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[CHICAGO CRIME]. BENNETT, James O’Donnell (1870–1940). Chicago Gang Land. Chicago: The Chicago Tribune, [1928]. 8vo. Numerous illustrations from photographs. Publisher’s pictorial printed wraps (some light spine wear). Provenance: “Al” (inscription on title page). FIRST EDITION of this scarce work detailing the prohibition–era Chicago crime wave as it happened. James O’Donnell Bennett became known as something of an expert on the topic of Chicago crime due to his numerous columns on the subject printed in the Chicago Tribune, in this work including rare photographs and sensational information on the killing of Dean O’Banion, the attempted assassination of Johnny Torrio, the murder of assistant state’s attorney William H. McSwiggin, and the rise of infamous gangster Al Capone.