Smith (Albert) and Angus B. Reach, editors. The Man in the Moon, nos. 1-30 (complete), first edition in original parts, parts 1-21 with folding plate (as issued), original wrappers, parts 2 and 6 lacking upper cover, 5 others issues with covers detached but present, chips, creasing and tears to extremities, Clark, 1847-49; and a duplicate copy of part 2 lacking the folding plate and lower cover, 8vo (31)*** A complete run of Smith and Reach's short-lived comic periodical, rare in the original parts. The Man in the Moon was established as a rival to Punch, an aspiration that would ultimately contribute to its short lifespan: so seriously did the editors of Punch take the threat that they deliberately poached the magazine's staff as a way of undermining their progress.