POPULAR BOOKS FROM THE 1950's

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Here are some popular books from the 1950s:

  • "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger (1951)

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Vintage 1991 Little Brown Clas – Monster Books and Items

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Vintage 1991 Little Brown Pap – Monster Books and Items

  • "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding (1954)

Two Novels of Mexico The Flies & The Bosses by Mariano Azuela Vintage – Monster Books and Items

  • "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury (1953)

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Vintage 1991 SciFi Del Rey Paperback Cl – Monster Books and Items

  • "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee (1960)

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Vintage Popular 1960 Paperback Jem – Monster Books and Items

  • "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway (1952)

Sex and the Single Man by Dr. Albert Ellis Vintage 1963 Dell Paperback – Monster Books and Items

  • "1984" by George Orwell (1949)

Wife or Stenographer - Which? John Coryell Vintage 1928 Macfadden Hard – Monster Books and Items

  • "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison (1952)

As Seeing the Invisible A Study of the Book of Revelation by Niles HC – Monster Books and Items

The Invisibles by Bernardt Hurwood PB Paperback 1971 Vintage SciFi Occ – Monster Books and Items

  • "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand (1957)

Blue Guide Athens and Environs Street Atlas 14 Maps Plans Vintage 1981 – Monster Books and Items

Frommer's 1981 - 1982 Guide to Philadelphia & Atlantic City by Jay Gol – Monster Books and Items

  • "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac (1957)

Murder on the Yellow Brick Road by Stuart Kaminsky Vintage 1979 Pengui – Monster Books and Items

The Spiral Road by Jan de Hartog 1968 Vintage PB Paperback Bantam Nove – Monster Books and Items

The Road Not Taken An Introduction to Robert Frost HC Hardcover 1961 V – Monster Books and Items

Battle Road by Simon Harvester 1969 Paperback Dorian Silk Spy Macfadde – Monster Books and Items

Warrior Road Fred Grove Vintage 1975 Western Paperback Spur Award Osag – Monster Books and Items

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 2009 Vintage Paperback Movie Tie-i – Monster Books and Items

Lonely Road by Nevil Shute Vintage 1971 Pan Books Paperback Suspense D – Monster Books and Items

High Road Home William Corbin Vintage PB Paperback Tempo Books 1963 Fa – Monster Books and Items

Mad Max Fury Road Issue #2 DC Comics Vertigo 2015 George Miller Mark S – Monster Books and Items

Roads of Destiny by O. Henry Vintage 1919 HC Hardcover Review of Revie – Monster Books and Items

Roads to Zion Four Centuries of Travelers Reports Schocken Library 14 – Monster Books and Items

  • "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954)

The Silmarillion J.R.R. Tolkien Vintage Ballantine 1979 First Edition – Monster Books and Items

The Return of the King Lord of the Rings Three 3 by Tolkien 1978 Balla – Monster Books and Items

The Lord of the Rings Part Two : The Two Towers Tolkien Ballantine 197 – Monster Books and Items


These books were influential and widely read during the 1950s and continue to be considered classics today.

Now it's hard to keep Classics in stock some of the time, so I have included links to these books as well as others similar in title. Below is also a link to all of our titles published in the 1950s! Happy reading!!

Books & Items from 1950s – Monster Books and Items


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