This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1952.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1952
DateBookAuthor January 6 The Caine Mutiny Herman Wouk January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 The Caine Mutiny Herman Wouk June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 August 3 August 10 August 17 August 24 August 31 September 7 The Silver Chalice Thomas B. Costain September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19 October 26 November 2 East of Eden John Steinbeck November 9 November 16 November 23 November 30 December 7 December 14 December 21 December 28
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1952 DateBookAuthor January 6 The Sea Around Us Rachel Carson January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 Mr. President William Hillman April 27 U.S.A. Confidential Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer May 4 The Sea Around Us Rachel Carson May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 Witness Whittaker Chambers June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 August 3 August 10 August 17 August 24 August 31 September 7 September 14 September 21 A Man Called Peter Catherine Marshall September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19 October 26 Tallulah: My Autobiography Tallulah Bankhead November 2 November 9 November 16 November 23 November 30 December 7 December 14 December 21 December 28
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1950s
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