Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Thomas Jefferson & Mark Twain Top Library of America’s Bestseller List

By Jason Boog on Galley Cat, January 3, 2011

The Library of America gave readers a peek at sales figures this morning, revealing the publisher’s bestselling titles–a list lead by classic Thomas Jefferson and Mark Twain volumes.

More recent volumes like Philip K. Dick‘s Four Novels of the 1960s or H. P. Lovecraft‘s Tales still haven’t cracked the top twenty list. We’ve linked to the top five bestsellers below, follow this link to see the complete list. (Image via LOA; link via Michael Orthofer)

1.Thomas Jefferson: Writings [1984] 217,518

2.Mark Twain: Mississippi Writings [1982] 150,973

3.Abraham Lincoln: Speeches 1859–1865 [1989] 120,589

4.Abraham Lincoln: Speeches 1832–1858 [1989] 118,284

5.Walt Whitman: Poetry & Prose [1982] 114,790

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