BERENDT, John (b. 1939). Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. New York: Random House, 1994. Small 4to. Original cloth?backed printed wrappers (some minor dust soiling to covers, light wear to corners). FIRST EDITION, PROOF COPY, INSCRIBED BY BERENDT ON THE FRONT COVER. The book became a New York Times Best?Seller for 216 weeks following its debut and remains one of the longest?standing New York Times Best?Sellers. It was later adapted into the 1997 film with the same name starring John Cusack and Kevin Spacey.