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Hardcover Fiction

Week of October 16, 1955

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MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR

Herman Wouk

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MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR

by Herman Wouk · Doubleday and Company, Inc

13 wks at #1 · 5 on list

13

wks at #1

5 on list

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AUNTIE MAME

Patrick Dennis

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AUNTIE MAME

by Patrick Dennis · Vanguard Press

31 wks on list

31

wks on list

3

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THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT

Sloan Wilson

Cover of THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT

THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT

by Sloan Wilson · Simon & Schuster

12 wks on list

12

wks on list

4

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SOMETHING OF VALUE

Robert Ruark

SOMETHING OF VALUE

by Robert Ruark · Doubleday

24 wks on list

24

wks on list

5

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BONJOUR TRISTESSE

Francoise Sagan

BONJOUR TRISTESSE

by Francoise Sagan · E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc

31 wks on list

31

wks on list

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THE TONTINE

Thomas B. Costain

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THE TONTINE

by Thomas B. Costain · Doubleday

2 wks on list

2

wks on list

7

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BAND OF ANGELS

Robert Penn Warren

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BAND OF ANGELS

by Robert Penn Warren · Random House

7 wks on list

7

wks on list

8

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THE SIXTH OF JUNE

Lionel Shapiro

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THE SIXTH OF JUNE

by Lionel Shapiro · Doubleday

8 wks on list

8

wks on list

9

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CONFESSIONS OF FELIX KRULL

Thomas Mann

CONFESSIONS OF FELIX KRULL

by Thomas Mann · Alfred A. Knopf

2 wks on list

2

wks on list

10

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NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS

Mac Hyman

Cover of NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS

NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS

by Mac Hyman · Random House, Inc

52 wks on list

52

wks on list

11

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PAPA'S WIFE

Thyra Ferre Bjorn

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PAPA'S WIFE

by Thyra Ferre Bjorn · Rinehart and Company

1 wks on list

1

wks on list

12

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GRANDFATHER STORIES

Samuel Hopkins Adams

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GRANDFATHER STORIES

by Samuel Hopkins Adams · Random House

10 wks on list

10

wks on list

13

NEW

79 PARK AVENUE

Harold Robbins

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79 PARK AVENUE

by Harold Robbins · Alfred A. Knopf

8 wks on list

8

wks on list

14

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THE GREAT MAN

Al Morgan

THE GREAT MAN

by Al Morgan · E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc

4 wks on list

4

wks on list

15

NEW

THE FLOWER GIRLS

Clemence Dane

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THE FLOWER GIRLS

by Clemence Dane · W. W. Norton and Company

15 wks on list

15

wks on list

16

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THE WINE OF YOUTH

Robert Wilder

Cover of THE WINE OF YOUTH

THE WINE OF YOUTH

by Robert Wilder · G. P. Putnam's Sons

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.