERCIER (Jean-Pierre). — The Goscinny Album. Paris, Les Arènes, n.d. Heavy in-4 volume, publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding, color-illustrated dust jacket. Foreword by Alain Chabat. A major documentary work dedicated to René Goscinny (1926–1977), one of the leading figures of Franco-Belgian comics, best known as the co-creator of *Asterix* with Albert Uderzo and as the writer of *Le Petit Nicolas*, *Lucky Luke*, and *Iznogoud*. Curated by Phil Casoar and Jean-Pierre Mercier, this volume brings together numerous documents, previously unpublished texts, rare comic strips, illustrations, and pages from anthologies tracing Goscinny’s life, work, and artistic world. The book highlights his career, his collaborations, and his considerable influence on the history of French comics and humor. A fine copy, in its original illustrated dust jacket, showing some slight signs of handling and minor creases on the flaps. Pages not collated.