Typed letter signed with initials : Glen Ellen, California, to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1980 Nov. 15.

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Typed letter signed with initials : Glen Ellen, California, to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1980 Nov. 15.

1980

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Saying she likes a Polaroid photo of herself because "it is over-exposed and does not show any of [her] current sags-and-bags"; mentioning Somerset Maugham and sending a review; giving details of daily life at the Ranch; listing visitors, including Jim Beard, Julia and Paul Child, and Norah Barr.

1 item (1 p.) ; 27.9 cm.

eng, Latn

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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