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1952
THE SILVER CHALICE
Thomas B. Costain
Cover of THE SILVER CHALICE

THE SILVER CHALICE

A Novel

by Thomas B. Costain

Doubleday and Company, Inc · 1952

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

68

Weeks at #1

15

Chart History

#151015195219531954
dashed = off the list

68 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 15 weeks at #1

"This novel [is] based on legends of the years following Christ's crucifixion. [It] describes the life of Basil, the artisan who fashioned the silver chalice, a frame meant to hold the ... cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper"--Fiction catalog.

All Appearances

14NEWAugust 3, 1952wk 1
6↑8August 10, 1952wk 2
2↑4August 17, 1952wk 3
2—August 24, 1952wk 4
2—August 31, 1952wk 5
1↑1September 7, 1952wk 6
1—September 14, 1952wk 7
1—September 21, 1952wk 8
1—September 28, 1952wk 9
1—October 5, 1952wk 10
1—October 12, 1952wk 11
1—October 19, 1952wk 12

Details

Published
1952
Pages
568
Publisher
Doubleday and Company, Inc
Categories
Juvenile Fiction

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