{"product_id":"the-man-with-the-golden-arm-by-nelson-algren-first-edition-first-printing-1949-doubleday","title":"The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren [FIRST EDITION] 1956 \/ 2nd State • Doubleday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFIRST EDITION • SECOND STATE [1956] DOUBLEDAY \u0026amp; COMPANY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWinner of the first ever National Book Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSecond state with National Book Award blurb on jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCustom restored ex-library copy with all library materials professionally removed.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook is in good condition with flaws. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDust jacket is in beautiful shape; clean, vibrant and fully in tact.  A few nicked edges.  National Book Award medal is half torn. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal jacket price of $3.95 in tact on front panel. Ships in a new HQ jacket protector.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook itself reads beautifully.  Clean, tightly bound boards with *tape-ghosting marks to edges of cloth,. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages have tanning.  Stamp to upper text block.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStains on title pages \/ copyright pages.  Otherwise, reads beautifully. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Man with the Golden Arm is Nelson Algren's most powerful and enduring work. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA novel of rare genius, The Man with the Golden Arm describes the dissolution of a card-dealing WWII veteran named\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street Chicago gambling den. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrankie reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld but finds that he's not tough enough to kick his heroin addiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith consummate skill and a finely-tuned ear for the authentic dialogue of the backstreets, Algren lays bare the tragedy and humour of Frankie's world.Features the first UK publication of a foreword by Kurt Vonnegut and an afterword by Studs Terkel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67647454544121,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/manwiththegoldenarm-1.jpg?v=1794285165","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/the-man-with-the-golden-arm-by-nelson-algren-first-edition-first-printing-1949-doubleday","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}