# Is "The Genius and the Goddess" by Aldous Huxley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Genius and the Goddess by Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1955) is identified by: First edition, 1955, published in London by Chatto & Windus and in New York by Harper & Brothers; the US Harper printing carries a 'First edition' statement on the copyright page. Both the London (Chatto & Windus) and New York (Harper & Brothers) editions appeared in 1955 and a firm priority is not established; the UK edition cannot be asserted as the unambiguous true first over the US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, 1955, published in London by Chatto & Windus and in New York by Harper & Brothers; the US Harper printing carries a 'First edition' statement on the copyright page
- Both editions are dated 1955
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1955 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, 1955, published in London by Chatto & Windus and in New York by Harper & Brothers; the US Harper printing carries a 'First… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, 1955, published in London by Chatto & Windus and in New York by Harper & Brothers; the US Harper printing carries a 'First edition' statement on the copyright page. Both editions are dated 1955.

## Is this the true first?
Both the London (Chatto & Windus) and New York (Harper & Brothers) editions appeared in 1955 and a firm priority is not established; the UK edition cannot be asserted as the unambiguous true first over the US edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue of the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Genius and the Goddess* by Aldous Huxley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-genius-and-the-goddess
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.