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Random House, 1994. Name of former owner on front endpage. Dust jacket head and heel edges lightly rubbed. Black covers with shiny light green lettering on spine. 388 pages.. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city is certain to become a modern classic.

New York: Random House, 1994. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/DJ VG+. Narrow Large Octavo.

Random House, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

Random House. later printing,1994. Very Good+/Very Good+ hard cover. 8vo,boards,388pp. light edgewear dust jacket. slight shelfwear,cover. clean,tight,text.

NY: Random House, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Book 1994 hardcover hardcover. Light age/use. Pages and endpapers are clean. Binding and hinges are strong. DJ is well-intact with slight shelfwear. 388 pages.

New York: Random House, 1994. 1st ptg.. Hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 8vo.. 388 pp. 5 3/4 x 9 1/2. Black boards with qtr black cloth, stamped in gold on spine. Black dj. Moisture stain at foot of rear hinge. No other markings or damage noted.

New York: Random House, 1994. H. Good/Good. Hardback with the Dust Jacket. Fiction. Good Condition. No tears, marks, or stains but light wear to the edges of the DJ

Random House, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean and tight. DJ not price clipped, light wear on corners.

New York: Random House, ( 1994 ). First Trade edition. Hardback. Fine/near fine. 8vo, black clothbacked boards; corner of rear flap creased Lacks the words "First Edition" below the number line here, which includes the number '1"; in a later state dust jacket with the $25 price.