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About Time

Jack Finney

First published 1986
Publisher Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster
Format Trade Paperback
Type Collection
Cover art Lawrence Ratzkin
Pages 219
Price $7.95
ISBN 0671628879

12 stories {{SFE}} terms this an omnibus in reference to two earlier collections, but it contains 5 of 12 stories from The Third Level (1957) and 7 of 10 from I Love Galesburg (1963).

  • No statement of edition on the copyright page, but there is a complete number line: "Pbk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10".
  • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1986), the ISBN (0-617-62887-9), and the LCCN.
  • Month of publication from the price/date code "0886795" printed on the back cover. Date is corroborated by Amazon.com and Locus1.
  • "Designed by Karolina Harris" stated on the copyright page.
  • "Cover design © 1986 by Lawrence Ratzkin" printed on the back cover.

Page Title Author(s) Type
11 The Third Level Jack Finney Short Story
17 I Love Galesburg in the Springtime Jack Finney Short Story
37 Such Interesting Neighbors Jack Finney Short Story
57 The Coin Collector Jack Finney Short Story
75 Of Missing Persons Jack Finney Short Story
94 Lunch-Hour Magic Jack Finney Short Fiction
112 Where the Cluetts Are Jack Finney Novelette
130 The Face in the Photo Jack Finney Short Story
148 I'm Scared Jack Finney Short Story
165 Home Alone Jack Finney Novelette
183 Second Chance Jack Finney Short Story
203 Hey, Look at Me! Jack Finney Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
About Time Cover 1995 Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster Trade Paperback Collection Lawrence Ratzkin 219
About Time Cover 1999 Scribner Paperback Fiction Trade Paperback Collection Paul Smith 219
About Time 2008 Paw Prints Hardcover Collection
About Time Cover 2013 Touchstone / Simon & Schuster eBook Collection