TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

February 1942

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Week of February 2, 1942

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WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
1

WINDSWEPT

DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
2

DRAGON SEED

SARATOGA TRUNK
Edna Ferber
Cover of SARATOGA TRUNK
3

SARATOGA TRUNK

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
4

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
Marguerite Steen
Cover of THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
5

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING

THE IVORY MISCHIEF
Arthur Meeker
Cover of THE IVORY MISCHIEF
6

THE IVORY MISCHIEF

Week of February 9, 1942

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DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
1

DRAGON SEED

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
2

WINDSWEPT

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
3

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

SARATOGA TRUNK
Edna Ferber
Cover of SARATOGA TRUNK
4

SARATOGA TRUNK

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
Marguerite Steen
Cover of THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
5

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING

ALONG THESE STREETS
Struthers Burt
6

ALONG THESE STREETS

Week of February 16, 1942

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FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
1

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
2

DRAGON SEED

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
3

WINDSWEPT

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
A. J. Cronin
Cover of THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
4

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
Marguerite Steen
Cover of THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
5

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING

PIED PIPER
Nevil Shute
Cover of PIED PIPER
6

PIED PIPER

Week of February 23, 1942

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DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
1

DRAGON SEED

WINDSWEPT
Mary Ellen Chase
Cover of WINDSWEPT
2

WINDSWEPT

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
Daphne du Maurier
Cover of FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
3

FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

ALONG THESE STREETS
Struthers Burt
4

ALONG THESE STREETS

PIED PIPER
Nevil Shute
Cover of PIED PIPER
5

PIED PIPER

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
Marguerite Steen
Cover of THE SUN IS MY UNDOING
6

THE SUN IS MY UNDOING

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