# Is "Beyond the Mexique Bay" by Aldous Huxley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Beyond the Mexique Bay by Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1934) is identified by: First edition of Huxley's travel book on Central America (Guatemala and Mexico), in ochre cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown-tinted top edge, with map endpapers and photographic plates. UK Chatto & Windus is the true first; the US Harper & Brothers edition also appeared in 1934.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition of Huxley's travel book on Central America (Guatemala and Mexico), in ochre cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown-tinted top edge, with map endpapers and photographic plates
- A signed limited edition of about 210 numbered copies was also issued
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1934 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition of Huxley's travel book on Central America (Guatemala and Mexico), in ochre cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown-tinted top… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition of Huxley's travel book on Central America (Guatemala and Mexico), in ochre cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown-tinted top edge, with map endpapers and photographic plates. A signed limited edition of about 210 numbered copies was also issued.

## Is this the true first?
UK Chatto & Windus is the true first; the US Harper & Brothers edition also appeared in 1934. Confirm the Chatto imprint and 1934 dating.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue is a point here; note also that a signed limited issue exists alongside the ordinary trade printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Beyond the Mexique Bay* by Aldous Huxley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/beyond-the-mexique-bay
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.