In the film version of the novel, Sinatra plays Frankie Machine, a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict. When he returns home after a bit in jail, he struggles to find a new way of making a living and to avoid sliding back into addiction. Signed book: The Man With the Golden Arm, by Nelson Algren. NY: Cardinal Edition. Softcover, 4 x 6.5, 454 pages. Signed and inscribed “For Robin with all my love, Frankie” in blue ink on the inside of the front cover. In good condition, with expected age and handling wear, loose pages, toning to most pages, edge and cover wear. R&R COA.
