TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

July 1974

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Week of July 7, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
2

JAWS

CASHELMARA
Susan Howatch
Cover of CASHELMARA
3

CASHELMARA

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
4

THE FAN CLUB

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
5

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
6

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
7

BURR

WINTER KILLS
Richard Condon
Cover of WINTER KILLS
8

WINTER KILLS

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
James Baldwin
9

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
10

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

Week of July 14, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
2

JAWS

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
3

THE FAN CLUB

CASHELMARA
Susan Howatch
Cover of CASHELMARA
4

CASHELMARA

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
5

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
6

THE DOGS OF WAR

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
7

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
8

BURR

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
9

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

WINTER KILLS
Richard Condon
Cover of WINTER KILLS
10

WINTER KILLS

Week of July 21, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
2

JAWS

CASHELMARA
Susan Howatch
Cover of CASHELMARA
3

CASHELMARA

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
4

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
5

THE FAN CLUB

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
6

THE DOGS OF WAR

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
7

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
8

BURR

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
9

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
James Baldwin
10

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Week of July 28, 1974

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WATERSHIP DOWN
Richard Adams
Cover of WATERSHIP DOWN
1

WATERSHIP DOWN

JAWS
Peter Benchley
Cover of JAWS
2

JAWS

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
John le Carré
Cover of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
3

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

CASHELMARA
Susan Howatch
Cover of CASHELMARA
4

CASHELMARA

THE DOGS OF WAR
Frederick Forsyth
5

THE DOGS OF WAR

THE FAN CLUB
Irving Wallace
Cover of THE FAN CLUB
6

THE FAN CLUB

BURR
Gore Vidal
Cover of BURR
7

BURR

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
James Baldwin
8

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER
Helen MacInnes
9

THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
Margaret Craven
Cover of I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME
10

I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME

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