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Rare 1940s Tuck and Sons Better Little Book - The Secret Passage
$78 Negotiable
This is a rare and hard to find small book printed in England by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., London. Tuck's Better Little Books are very small books (6 x 9.5 cms) on various topics (both fact and fiction) designed to entertain people in England during World War II while they were confined to bomb shelters or unable to go outside during bombing raids. This one is a 32 page fiction book called The Secret Passage by Anna Burton. The book includes 6 captioned black and white illustrations within the story to enhance it's reading. It is in extremely good condition for a book of any size that is 75 years old. The price includes any postage or handling costs within Australia.
- Date Listed:01/06/2020
- Last Edited:08/09/2021
- Condition:Used
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