TheBestseller
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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

February 1959

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Week of February 1, 1959

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DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
1

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
2

LOLITA

FROM THE TERRACE
John O'Hara
Cover of FROM THE TERRACE
3

FROM THE TERRACE

EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
4

EXODUS

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
5

THE UGLY AMERICAN

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
Patrick Dennis
Cover of AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
6

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME

LADY L.
Romain Gary
Cover of LADY L.
7

LADY L.

VICTORINE
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Cover of VICTORINE
8

VICTORINE

THE KING MUST DIE
Mary Renault
Cover of THE KING MUST DIE
9

THE KING MUST DIE

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
Paul Gallico
Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
10

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW
John P. Marquand
Cover of WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW
11

WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW

ANATOMY OF A MURDER
Robert Traver
Cover of ANATOMY OF A MURDER
12

ANATOMY OF A MURDER

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
Rona Jaffe
Cover of THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
13

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

ELEPHANT HILL
Robin White
Cover of ELEPHANT HILL
14

ELEPHANT HILL

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOUNG
Han Suyin
Cover of THE MOUNTAIN IS YOUNG
15

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOUNG

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
Truman Capote
Cover of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
16

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

Week of February 8, 1959

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DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
1

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
2

LOLITA

EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
3

EXODUS

FROM THE TERRACE
John O'Hara
Cover of FROM THE TERRACE
4

FROM THE TERRACE

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
5

THE UGLY AMERICAN

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
Patrick Dennis
Cover of AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
6

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME

LADY L.
Romain Gary
Cover of LADY L.
7

LADY L.

ANATOMY OF A MURDER
Robert Traver
Cover of ANATOMY OF A MURDER
8

ANATOMY OF A MURDER

VICTORINE
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Cover of VICTORINE
9

VICTORINE

WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW
John P. Marquand
Cover of WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW
10

WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW

THE KING MUST DIE
Mary Renault
Cover of THE KING MUST DIE
11

THE KING MUST DIE

ELEPHANT HILL
Robin White
Cover of ELEPHANT HILL
12

ELEPHANT HILL

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
Paul Gallico
Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
13

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

THE POORHOUSE FAIR
John Updike
Cover of THE POORHOUSE FAIR
14

THE POORHOUSE FAIR

MRS. BRIDGE
Evan Connell
Cover of MRS. BRIDGE
15

MRS. BRIDGE

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOUNG
Han Suyin
Cover of THE MOUNTAIN IS YOUNG
16

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOUNG

Week of February 15, 1959

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DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
1

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
2

LOLITA

EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
3

EXODUS

FROM THE TERRACE
John O'Hara
Cover of FROM THE TERRACE
4

FROM THE TERRACE

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
5

THE UGLY AMERICAN

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
Patrick Dennis
Cover of AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
6

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME

LADY L.
Romain Gary
Cover of LADY L.
7

LADY L.

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
Paul Gallico
Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
8

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

VICTORINE
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Cover of VICTORINE
9

VICTORINE

MRS. BRIDGE
Evan Connell
Cover of MRS. BRIDGE
10

MRS. BRIDGE

ANATOMY OF A MURDER
Robert Traver
Cover of ANATOMY OF A MURDER
11

ANATOMY OF A MURDER

WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW
John P. Marquand
Cover of WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW
12

WOMEN AND THOMAS HARROW

ELEPHANT HILL
Robin White
Cover of ELEPHANT HILL
13

ELEPHANT HILL

TENDERLOIN
Samuel H. Adams
14

TENDERLOIN

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
Rona Jaffe
Cover of THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
15

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
Truman Capote
Cover of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
16

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

Week of February 22, 1959

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DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
1

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
2

LOLITA

EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
3

EXODUS

FROM THE TERRACE
John O'Hara
Cover of FROM THE TERRACE
4

FROM THE TERRACE

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
5

THE UGLY AMERICAN

LADY L.
Romain Gary
Cover of LADY L.
6

LADY L.

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
Patrick Dennis
Cover of AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME
7

AROUND THE WORLD WITH AUNTIE MAME

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
Paul Gallico
Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
8

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

MRS. BRIDGE
Evan Connell
Cover of MRS. BRIDGE
9

MRS. BRIDGE

THE DEVIL IN BUCKS COUNTY
Edmund Schiddel
10

THE DEVIL IN BUCKS COUNTY

ANATOMY OF A MURDER
Robert Traver
Cover of ANATOMY OF A MURDER
11

ANATOMY OF A MURDER

TENDERLOIN
Samuel H. Adams
12

TENDERLOIN

THE KING MUST DIE
Mary Renault
Cover of THE KING MUST DIE
13

THE KING MUST DIE

VICTORINE
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Cover of VICTORINE
14

VICTORINE

ELEPHANT HILL
Robin White
Cover of ELEPHANT HILL
15

ELEPHANT HILL

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
Rona Jaffe
Cover of THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
16

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

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