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Best Sellers · 1940s · 1942

May 1942

#1 bestsellers each week.

Week of May 4, 1942

1942
THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
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Hardcover Fiction

THE MOON IS DOWN

John Steinbeck

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1942
CROSS CREEK
Marjorie Rawlings
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Hardcover Nonfiction

CROSS CREEK

Marjorie Rawlings

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Week of May 11, 1942

1942
THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
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Hardcover Fiction

THE MOON IS DOWN

John Steinbeck

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1942
THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
Elliot Paul
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

Elliot Paul

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Week of May 18, 1942

1942
THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
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Hardcover Fiction

THE MOON IS DOWN

John Steinbeck

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1942
THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
Elliot Paul
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

Elliot Paul

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Week of May 25, 1942

1942
THE MOON IS DOWN
John Steinbeck
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Hardcover Fiction

THE MOON IS DOWN

John Steinbeck

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1942
THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
Elliot Paul
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Hardcover Nonfiction

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

Elliot Paul

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