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Week of August 2, 1959

Cover of EXODUS

EXODUS

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN

William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick

Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN

THE UGLY AMERICAN

Boris Pasternak

Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Taylor Caldwell

Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Cover of CELIA GARTH

CELIA GARTH

CALIFORNIA STREET

Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET

CALIFORNIA STREET

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of LOLITA

LOLITA

NINE COACHES WAITING

Cover of NINE COACHES WAITING

NINE COACHES WAITING

THE CHINESE BOX

Katherine Wigmore Eyre

Cover of THE CHINESE BOX

THE CHINESE BOX

Cover of THE LION

THE LION

THE YOUNG TITAN

F. Van Wyck Mason

Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN

THE YOUNG TITAN

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

Paul Hyde Bonner

Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

THE THIRD CHOICE

Elizabeth Janeway

Cover of THE THIRD CHOICE

THE THIRD CHOICE

Week of August 9, 1959

Cover of EXODUS

EXODUS

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN

William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick

Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN

THE UGLY AMERICAN

Boris Pasternak

Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Taylor Caldwell

Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Cover of CELIA GARTH

CELIA GARTH

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of LOLITA

LOLITA

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

CALIFORNIA STREET

Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET

CALIFORNIA STREET

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

NINE COACHES WAITING

Cover of NINE COACHES WAITING

NINE COACHES WAITING

Cover of THE LION

THE LION

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

THE YOUNG TITAN

F. Van Wyck Mason

Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN

THE YOUNG TITAN

THE CHINESE BOX

Katherine Wigmore Eyre

Cover of THE CHINESE BOX

THE CHINESE BOX

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

Paul Hyde Bonner

Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

Week of August 16, 1959

Cover of EXODUS

EXODUS

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN

William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick

Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN

THE UGLY AMERICAN

Boris Pasternak

Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Taylor Caldwell

Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Cover of CELIA GARTH

CELIA GARTH

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

CALIFORNIA STREET

Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET

CALIFORNIA STREET

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of LOLITA

LOLITA

THE YOUNG TITAN

F. Van Wyck Mason

Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN

THE YOUNG TITAN

ADVISE AND CONSENT

Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT

ADVISE AND CONSENT

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

Paul Hyde Bonner

Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

Cover of THE LION

THE LION

NINE COACHES WAITING

Cover of NINE COACHES WAITING

NINE COACHES WAITING

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Week of August 23, 1959

Cover of EXODUS

EXODUS

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN

William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick

Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN

THE UGLY AMERICAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Taylor Caldwell

Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Boris Pasternak

Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

Cover of CELIA GARTH

CELIA GARTH

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

CALIFORNIA STREET

Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET

CALIFORNIA STREET

ADVISE AND CONSENT

Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT

ADVISE AND CONSENT

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of LOLITA

LOLITA

THE YOUNG TITAN

F. Van Wyck Mason

Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN

THE YOUNG TITAN

THE CHINESE BOX

Katherine Wigmore Eyre

Cover of THE CHINESE BOX

THE CHINESE BOX

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

Paul Hyde Bonner

Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

NINE COACHES WAITING

Cover of NINE COACHES WAITING

NINE COACHES WAITING

Week of August 30, 1959

Cover of EXODUS

EXODUS

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN

William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick

Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN

THE UGLY AMERICAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Taylor Caldwell

Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

Boris Pasternak

Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

ADVISE AND CONSENT

Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT

ADVISE AND CONSENT

Cover of CELIA GARTH

CELIA GARTH

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

Paul Hyde Bonner

Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

CALIFORNIA STREET

Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET

CALIFORNIA STREET

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of LOLITA

LOLITA

THE YOUNG TITAN

F. Van Wyck Mason

Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN

THE YOUNG TITAN

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

NINE COACHES WAITING

Cover of NINE COACHES WAITING

NINE COACHES WAITING

THE CHINESE BOX

Katherine Wigmore Eyre

Cover of THE CHINESE BOX

THE CHINESE BOX

Frank G. Slaughter

Cover of LORENA

LORENA

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