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[CHICAGO CRIME]. – [CAPONE, Al (1899–1947)]. Time Magazine. New York: Time Inc., 24 March 1930. 8vo. Publisher’s original printed wraps (lacking back cover, rubbing to spine with some losses). FIRST ISSUE. Though often incorrectly stated as 1930’s “Man of the Year” issue, the 24 March 1930 issue of Time was nonetheless a deeply controversial one, as Al Capone at the time was infamous for his gangland activities (most notoriously the St. Valentine’s Massacre), and had in fact completed a one-year sentence for possession of a concealed weapon the week before this issue went to press. Less than a month later he was officially named Public Enemy No. 1 by Frank J. Loesch, chairman of the Chicago Crime Commission, and a year later was again hit with a prison sentence for, of all things, tax evasion. Provenance: The Estate of Art Bilek.