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Title: The People Trap Title Record # 53765
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1968-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), overpopulation (1), New York City (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1968 Italian Lotto a ostacoli
1969Translated by Michel Deutsch
French La course au lopin de terre
1969Translated by Wulf H. Bergner
German Das Landrennen
1969Translated by Norbert Wölfl
German Die Menschenfalle
1971Translated by Felix Visser
Dutch De mensenval
1971 Portuguese Armadilha para gente
1985Translated by Delio Zinoni
Italian Corsa A Ostacoli

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1968 1968-06-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Ronald Walotsky Checkmark
Urania #500 1968-11-03 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 500
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
168
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole Checkmark
The People Trap 1968-12-00 Robert Sheckley Dell 6881
$0.60?$: US dollar
204
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Photo Media Checkmark
The People Trap 1968-12-00 Robert Sheckley Dell 6881
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
204
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Photo Media Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eighteenth Series 1969-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$4.95?$: US dollar
285
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Peter Rauch  
Fiction, #183 1969-03-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F3.50?F: French frank
164
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Philippe Druillet Checkmark
Im Angesicht der Sonne 1969-06-00 ed. Wulf H. Bergner Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3145) 3145   142
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Karl Stephan Checkmark
The People Trap 1969-09-00 Robert Sheckley Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) 0-575-00382-0   222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Die Menschenfalle 1969-12-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0110) 0110
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
De mensenval 1971-00-00 Robert Sheckley Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1429) 90-229-1429-1 ƒ2.95 189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Dick Bruna Checkmark
Magazine de Ficção Científica, November 1971 1971-11-00 ed. Flávio J. Cardozo Revista do Globo   Cr$3.00 128
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
mag Richard V. Corben  
The People Trap 1972-05-00 Robert Sheckley Pan Books 0-330-02972-X
£0.30?£: UK pound
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 18th Series 1972-08-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Ace Books 0-441-05457-9 / 05457
$0.75?$: US dollar
287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Die Menschenfalle 1974-00-00 Robert Sheckley Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #0110) 3-442-23110-8
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jürgen Rogner?Juergen Rogner
Checkmark
Social Problems Through Science Fiction 1975-03-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, John W. Milstead, Joseph D. Olander, Patricia Warrick St. Martin's Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
xv+
356
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
The People Trap 1977-00-00 Robert Sheckley Pan Books 0-330-02972-X
£0.60?£: UK pound
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Foss Checkmark
The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley 1979-11-00 Robert Sheckley Bantam Books 0-553-12905-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
xii+
195
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Paul Lehr Checkmark
The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley 1980-00-00 Robert Sheckley Sphere 0-7221-7759-3
£1.00?£: UK pound
209
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The People Trap plus Mindswap 1981-08-00 Robert Sheckley Ace Books 0-441-65874-1
$2.75?$: US dollar
469
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Checkmark
The Science Fictional Olympics 1984-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library 0-451-12976-8
$3.50?$: US dollar
viii+
356
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Alexander Checkmark
The Science Fictional Olympics 1984-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-12976-8
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
viii+
356
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Paul Alexander Checkmark
Urania #993 1985-03-31 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 993
Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira
158
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Il Triagono  
Das große Robert Sheckley Buch 1985-06-00 Robert Sheckley
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24070)
3-404-24070-7
DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
715
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Tim White Checkmark
Un homme contre la ville et autres récits sur la ville 1985-06-20 ed. Christian Grenier Gallimard (Folio junior #1) 2-07-034101-1   162
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Henri Galeron  
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Three 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing     360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley 1991-09-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing  
$150.00?$: US dollar
331+
380+
360+
275+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley: Book Three 1992-07-00 Robert Sheckley Pulphouse Publishing 1-56146-422-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
360
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Store of the Worlds: The Stories of Robert Sheckley 2012-05-01 Robert Sheckley New York Review of Books (NYRB Classics) 978-1-59017-494-4
$17.95?$: US dollar
xi+
396
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Keith Carter Checkmark
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