Paris, Les Bibliophiles de l'Amérique latine, (January 20) 1931.
1 vol. (245 x 295 mm) of 258 p. In sheets, in publisher's wrappers, chemise and slipcase.
Edition illustrated with original lithographs by Jacques Thévenet, printed in 100 copies on vélin “for members of the company,” this copy justified no. 1, enriched with two trial proofs signed by the artist.
Signed presentation inscription: “Cher Fernand, voilà, enfin un exemplaire de [Un de Baumugnes] à peine digne de la magnifique vie que tu as donné à Saturnin, avec toute mon affection. Jean Giono. Avril 1960.”
Signed presentation inscription: “Cher Fernand, voilà, enfin un exemplaire de [Un de Baumugnes] à peine digne de la magnifique vie que tu as donné à Saturnin, avec toute mon affection. Jean Giono. Avril 1960.”
Fernandel played Saturnin in Angèle (1934), Marcel Pagnol’s film adaptation of Un de Baumugnes. It was the first time Pagnol directed Fernandel, and the role of the big-hearted farmhand, simple and loyal to the point of sacrifice, marked a turning point in his career. “He has the dog’s fidelity, and the infant’s reasoning,” wrote Giono; Saturnin, a former ward of the Assistance publique, devoted his life to the family that took him in, and would go so far as to kill to save Angèle’s honor.
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