[VIAN (Boris)]. ALGREN (Nelson). The Man with the Golden Arm. Paris, Gallimard, 1956. In-8, havana half-maroquin with bands, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine (Devauchelle). First edition of the French translation by Boris Vian. One of 41 copies on vellum pur fil, the only large paper. The first novel to win the National Book Award, in 1950, The Man with the Golden Arm was adapted for the screen in 1955 by Otto Preminger, starring Frank Sinatra.