# Is "The Basement Room and Other Stories" by Graham Greene a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Basement Room and Other Stories by Graham Greene (Cresset Press, 1935) is identified by: First edition, first impression of Greene's first story collection, issued in first-issue green cloth (later copies in red cloth), pagination vii, 165pp. UK Cresset Press true first; no simultaneous US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first impression of Greene's first story collection, issued in first-issue green cloth (later copies in red cloth), pagination vii, 165pp
- Contains eight stories including The Basement Room, later filmed as The Fallen Idol
- Publisher imprint reads Cresset Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Graham Greene |
| Publisher | Cresset Press |
| Year | 1935 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first impression of Greene's first story collection, issued in first-issue green cloth (later copies in red cloth)… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first impression of Greene's first story collection, issued in first-issue green cloth (later copies in red cloth), pagination vii, 165pp. Contains eight stories including The Basement Room, later filmed as The Fallen Idol.

## Is this the true first?
UK Cresset Press true first; no simultaneous US edition.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Basement Room and Other Stories* by Graham Greene a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-basement-room-and-other-stories
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.