# Is "Two or Three Graces" by Aldous Huxley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Two or Three Graces by Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1926) is identified by: Full title 'Two or Three Graces and Other Stories'; octavo, roughly 272 pages, first printing of the four stories/novellas (Two or Three Graces; Half-Holiday; The Monocle; Fairy Godmother), in publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. UK Chatto & Windus is the true first; the US edition, published by George H.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Full title 'Two or Three Graces and Other Stories'; octavo, roughly 272 pages, first printing of the four stories/novellas (Two or Three Graces
- Half-Holiday
- The Monocle
- Fairy Godmother), in publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in gilt
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 1926 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Full title 'Two or Three Graces and Other Stories'; octavo, roughly 272 pages, first printing of the four stories/novellas (Two or Three… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Full title 'Two or Three Graces and Other Stories'; octavo, roughly 272 pages, first printing of the four stories/novellas (Two or Three Graces; Half-Holiday; The Monocle; Fairy Godmother), in publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in gilt.

## Is this the true first?
UK Chatto & Windus is the true first; the US edition, published by George H. Doran, New York, also 1926, is issued in dark green cloth with a printed paper spine label.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Two or Three Graces* by Aldous Huxley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/two-or-three-graces
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.