TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

July 1942

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Week of July 6, 1942

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AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
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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

Week of July 13, 1942

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AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
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 HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN
W. Somerset Maugham
Cover of THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN
4

THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN

THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
Cover of THE MOON IS DOWN
5

THE MOON IS DOWN

Week of July 20, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
1

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
2

AND NOW TOMORROW

THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN
W. Somerset Maugham
Cover of THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN
3

THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Louis Bromfield
Cover of UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
4

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
Cover of ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
5

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

Week of July 27, 1942

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THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Franz Werfel
Cover of THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
1

THE SONG OF BERNADETTE

AND NOW TOMORROW
Rachel Field
Cover of AND NOW TOMORROW
2

AND NOW TOMORROW

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
Helen MacInnes
Cover of ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY
3

ASSIGNMENT IN BRITTANY

DRIVIN' WOMAN
Elizabeth Chevalier
Cover of DRIVIN' WOMAN
4

DRIVIN' WOMAN

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
Louis Bromfield
Cover of UNTIL THE DAY BREAK
5

UNTIL THE DAY BREAK

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