# Is "Crome Yellow" by Aldous Huxley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1921) is identified by: First edition in original yellow cloth with a green-printed paper title label on the spine, top edge stained green, fore and lower edges untrimmed; 325 pages, printed by Morrison and Gibb, Edinburgh; no later printings stated on the copyright page. UK Chatto & Windus 1921 is the true first; US George H.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Huxley's first novel
- First edition in original yellow cloth with a green-printed paper title label on the spine, top edge stained green, fore and lower edges untrimmed
- 325 pages, printed by Morrison and Gibb, Edinburgh; no later printings stated on the copyright page
- UK Chatto & Windus 1921 precedes the US George H. Doran edition of 1922
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1921 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Huxley's first novel |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Huxley's first novel. First edition in original yellow cloth with a green-printed paper title label on the spine, top edge stained green, fore and lower edges untrimmed; 325 pages, printed by Morrison and Gibb, Edinburgh; no later printings stated on the copyright page. UK Chatto & Windus 1921 precedes the US George H. Doran edition of 1922.

## Is this the true first?
UK Chatto & Windus 1921 is the true first; US George H. Doran 1922 follows.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Crome Yellow* by Aldous Huxley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/crome-yellow
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.