# Is "A Few Quick Ones" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Few Quick Ones by P.G. Wodehouse (Simon & Schuster, 1959) is identified by: First printing of the short-story collection. US Simon & Schuster (13 April 1959) is the true first; UK Herbert Jenkins followed 26 June 1959.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the short-story collection
- Published 13 April 1959 by Simon & Schuster, New York, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 26 June 1959
- Contents differ: the US edition contains nine stories; the UK edition adds a tenth, A Tithe for Charity
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1959 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the short-story collection |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing of the short-story collection. Published 13 April 1959 by Simon & Schuster, New York, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 26 June 1959. Contents differ: the US edition contains nine stories; the UK edition adds a tenth, A Tithe for Charity.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster (13 April 1959) is the true first; UK Herbert Jenkins followed 26 June 1959.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Contents differ between US and UK editions, so both are textually distinct.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Few Quick Ones* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-few-quick-ones
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.