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Week of September 11, 1955

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AUNTIE MAME

Patrick Dennis

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AUNTIE MAME

by Patrick Dennis · Vanguard Press

5 wks at #1 · 26 on list

5

wks at #1

26 on list

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BONJOUR TRISTESSE

Francoise Sagan

BONJOUR TRISTESSE

by Francoise Sagan · E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc

26 wks on list

26

wks on list

3

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SOMETHING OF VALUE

Robert Ruark

SOMETHING OF VALUE

by Robert Ruark · Doubleday

19 wks on list

19

wks on list

4

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THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT

Sloan Wilson

Cover of THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT

THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT

by Sloan Wilson · Simon & Schuster

7 wks on list

7

wks on list

5

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THE FLOWER GIRLS

Clemence Dane

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THE FLOWER GIRLS

by Clemence Dane · W. W. Norton and Company

10 wks on list

10

wks on list

6

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BAND OF ANGELS

Robert Penn Warren

Cover of BAND OF ANGELS

BAND OF ANGELS

by Robert Penn Warren · Random House

2 wks on list

2

wks on list

7

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GRANDFATHER STORIES

Samuel Hopkins Adams

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GRANDFATHER STORIES

by Samuel Hopkins Adams · Random House

5 wks on list

5

wks on list

8

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THE SIXTH OF JUNE

Lionel Shapiro

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THE SIXTH OF JUNE

by Lionel Shapiro · Doubleday

3 wks on list

3

wks on list

9

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NOT AS A STRANGER

Morton Thompson

Cover of NOT AS A STRANGER

NOT AS A STRANGER

by Morton Thompson · Charles Scribner's Sons

75 wks on list

75

wks on list

10

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EXCELSIOR!

Paul Hyde Bonner

Cover of EXCELSIOR!

EXCELSIOR!

by Paul Hyde Bonner · Charles Scribner's Sons

10 wks on list

10

wks on list

11

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NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS

Mac Hyman

Cover of NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS

NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS

by Mac Hyman · Random House, Inc

47 wks on list

47

wks on list

12

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THE WINE OF YOUTH

Robert Wilder

Cover of THE WINE OF YOUTH

THE WINE OF YOUTH

by Robert Wilder · G. P. Putnam's Sons

11 wks on list

11

wks on list

13

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OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN

Evelyn Waugh

Cover of OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN

OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN

by Evelyn Waugh · Little Brown and Company

8 wks on list

8

wks on list

14

NEW

THE GREAT MAN

Al Morgan

THE GREAT MAN

by Al Morgan · E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc

1 wks on list

1

wks on list

15

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THE DINNER PARTY

Gretchen Finletter

THE DINNER PARTY

by Gretchen Finletter · Harper and Brothers

17 wks on list

17

wks on list

16

NEW

79 PARK AVENUE

Harold Robbins

Cover of 79 PARK AVENUE

79 PARK AVENUE

by Harold Robbins · Alfred A. Knopf

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