# Is "Island" by Aldous Huxley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Island by Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1962) is identified by: First edition, first impression in publisher's cloth with dust jacket. UK Chatto & Windus 1962 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first impression in publisher's cloth with dust jacket
- Huxley's last novel, a utopian counterpart to Brave New World
- The UK Chatto & Windus edition is the true first; the US Harper edition followed the same year
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1962 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first impression in publisher's cloth with dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first impression in publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Huxley's last novel, a utopian counterpart to Brave New World. The UK Chatto & Windus edition is the true first; the US Harper edition followed the same year.

## Is this the true first?
UK Chatto & Windus 1962 is the true first. The US Harper edition is also dated 1962 but is treated as the secondary issue, Huxley being a British author published by Chatto.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue identified for the first appearance.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Island* by Aldous Huxley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/island
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.