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I have a hardcover deluxe edition of Les fables de Lafontaine (Fables by Jean de La Fontaine), in old original French with drawings by famous french artist Grandville. My father gave it to me when I was a child and I still treasure it.
I also have a compilation of some of Poe's short stories in French that came out recently, hardcover, glazed paper, illustrated by french artist Benjamin Lacombe. The book has come out in other languages too like English (Tales of the Macabre). The book and the illustrations are gorgeous.
I bought a book too about all things cats (I LOVE cats), a beautiful hardcover book called Dictionnaire amoureux des chats by Frédéric Vitoux, which also has illustrations in black in white of cats inside. But it's definitively the content that is the winner, the author who loves cats writes with so much spirit and verve about them, it's a joy to read and reread.
Another book I'm very fond of, is a beautiful hardcover book called La petite encyclopédie du merveilleux by Édouard Brasey. The book is filled with illustrations in colors and has glazed paper. The book is about an encyclopedia of supernatural creatures from all over the world.
There is also the hardcover book Si les fées m'étaient contées... which is a compilation of 140 french fairy tales.
I also collect mangas, I'm very fond of them and I'm proud of the ones I have, and the ones I plan to buy. I really love the art of mangas, compared to western comics and graphic novels.
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