# Is "Aunts Aren't Gentlemen" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by P.G. Wodehouse (Barrie & Jenkins, 1974) is identified by: First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, October 1974. UK Barrie & Jenkins is the true first and precedes the US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, October 1974
- This was the last Jeeves and Wooster novel and the last novel Wodehouse completed
- The US edition followed under the title The Cat-Nappers from Simon & Schuster on 14 April 1975, not 1974 as sometimes listed
- Publisher imprint reads Barrie & Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Barrie & Jenkins |
| Year | 1974 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, October 1974 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, October 1974. This was the last Jeeves and Wooster novel and the last novel Wodehouse completed. The US edition followed under the title The Cat-Nappers from Simon & Schuster on 14 April 1975, not 1974 as sometimes listed.

## Is this the true first?
UK Barrie & Jenkins is the true first and precedes the US edition. The US was retitled The Cat-Nappers and appeared in 1975, roughly six months after the UK first; the differing titles are the key point.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
US and UK appeared under different titles.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Aunts Aren't Gentlemen* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/aunts-arent-gentlemen
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.