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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Limbo by Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1920) is identified by: Huxley's first published volume of fiction (the short-story collection 'Limbo: Six Stories and a Play'), preceding Crome Yellow. UK Chatto & Windus 1920 is the true first; US George H.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Huxley's first published volume of fiction (the short-story collection 'Limbo: Six Stories and a Play'), preceding Crome Yellow
- UK Chatto & Windus 1920 is the first issue; a US George H. Doran edition also appeared in 1920
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1920 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Huxley's first published volume of fiction (the short-story collection 'Limbo: Six Stories and a Play'), preceding Crome Yellow |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Huxley's first published volume of fiction (the short-story collection 'Limbo: Six Stories and a Play'), preceding Crome Yellow. UK Chatto & Windus 1920 is the first issue; a US George H. Doran edition also appeared in 1920.

## Is this the true first?
UK Chatto & Windus 1920 is the true first; US George H. Doran 1920 follows.

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

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