Description:
Olivier, Sir Laurence (1907-1989) Autograph Letter Signed, 22 May 1958.
Single sheet inscribed on both sides, 158 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts stationery. To an unnamed woman (My dear Madame) accepting her invitation to speak at a luncheon on June first, mentioning "these days of dread decisions"; and "I am an actor occasionally (ha! ha!)." He also notes that he prefers coffee over tea, asking, "please don't take away my cup to be washed before I have finished." Single fold, brown mark from contact with acidic substrate along one margin, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.
Estimate $200-250
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