DIANA MILLAY AUTOGRAPH DARK SHADOWS I'D RATHER EAT THAN ACT COOK BOOK NEAR MINT

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This auction is for an
AUTOGRAPHED BOOK BY THE LATE DARK SHADOWS ACTRESS  --  DIANA MILLAY  --  "I'D RATHER EAT THAN ACT".
Diana Millay passed away on January 8, 2021 (coincidentally, just about a month before fellow Dark Shadows actor Christopher Pennock passed away on February 12, 2021).
I started going to all the east coast Dark Shadows Festivals beginning in 2001.  Diana was at most of them.  She would talk to all the fans at length, telling them stories about the photos she'd be signing, or tons of other stories.  She was always a trip to talk to!  This book was SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED at any one of these festivals, most likely around 2004 or soon thereafter.  In pic #5 you can see it stated that this is a second edition pressing, with the initial release being in 1996.
Photo #2 is of the front cover, and pics #1 and #3 are of the inside autograph "
Hi Mark! Happy Eating!  Diana Millay
".  Pic #4 is of the title page, which shows other books she's written, and again that this is a second edition.  #6 is of the back cover, with pic #7 displaying one of the included recipes.
The book has never been opened or read, and the side binding has not been broken.  There are 15 pages of photos from Diana's varied and illustrious acting career (some of which can be seen in pics #8 through #12), and approximately 115 pages of recipes (I just subtracted the photo gallery pages from the total amount of pages in the book, so the actual recipe count may be a bit lower).
If you have any questions about this item, please fee free to email me.  Also, check out my other auctions going on NOW of various other items of interest (including another Diana Millay autograph, and a Dark Shadows key chain).  Thanks again for looking during these most very...very...very...troubled times...
11-20-22