Asbury, Herbert, - Gem of the Prairie an Informal History of the Chicago Underworld.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. Hardcover. Wear with chipping and open tears to DJ. ; Notation to front flap of a reduced price edition, possibly from a couple of years later than the first edition despite the fact that the copyright page still says 'First Edition.' Story of the sordid world of the Chicago crime scene ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 377,xix pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket.

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