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Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

February 1988

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Week of February 7, 1988

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THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
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1

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
Stephen King
Cover of THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
2

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
3

PRESUMED INNOCENT

KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
4

KALEIDOSCOPE

WINTERS' TALES
Jonathan Winters
Cover of WINTERS' TALES
5

WINTERS' TALES

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
6

2061: Odyssey Three

THE TENANTS OF TIME
Thomas Flanagan
Cover of THE TENANTS OF TIME
7

THE TENANTS OF TIME

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
8

PATRIOT GAMES

LIGHTNING
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of LIGHTNING
9

LIGHTNING

WINTER
Len Deighton
10

WINTER

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
11

BELOVED

MONGOOSE R.I.P.
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of MONGOOSE R.I.P.
12

MONGOOSE R.I.P.

MORTAL FEAR
Robin Cook
Cover of MORTAL FEAR
13

MORTAL FEAR

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
14

HEAVEN AND HELL

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
15

LEAVING HOME

SARUM
Edward Rutherfurd
Cover of SARUM
16

SARUM

Week of February 14, 1988

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THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
1

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
Stephen King
Cover of THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
2

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
3

PRESUMED INNOCENT

KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
4

KALEIDOSCOPE

WINTERS' TALES
Jonathan Winters
Cover of WINTERS' TALES
5

WINTERS' TALES

LIGHTNING
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of LIGHTNING
6

LIGHTNING

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
7

2061: Odyssey Three

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
8

PATRIOT GAMES

MONGOOSE R.I.P.
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of MONGOOSE R.I.P.
9

MONGOOSE R.I.P.

WINTER
Len Deighton
10

WINTER

THE TENANTS OF TIME
Thomas Flanagan
Cover of THE TENANTS OF TIME
11

THE TENANTS OF TIME

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
12

BELOVED

MORTAL FEAR
Robin Cook
Cover of MORTAL FEAR
13

MORTAL FEAR

HEAVEN AND HELL
John Jakes
Cover of HEAVEN AND HELL
14

HEAVEN AND HELL

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
15

LEAVING HOME

Week of February 21, 1988

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THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
1

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
Stephen King
Cover of THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
2

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
3

PRESUMED INNOCENT

WINTERS' TALES
Jonathan Winters
Cover of WINTERS' TALES
4

WINTERS' TALES

KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
5

KALEIDOSCOPE

LIGHTNING
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of LIGHTNING
6

LIGHTNING

THE TENANTS OF TIME
Thomas Flanagan
Cover of THE TENANTS OF TIME
7

THE TENANTS OF TIME

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
8

2061: Odyssey Three

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
9

PATRIOT GAMES

MORTAL FEAR
Robin Cook
Cover of MORTAL FEAR
10

MORTAL FEAR

MONGOOSE R.I.P.
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of MONGOOSE R.I.P.
11

MONGOOSE R.I.P.

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
12

BELOVED

WINTER
Len Deighton
13

WINTER

THAI HORSE
William Diehl
Cover of THAI HORSE
14

THAI HORSE

THE SHELL SEEKERS
Rosamunde Pilcher
Cover of THE SHELL SEEKERS
15

THE SHELL SEEKERS

Week of February 28, 1988

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THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
Cover of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
1

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

PRESUMED INNOCENT
Scott Turow
Cover of PRESUMED INNOCENT
2

PRESUMED INNOCENT

KALEIDOSCOPE
Danielle Steel
Cover of KALEIDOSCOPE
3

KALEIDOSCOPE

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
Stephen King
Cover of THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
4

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS

2061: Odyssey Three
Arthur C. Clarke
5

2061: Odyssey Three

LIGHTNING
Dean R. Koontz
Cover of LIGHTNING
6

LIGHTNING

WINTERS' TALES
Jonathan Winters
Cover of WINTERS' TALES
7

WINTERS' TALES

PATRIOT GAMES
Tom Clancy
Cover of PATRIOT GAMES
8

PATRIOT GAMES

WINTER
Len Deighton
9

WINTER

THE TENANTS OF TIME
Thomas Flanagan
Cover of THE TENANTS OF TIME
10

THE TENANTS OF TIME

MORTAL FEAR
Robin Cook
Cover of MORTAL FEAR
11

MORTAL FEAR

BELOVED
Toni Morrison
12

BELOVED

MONGOOSE R.I.P.
William F. Buckley Jr
Cover of MONGOOSE R.I.P.
13

MONGOOSE R.I.P.

THE SHELL SEEKERS
Rosamunde Pilcher
Cover of THE SHELL SEEKERS
14

THE SHELL SEEKERS

LEAVING HOME
Garrison Keillor
Cover of LEAVING HOME
15

LEAVING HOME

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