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The Bookman (US) online

For the years 1895-1912, The Bookman (New York) is the best source on best-selling fiction books in the United States. (It continued to be a primary sources for such information through 1918, when it stopped publishing a list. Publishers Weekly start publishing lists in 1912.)  The overall "six best sellers" list, which began being compiled in 1897 using top six lists from cities around the United States (and a few in Canada), became every publisher's goal. (See, e.g., )

(This source says Alice Payne Hackett's lists use The Bookman for 1895-12.)


 * Volume 1 (Feb 1895 - July 1895) | Jan 1895 lists
 * Volume 2 (Aug-Sept 1895 - February 1896) | July 1895 lists
 * Volume 3 (March 1896 - August 1896).
 * Volume 4 (Sept 1896 - Feb 1897) | July 1896 lists
 * Volume 5 (Mar 1987- Aug 1897)
 * Volume 6 (Sept 1897 - Feb 1898) | July 1897 lists | August 1897 | Sept. 1897 | Oct 1897 | Nov. 1897 | Dec. 1897
 * Volume 7 (March 1898 - Aug 1898) | Jan. 1898 lists | Feb. 1898 | Mar. 1898 | Apr. 1898 | May 1898 | June 1898
 * Volume 8 (Sept 1898 - Feb 1899) | July 1898 | Aug. 1898 | Sept. 1898 | Oct. 1898|Nov 1898 |Dec 1898
 * Volume 9 (Mar 1899 - Aug 1899). | Jan. 1899 sales|Feb. 1899 | March 1899|April 1899|May 1899|June 1899
 * Volume 10 (Sept 1899 - Feb 1900) | July 1899 sale lists | Aug. 1899|Sept. 1899|Oct. 1899|Nov. 1899|Dec. 1899
 * Volume 11 (Mar 1900 - Aug 1900) | Jan. 1900 sales | Feb. 1900 | Mar. 1900 | Apr. 1900 | May 1900 | Jun. 1900
 * Volume 12 (Sept 1900 - Feb 1901) | Jul. 1900 |
 * Volume 13 (Mar 1901 - Aug 1901) | Jan 1901 lists | Feb 1901 |... |June 1901
 * Volume 14 (Sept 1901 - Feb 1902) | June 1901 lists(?) |
 * Volume 15 (Mar 1902 - Aug 1902)
 * Volume 16 (Aug 1902 - Feb 1903)
 * Volume 17 (Mar 1903 - Aug 1903)
 * Volume 18 (Sep 1903 - Feb 1904) | "June and July 1903" | "July and August 1903"
 * Volume 19 (Mar 1904 - Aug 1904)
 * Volume 20 (Sept 1904 - Feb 1905)

 
 * Volume 21 (Mar 1905 - Aug 1905)
 * Volume 22 (Sep 1905 - Feb 1906)
 * Volume 23 (Mar 1906 - Aug 1906)
 * Volume 24 (Sep 1906 - Feb 1907)
 * Volume 25 (Mar 1907 - Aug 1907)
 * Volume 26 (Sept 1907 - Feb 1908)
 * Volume 27 (Mar 1908 - Aug 1908)
 * Volume 28 (Sept 1908 - Feb 1909)
 * Volume 29 (Mar 1909 - Aug 1909)
 * Volume 30 (Sep 1909 - Feb 1910)
 * Volume 31 (Mar 1910 - Aug 1910) | Jan. 1910 lists
 * Volume 32 (Sept 1910 - Feb 1911)
 * Volume 33 (Mar 1911 - Aug 1911)
 * Volume 34 (Sept 1911 - Feb 1912)
 * Volume 35 (Mar 1912 - Aug 1913)
 * Volume 36 (Sept 1912 - Feb 1913)
 * Volume 37 (Mar 1913 - Aug 1913)
 * Volume 38 (Sep 1913 - Feb 1914)
 * Volume 39 (Mar 1914 - Aug 1914)
 * Volume 40 (Sept 1914 - Feb 1915)
 * Volume 41 (Mar 1915 - Aug 1915)
 * Volume 42 (Sept 1915 - Feb 1916)
 * Volume 43 (Ma 1916 - Aug 1916)
 * Volume 44 (Sept 1916 - Feb 1917)
 * Volume 45 (Mar 1917 - Aug 1917)
 * Volume 46 (Sept 1917 - Feb 1918)
 * Volume 47 (Mar 1918 - Aug 1918)
 * Volume 48 (Sept 1918 - Feb 1919)
 * Volume 49 (Mar 1919 - Aug 1919)
 * Volume 50 (Sept 1919 - Feb 1920)
 * Volume 51 (Mar 1920 - Aug 1920)
 * Volume 52 (Sept 1920 - Feb 1921)
 * Volume 53 (Mar 1921 - Aug 1921)
 * Volume 54 (Sept 1921 - Feb 1922)
 * 1912 commentary on years lists
 * 1913 annual top 6:
 * 1914 lists' commentary

Other sources

 * The World's Work
 * Volume 1 (Nov 1900 - April 1901). December 1900 Issue list (first list, appearing in Vol 1., Issue 2)
 * Volume 2 (May 1901 - October 1901). July 1901 (top 30 booksellers/librarians)