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599pp.; HB blue w/blue&gilt-blk.foredge; rubbed w/corners worn; soiled; spine&edges sunned; spine soiled; ft.hinge cracked; 2"tears,contents&dedication; stains on foredge; ruff-cut pgs. w/2"tears&chips,pgs.17-20,189-192,197-199,243,255-263; pg.211w/1x1"chip&tape; stain,pg.23. DJ (Facsimile Dust Jacket) yellow w/blk.-pic.cover; slight rub. Immigrant life in New York " .a growing child drawn often with bitterness but always with accuracy and delicacy." tipped-in card signed by Roth.

Call It Sleep is a novel by Henry Roth that tells the story of a young Jewish boy growing up in the immigrant slums of New York City during the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of identity, assimilation, and the struggle to find a sense of belonging.