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Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

June 1942

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Week of June 1, 1942

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THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
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1

THE MOON IS DOWN

ISLANDIA
Austin Wright
2

ISLANDIA

DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
3

DRAGON SEED

CASTLE ON THE HILL
Elizabeth Goudge
Cover of CASTLE ON THE HILL
4

CASTLE ON THE HILL

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
5

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

Week of June 8, 1942

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THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
1

THE MOON IS DOWN

ISLANDIA
Austin Wright
2

ISLANDIA

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
3

AND NOW TOMORROW

DRAGON SEED
Pearl S. Buck
Cover of DRAGON SEED
4

DRAGON SEED

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Louis Bromfield
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5

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

Week of June 15, 1942

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AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
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1

AND NOW TOMORROW

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
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2

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Louis Bromfield
Cover of UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
3

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
4

THE MOON IS DOWN

ISLANDIA
Austin Wright
5

ISLANDIA

Week of June 22, 1942

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AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
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1

AND NOW TOMORROW

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Louis Bromfield
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2

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
3

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
4

THE MOON IS DOWN

THE COMMANDOS
Elliott Arnold
5

THE COMMANDOS

Week of June 29, 1942

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AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
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1

AND NOW TOMORROW

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
2

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Louis Bromfield
Cover of UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
3

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
4

THE MOON IS DOWN

THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN
W. Somerset Maugham
Cover of THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN
5

THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN

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