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1.	REACH, ANGUS B.[ETHUNE], HHENRY GEORGE HINE, Illus.: THE COMIC BRADSHAW, 
OR, BUBBLES FROM THE  BOILER.  London,  D. Bogue, 1848. 64 p. : ill. ; 14 
cm. This seems to be THE FIRST COMIC WORK  AIMED FROM FIRST TO LAST AT THE 
RAILWAY. It was meant to poke fun at railways and its small size made it 
easier to read in railways cars. The prelude to the trip, with contretemps 
by way of horse and carriage don't remain funny. The trip itself has comic 
difficulties we all still can appreciate. It also seems to be quite rare. 
NCBEL, III, 1398;  OCLC 6 Locs. In the USA, [NYP, CGU, IUL, HHG, STF, UMK], 
1 Loc in the UK [AVA] , COPAC adds only 1 Loc.[Birmingham].19th century 
green calf, double gilt ruled lines, + blind stamped dotted line at edges 
of boards, gilt and blindstamped doublures, 8 pairs of gilt crossing lines 
on the spine. Bookplate of E. Peter Jones on inner front board. Faint 
foxing here and there, otherwise about Fine. $500.00

2.	[REACH, ANGUS BETHUNE; SMITH, ALBERT RICHARD Eds.]  THE MAN IN THE 
MOON.  Vol. 1-5 (no. 1-30) , Jan. 1847 - June 1849; n.s. no. 1- , July 1849 
-  London.  Ceased publication with n.s. no.1, July 1849?  "Illustrations 
by: Phiz, Kenny Meadows, Hine, Nicholson, G.H. Thomas, G.A. Sala, Thomas A. 
Mayhew, Smythe, Cham, and others".  Numbered continuously.  "Published by 
Clarke, Warwick Lane, and all booksellers; and sold at every railway 
station  in the kingdom. A monthly review and bulletin of new measures, new 
men, new books, new plays, new jokes, and new nonsense; being an act for 
the amalgamation of the broad gauge of fancy with the narrow gauge of fact 
into the grand general amusement junction."-Back cover. In 5 cases with 
Vol. Numbers. .  Editors: Jan. 1847-Feb. 1848, Albert Smith and Angus B. 
Reach; Mar. 1848-June 1849, Angus B. Reach.  No more published? An 
advertisement at the end of v. 5 states that beginning with July  1849, The 
Man in the mon will appear as a weekly paper.  This copy bound up in 5 
volumes, qtr. Calf, marbled boards and edges without wraps, VG.  This 
magazine is a response to a new social development. The ride by train from 
home to work! It is sized to the hands to be held while sitting or standing 
in a railraod train.  WITH: THE MAN IN THE MOON, An incomplete set in 
original wraps: Nos 1.3.4.[lacks rear wrap], 5,6, 7, 8, [lcks. Rr, Wrp.], 9 
[lacks Fr.wrp.],10 11 [lacks Rr.], 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 
26, 27, 28, 29, 30. OCLC/RLIN, 2 Locs.  H & PSt only. COPAC notes Trinity 
Coll. Dublin, Wellcome, ULL,  Abderdeen and Sheffield, only. A few wraps 
loose, OW Good. $1350.00

3.	REACH, ANGUS B., BROWNE, HABLOT KNIGHT : A ROMANCE OF A MINCE-Pie : an 
incident in the life of John Chirrup, of Forty-winks, pastry-cook and 
confectioner. by Angus B. Reach ; with numerous illustrations by Phiz. 
London : D. Bogue, 1848. 104 p. : ill. ; 13 cm.  A charming story with a 
Frontispiece and many illustrations by Phiz. A classic most recently 
reprinted in Baltimore in 1924. Bitting, P. 389; OCLC, 8 Locs. [ZYU, CUS, 
YUS, DLM, IAL, HHG, CWR, HRH]. Original pictorial wraps, Very Good. $500.00

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