The Traps Of Time
London: Rapp & Whiting, 1968 (December) hardcover;
edited and introduced by Michael Moorcock;
original price: 25s;
207 pages;
I.S.B.N.: none;
cover artist: Lawrence Edwards;
no American edition.
The Traps Of Time is an anthology of short fiction (see below)…
First paperback edition: Harmondsworth, Essex: Penguin, 1970 (October) mass-sized paperback;
original price: 25p;
207 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 14-002868-4;
cover artist: Franco Grignani.
original price: 85p;
I.S.B.N.: 0-14-002868-4;
cover artist: Adrian Chesterman.
Contents (all editions):-
p. 9: Introduction (non-fiction) by Michael Moorcock;
p. 11: ‘Man In His Time’ by Brian W. Aldiss;
p. 43: ‘Time Trap’ by Charles L. Harness;
p. 79: ‘The Great Clock’ by Langdon Jones;
p. 101: ‘Mr F Is Mr F’ by J.G. Ballard;
p. 123: ‘Traveller’s Rest’ by David I. Masson;
p. 145: ‘The Garden Of Forking Paths’ by Jorge Luis Borges;
p. 159: ‘Unification Day’ by George Collyn;
p. 173: ‘Now Is Forever’ by Thomas M. Disch;
p. 191: ‘Divine Madness’ by Roger Zelazny;
p. 199: ‘How To Construct A Time Machine’ by Alfred Jarry.
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