Signed First Edition; Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, Judi Dench

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2024. NF/NF. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line ending in 1. Signed on the publisher's bookplate on the front endpaper. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean boards.. Spine ends are gently pushed. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Two B&W matte photos and drawings by Judi Dench. The dust jacket is unclipped ($30.00) with very faint wear to spine ends. (see photos). Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 375 pages. 6½ x 9½".

Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series of intimate conversations with actor and director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays, revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process and inviting us to share her triumphs and backstage shenanigans.