André FRENAUD Peasants. Etchings by André Beaudin. Paris, Aubier, 1951, pet. in-4, maroon half-rel., two-tone green and olive suede upper board with mosaic parchment title, light brown suede lower board, smooth, ornate spine, brown felt lining, gilt head, cover and spine preserved in folder, slipcase (P.L.Martin). FIRST EDITION. With 2 original etchings by André Beaudin, including the color frontispiece. Limited edition of 100 numbered copies, signed by the author, artist and illustrator. One of 20 ex. of the head edition on Auvergne de Richard de Bas (n°14) with the decomposition of the engraving in color. With a signed autograph letter from André Frénaud on the false title, dated February 22, 1982: "Pour Jacques, en souvenir de notre ami André Beaudin, qui savait voir, lui, la beauté de la nature et de la campagne, en cordial hommage".