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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1954. First Edition. INSCRIBED "To Dorothy and Bill, with best wishes - Hank". 8vo. Unapginated. Black & white drawings throughout. Yellow glossy illustrated boards in very good condition (slight fading to spine; minor wear to extremities and along spine). Written by young Dennis with some help on the pictures and spelling by Hank Ketcham and Bob Harmon, in which Dennis shares some useful tips on how to pull one over on the babysitter and other such tactics.

New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1957. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author and SIGNED by Dennis, with an original drawing of Dennis holding a sailboat and a perrsonal sailing-related inscription. 8vo. Unpaginated. Black & white drawings throughout. White glossy illustrated boards in very good condition (slight fading to spine; minor wear to extremities and along spine; light soiling to covers).

New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1952. First Edition.. Hank Ketcham. Hank Ketcham. First Edition. Signed by Author. Ketcham, Hank. DENNIS THE MENACE. Inscribed. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1952. Glossy color illustrated white boards. First Edition of the First DTM book published. Thin 8vo., 64pp. A very good or better example of this benchmark cartoon character that has endured for over 50 years. Neatly signed & inscribed in black ink on the title page by Ketcham: "This book belongs to my Uncle John! Warm regards - Hank Ketcham 27 Oct. 1993 Monterey, Calif." Minor repair to the upper cover at the spine, otherwise a tight copy showing minor wear, replete with black & white illustrations throughout. Rarely found inscribed. In 1951, Ketcham started Dennis the Menace, the freckle-face scamp in droopy overalls whose mischievous childhood has endured for over 50 years, based on his own four-year-old son Dennis Ketcham. Ketcham was in his studio in October 1950, when his first wife, Alice Mahar, burst into… Read More