Second Printing with number line ending in 1. Near Fine book with bruised spine ends in Fine 2nd state dust jacket. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with Delivery Confirmation. NO remainder mark, NO previous owner markings or inscriptions, NOT price clipped, NOT a Book Club Edition, NOT an Ex-Lib. Dust jacket covered in protective clear wrapper.
A clean, tight copy with no marks or highlights. a FIRST EDITION, LATER PRINTING. 388 pages. 6" x 9.5". Black cloth spine with Black paper boards and Author initials embossed on front cover in Silver. A book that has been read, but remains in Good condition. A very good reading copy. All pages and covers are intact. Not an ex-library or remainder copy. Book is in stock and you can be assured that this book will be packaged well and shipped promptly. We ship USPS Media Mail to ensure timely and accurate delivery direct to you.
The story of murder in Savannah, Georgia is filled with local color, elitism, and Old South stereotypes. The book is in very good condition but one corner of the dust jacket was snipped to eliminate the original price.
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.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city-now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the authorElegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.-The New York Times Book ReviewShots rang out in Savannahs 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. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John 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 Womans Card Club; the turbulent young 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 drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people 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.Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.
Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 400 p. Audience: General/trade. Book Condition: Near fine. DJ Condition: Very good. Very good in very good dust jacket.
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, Inc., 1994. 1st Printing. Decorative Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. J.K. Lambert (Design). 388 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Slightly skewed spine.
The book is very good with very slight edge wear and bump to upper spine end in a very good+ dust jacket with light edge wear, bumped at upper spine end and a tiny closed tear at top of spine.
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.
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