Stated first printing bound in red cloth with gold spine lettering. 8vo size, 264pp. A fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket. The dust jacket has a faint crease along the front panel's upper edge. Small rubs to its corners and spine tips. The rear panel has a small tear at its upper right corner with creasing at its upper edge. Mild dust soiling to the rear panel. This annual was dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe. Articles on Poe, Ross Macdonald, Julian Symons, and others.