# Is "Along the Road" by Aldous Huxley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Along the Road by Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1925) is identified by: First printing of the travel essays, subtitled 'Notes and Essays of a Tourist', published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1925. The UK Chatto & Windus edition of 1925, in pale grey-green cloth with a paper spine label and green top-stain, is the true first; the US edition was published by George H.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the travel essays, subtitled 'Notes and Essays of a Tourist', published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1925
- Issued in pale grey-green cloth with a printed paper label mounted on the spine, with a dull green top-edge stain and the fore- and bottom edges untrimmed
- The George H. Doran US edition, also 1925, is a distinct issue bound in paper-covered boards with a vellum spine and gilt-lettered leather spine label
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1925 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the travel essays, subtitled 'Notes and Essays of a Tourist', published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1925 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing of the travel essays, subtitled 'Notes and Essays of a Tourist', published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1925. Issued in pale grey-green cloth with a printed paper label mounted on the spine, with a dull green top-edge stain and the fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. The George H. Doran US edition, also 1925, is a distinct issue bound in paper-covered boards with a vellum spine and gilt-lettered leather spine label.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Chatto & Windus edition of 1925, in pale grey-green cloth with a paper spine label and green top-stain, is the true first; the US edition was published by George H. Doran, New York, the same year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue; later Chatto printings, including the Phoenix Library series reprint, follow the 1925 first and are not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Along the Road* by Aldous Huxley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/along-the-road
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.