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2026 RBMS Virtual Showcase

June 23-26, 2026

Virtual Book Fair Exclusive

Bert the Turtle says Duck and Cover

Federal Civil Defense Administration

$150
Offered by Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Publisher: Federal Civil Defense Administration
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Date: 1951
  • Seller SKU: 48422
Washington, DC: Federal Civil Defense Administration, 1951. Very Good. Washington, DC: Federal Civil Defense Administration, [1951]. Side-stapled oblong pamphlet (11.5x15cm) with illustrated paper wrappers. Unpaginated. Illustrations printed in red throughout. Wrappers have some smudging and foxing. Rubbing to edges. Top left corner of rear wrapper creased and toned. No tears. Pages have some foxing. Unmarked. Binding sound. Overall, Very Good condition.

A Cold War era comic for children. Published in connection with the widely-circulated 1952 animated film "Duck and Cover," which advised school-age children to hide under their desks in the event of an atomic bomb. Scarce in retail.

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Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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Aaron Beckwith
657 C St SE
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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