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LORD VANITY
Samuel Shellabarger
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The NYT published a Christmas gift book feature instead of the bestseller list on this date. This list was reconstructed from adjacent weeks by Hawes Publications.
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TIME AND TIME AGAIN
James Hilton
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THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY
Ernest K. Gann
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DESIREE
Annemarie Selinko
DESIREE
by Annemarie Selinko · William Morrow and Company
46 wks on list
Eugénie Désirée Clary records two love affairs in her diary, one with Napoleon, who jilted her for Josephine, and a second with General Bernadotte, who married her.
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THE LADY OF ARLINGTON
Harnett T. Kane
THE LADY OF ARLINGTON
by Harnett T. Kane · Doubleday
9 wks on list
A biography of the wife of General Robert E. Lee who lived near Washington, D.C., and was considered one of the best hostesses of her day.
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THE UNCONQUERED
Ben Ames Williams
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THE FEMALE
Paul Wellman
THE FEMALE
by Paul Wellman · Doubleday
9 wks on list
Novel of 6th-century Constantinople, with the Empress Theodora as the scheming heroine.
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TOO LATE THE PHALAROPE
Alan Paton
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THE SHADOWS OF THE IMAGES
William E. Barrett
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LOVE IS A BRIDGE
Charles Bracelen Flood
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A PASSAGE IN THE NIGHT
Sholem Asch
A PASSAGE IN THE NIGHT
by Sholem Asch · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Set in 20th-century New York, the story of a man in conflict with his conscience.
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.