Call it Sleep
by roth, Henry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Arlington Hts, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Patterson, NJ: Pageant Books, Inc., 1960. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With a history by Harold Ribalow, a critical introduction by Maxwell Geismar. and a personal appreciation by Meyer Levin. A reprint of the 1934 classic novel. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Offset fading to endpapers. Interior is clean and unmarked. Solid binding. BF.
Synopsis
Call It Sleep is a 1934 novel by Henry Roth. Time magazine described it as "The story of three years in the life of a sensitive Jewish slum-child, told with painstaking and pain-giving fidelity," in the February 25, 1935 edition. While the book sold poorly upon its initial publication, the book received a second life when it was reviewed by literary critic Irving Howe on the front page of The New York Times Book Review on October 25, 1964, and has since sold over a million copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Plain Tales Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027413
- Title
- Call it Sleep
- Author
- roth, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Pageant Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Patterson, NJ
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- BF
Terms of Sale
Plain Tales Books
Check, money order or credit card (via Biblio or PayPal. Returns accepted with prior notification within ten days of receipt if not as described
About the Seller
Plain Tales Books
Biblio member since 2005
Arlington Hts, Illinois
About Plain Tales Books
Plain Tales Books was started in 1984. General used stock with areas of interest in the book arts, typography, printing, architecture, Easton Press, Franklin Library, Folio Society. Owner: Tom Zimmerman
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- Fine
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- Reprint
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