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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

September 1959

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Week of September 6, 1959

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EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
1

EXODUS

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
D.H. Lawrence
Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
2

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
3

THE UGLY AMERICAN

ADVISE AND CONSENT
Allen Drury
Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT
4

ADVISE AND CONSENT

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
5

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
6

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

CELIA GARTH
Gwen Bristow
Cover of CELIA GARTH
7

CELIA GARTH

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
Peter De Vries
Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
8

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL
Hamilton Basso
9

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
Paul Hyde Bonner
Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
10

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

CALIFORNIA STREET
Niven Busch
Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET
11

CALIFORNIA STREET

LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
12

LOLITA

THE YOUNG TITAN
F. Van Wyck Mason
Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN
13

THE YOUNG TITAN

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
Paul Gallico
Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
14

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

THE LION
Joseph Kessel
Cover of THE LION
15

THE LION

THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE
Eugene Vale
Cover of THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE
16

THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE

Week of September 13, 1959

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EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
1

EXODUS

ADVISE AND CONSENT
Allen Drury
Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT
2

ADVISE AND CONSENT

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
D.H. Lawrence
Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
3

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
4

THE UGLY AMERICAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
5

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
6

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

CALIFORNIA STREET
Niven Busch
Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET
7

CALIFORNIA STREET

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
Paul Hyde Bonner
Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
8

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

THE CAVE
Robert Penn Warren
Cover of THE CAVE
9

THE CAVE

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL
Hamilton Basso
10

THE LIGHT INFANTRY BALL

CELIA GARTH
Gwen Bristow
Cover of CELIA GARTH
11

CELIA GARTH

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
Peter De Vries
Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
12

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

EVA
Meyer Levin
Cover of EVA
13

EVA

LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
14

LOLITA

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
Paul Gallico
Cover of MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS
15

MRS. ARRIS GOES TO PARIS

THE LION
Joseph Kessel
Cover of THE LION
16

THE LION

Week of September 20, 1959

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EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
1

EXODUS

ADVISE AND CONSENT
Allen Drury
Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT
2

ADVISE AND CONSENT

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
D.H. Lawrence
Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
3

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
4

THE UGLY AMERICAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
5

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
6

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

THE CAVE
Robert Penn Warren
Cover of THE CAVE
7

THE CAVE

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
Paul Hyde Bonner
Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
8

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

CALIFORNIA STREET
Niven Busch
Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET
9

CALIFORNIA STREET

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
Peter De Vries
Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
10

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

LORENA
Frank G. Slaughter
Cover of LORENA
11

LORENA

THE YOUNG TITAN
F. Van Wyck Mason
Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN
12

THE YOUNG TITAN

CELIA GARTH
Gwen Bristow
Cover of CELIA GARTH
13

CELIA GARTH

LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov
Cover of LOLITA
14

LOLITA

THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE
Eugene Vale
Cover of THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE
15

THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE

I WAS A TEEN-AGE DWARF
Max Shulman
Cover of I WAS A TEEN-AGE DWARF
16

I WAS A TEEN-AGE DWARF

Week of September 27, 1959

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EXODUS
Leon Uris
Cover of EXODUS
1

EXODUS

ADVISE AND CONSENT
Allen Drury
Cover of ADVISE AND CONSENT
2

ADVISE AND CONSENT

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
D.H. Lawrence
Cover of LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER
3

LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER

THE UGLY AMERICAN
William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Cover of THE UGLY AMERICAN
4

THE UGLY AMERICAN

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
Taylor Caldwell
Cover of DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN
5

DEAR AND GLORIOUS PHYSICIAN

THE CAVE
Robert Penn Warren
Cover of THE CAVE
6

THE CAVE

CALIFORNIA STREET
Niven Busch
Cover of CALIFORNIA STREET
7

CALIFORNIA STREET

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Boris Pasternak
Cover of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
8

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
Paul Hyde Bonner
Cover of THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES
9

THE ART OF LLEWELLYN JONES

CELIA GARTH
Gwen Bristow
Cover of CELIA GARTH
10

CELIA GARTH

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
Peter De Vries
Cover of THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS
11

THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS

THE TOWN HOUSE
Norah Lofts
Cover of THE TOWN HOUSE
12

THE TOWN HOUSE

THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE
Eugene Vale
Cover of THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE
13

THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE

EVA
Meyer Levin
Cover of EVA
14

EVA

THE YOUNG TITAN
F. Van Wyck Mason
Cover of THE YOUNG TITAN
15

THE YOUNG TITAN

LORENA
Frank G. Slaughter
Cover of LORENA
16

LORENA

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