P.G. Wodehouse First Editions

• The Pothunters — 1902 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst printing of Wodehouse's first book, a school story set at St. Austin's, published by Adam & Charles Black on 18 September 1902. Bound in original blue cloth, the covers and spine stamped in silver with a loving-cup design on the upper board and spine; illustrated with plates by R. Noel Pocock. A genuine first with no later-printing indicators. Very scarce, and rarely found in fine collectable condition. UK A & C Black is the true first (18 September 1902); the US Macmillan edition followed (commonly dated 1924). No book-club issue; a key early rarity. Confirm the original blue cloth with the silver loving-cup design and Pocock plates as first-issue binding points.
• A Prefect's Uncle — 1903 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst edition, first issue; a school story, Wodehouse's second book (McIlvaine A2a). Published 11 September 1903 by Adam & Charles Black in pictorial red cloth printed in black, blue and pink and lettered in gilt to the spine, with a frontispiece and seven further plates (eight illustrations in all) by R. Noel Pocock. The first-issue point is an advertisement for The Pot-Hunters on the verso of the half-title,…. UK A & C Black is the true first (11 September 1903); an American edition was issued by Macmillan from imported sheets in October 1903. Later British issues in the same binding can be told from the true first by a bound-in publisher's catalogue that lists Wodehouse's Mike (not published until 1909), which cannot appear in a genuine 1903 first issue. No book-club issue.
• Tales of St. Austin's — 1903 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst printing, first issue; school stories collection. Published 10 November 1903 with twelve plates by Whitwell, Pocock, and Skinner. First-issue point: the quotation marks on the title page are left unclosed after the listed earlier titles (corrected in later issues). UK A & C Black is the true first (10 November 1903); the US Macmillan edition followed (New York, December 1903, from imported sheets). No book-club issue.
• The Gold Bat — 1904 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst UK edition, first printing, published 13 September 1904. Wodehouse school story (Wrykyn), the author's third book, with illustrations by T. M. R. Whitwell. First issue carries the two-page terminal advertisements at the rear; original red pictorial cloth lettered in black, blue and yellow. Catalogued McIlvaine A4a. UK A & C Black is the true first; no separate earlier US edition precedes it. No book-club issue.
• The Head of Kay's — 1905 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst UK edition, first printing, published 5 October 1905. Wodehouse school story (Eckleton), serialized earlier in The Captain. Eight black-and-white plates after Whitwell, red pictorial cloth, with a short preface by Wodehouse and dedication 'To my father'. UK A & C Black is the true first. No book-club issue.
• Love Among the Chickens — 1906 · George NewnesFirst UK edition, first printing, published June 1906 by George Newnes. Wodehouse's first adult novel and the first to feature the character Ukridge, with a frontispiece and three illustrations by H. M. Brock. Substantially rewritten for the revised 1921 edition. Scarce in first printing. UK Newnes is the true first (1906); the 1921 revised text (Jenkins in the UK, Doran in the US) is a distinct later state. The 1906 first printing is the key issue. The 1921 revised edition has substantially altered text and should not be confused with the first.
• Not George Washington — 1907 · CassellFirst UK edition, first printing, published 18 October 1907. Semi-autobiographical novel co-written with Herbert Westbrook. First-issue points include 'Cassell & Company Limited' on the spine and the date code '9-1907' on pages 96-97. Catalogued McIlvaine A9a. Scarce. UK Cassell is the true first. No book-club issue.
• The White Feather — 1907 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst UK edition, first printing, published 9 October 1907. Wodehouse school story set at Wrykyn (as in The Gold Bat), serialized earlier in The Captain, with twelve illustrations by William Townend. Original cloth with a white feather stamped to the spine; among the scarcest of the early school novels. UK A & C Black is the true first. No book-club issue.
• The Globe By the Way Book — 1908 · Globe Publishing CompanyFirst edition, first printing, published June 1908 by the Globe Publishing Company, London. A humorous illustrated miscellany co-written with Herbert Westbrook, drawn from Wodehouse's work on the Globe newspaper's 'By the Way' column. Extremely scarce. UK Globe Publishing Company is the true first; rarely seen. No book-club issue.
• Mike — 1909 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst edition, first issue, published 15 September 1909; full title Mike: A Public School Story. Marks the first book appearance of Psmith. First issue noted with no date to the title verso and no advertisements, with frontispiece and plates by T.M.R. Whitwell, in green pictorial cloth. UK Adam & Charles Black edition is the true first. No book-club issue. Later split into two volumes: Mike at Wrykyn and Mike and Psmith (1953); the earlier serial half also appeared as Enter Psmith in 1935.
• The Swoop! — 1909 · Alston RiversFirst edition, first printing. Issued only in pictorial paper wrappers (orange and black, illustrated by C. Harrison); full title The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England, an invasion-scare satire. Sold cheaply at railway stalls, so very few survived in collectible condition; among the rarest of all Wodehouse items. UK Alston Rivers edition, published 16 April 1909, is the true first. There was no contemporary US book edition. No book-club issue. Fragile wrappers; survival in clean condition is the key difficulty.
• Psmith in the City — 1910 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst edition, first printing, published 23 September 1910 by Adam & Charles Black, London; a sequel to Mike. Collates xii + 266 + [2] pages, the final leaf carrying publisher's advertisements, with a monochrome frontispiece and eleven further plates (twelve plates in all) from designs by T.M.R. Whitwell. Bound in original blue illustrated cloth, the spine and front cover lettered and decorated in black, gilt,…. The UK Adam & Charles Black edition is the true first; McIlvaine A14a records it as the first appearance in book form (the story had earlier been serialised in The Captain as The New Fold). The American issue (Macmillan, New York, November 1910) was made from imported sheets and follows the UK. No book-club issue.
• The Intrusion of Jimmy — 1910 · W.J. WattUS W.J. Watt & Co., New York, published 11 May 1910, precedes the UK edition. About 314 pages; bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to the front and spine and a pictorial front-panel design of a woman lit by a flashlight flanked by a man's silhouette. Issued with a colour frontispiece under tissue guard plus interior black-and-white plates (illustrations by Will Grefe). The copyright page reads 'Copyright,…. The US edition as The Intrusion of Jimmy is the true first; the UK appeared months later under the different title A Gentleman of Leisure. A precursor novella, The Gem Collector, ran in Ainslee's Magazine in December 1909, and the novel was serialised in Tit-Bits (UK) in 1910 before UK book publication. Differing titles US versus UK; no book-club issue of note.
• The Prince and Betty — 1912 · W.J. WattTwo substantially different book texts. The US edition (W.J. Watt & Co., New York, 14 February 1912) merges the original romance with the plot of Psmith, Journalist and runs to thirty chapters. The UK edition (Mills & Boon, London, 1 May 1912) keeps the shorter twenty-chapter text. The US edition precedes the UK by some months. The US Watt edition is the earliest book printing and carries the expanded text; the UK Mills & Boon edition is a distinct, shorter version. Identify which text and printing you have before assigning precedence. Text varies substantially between US and UK editions. Among Mills & Boon copies, a state with a 32-page advertisement catalogue exists; McIlvaine lists it after the no-advert state, though firm precedence between those UK states is not established.
• The Little Nugget — 1913 · MethuenFirst edition, first printing, published in book form 28 August 1913 by Methuen & Co., London. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and blind-stamped lettering to the front cover. The first issue is identified by the publisher's advertisements bound in at the rear, the first catalogue dated Autumn 1913 and a further catalogue dated May 1913. The UK Methuen edition is the true first; the US W.J. Watt & Co. edition of 10 January 1914 is the first American edition. No book-club issue.
• The Man Upstairs and Other Stories — 1914 · MethuenFirst printing, published in London by Methuen & Co. on 23 January 1914; a collection of nineteen short stories with no recurring Wodehouse characters. The reference is McIlvaine A17a. The first edition is in Methuen's publisher's cloth, typically red, with the title and author gilt-stamped on the spine. A recognized collation point is the publisher's advertisements bound in at the rear dated the printed…. UK Methuen is the true first. The collection had no contemporaneous US book edition; the constituent stories were not gathered for American readers until decades later, so there is no competing American first for this title. No book-club issue.
• Psmith, Journalist — 1915 · Adam & Charles BlackFirst book-form printing, London, Adam & Charles Black, 29 September 1915 (McIlvaine A15); reworked from the 1909-1910 serial in The Captain. Small octavo bound in publisher's blue pictorial cloth, the spine and upper board lettered and decorated, with the Black imprint at the foot of the spine. Collates viii + 247 pages, with twelve plates including the frontispiece. UK A & C Black is the true first. A US issue (Macmillan, New York) was made later the same year from imported sheets and does not have precedence. No book-club issue.
• Something New — 1915 · D. AppletonFirst Blandings novel; serialized in the Saturday Evening Post (26 June to 14 August 1915) before book publication. The US edition, titled Something New (D. Appleton, 3 September 1915), precedes the UK edition, titled Something Fresh (Methuen, 16 September 1915), by about two weeks. The Appleton first is bound in red cloth stamped in gilt, with a scarab/beetle decoration on the upper cover and spine. US Appleton is the true first under the title Something New; the UK Methuen appeared days later as Something Fresh. Precedence and the title difference are both genuine points, and the Appleton printing is the earliest book form after the Saturday Evening Post serialization. Differing US and UK titles for the same novel.
• Uneasy Money — 1916 · D. AppletonThe US edition (D. Appleton, New York, published 17 March 1916) precedes the UK edition (Methuen, London, 4 October 1917), making the Appleton printing the first appearance in book form. The true first issue is McIlvaine A19a; a later reissue (McIlvaine A19a2) is distinguished by the presence of a "2" printed on page 326, so a first issue should lack that mark. The Appleton first carries the dedication "To My…. The US Appleton 1916 edition (McIlvaine A19a) is the true first; the UK Methuen edition did not follow until 1917. The novel had been serialised in the Saturday Evening Post from December 1915 before book publication. No book-club issue; the meaningful distinction is between the first issue (no "2" on page 326) and the later Appleton reissue ("2" present on page 326).
• Piccadilly Jim — 1917 · Dodd, MeadNew York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 24 February 1917. Bound in orange cloth lettered in black on the spine and front cover, with a color frontispiece and seven color plates by May Wilson Preston (eight plates in all when complete). The copyright-page/verso statement records that the first and second editions were printed before publication. The US Dodd, Mead 1917 edition is the true first; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed in 1918. The rare pictorial dust jacket, when present, should retain its printed spine and flap lettering. No book-club issue. Later Dodd, Mead printings are recorded on the copyright verso (third edition printed 26 February 1917 and onward); a complete first must retain all eight May Wilson Preston plates.
• The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories — 1917 · MethuenFirst printing, London, Methuen, 8 March 1917. Contains 'Extricating Young Gussie,' the first appearance in book form of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. Wartime paper shortages meant small print runs, so the true first is scarce. UK Methuen 1917 is the true first; the US (A.L. Burt) edition came much later. The first Jeeves appearance is the key point of interest. No book-club issue.
• A Damsel in Distress — 1919 · George H. DoranUS George H. Doran edition (New York, 4 October 1919) precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (London, 15 October 1919) by about eleven days, making the Doran printing the true first. It is catalogued in the McIlvaine Wodehouse bibliography as A24a. The Doran first is issued in publisher's cloth; the earliest state has no publisher's logo device on the copyright page. A first-issue dust jacket, when present,…. US Doran (McIlvaine A24a) is the true first, published 4 October 1919; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed on 15 October 1919, eleven days later. No book-club issue. Distinguish the 1919 Doran first from Doran's later popular-issue reprintings, which reset the copyright page and carry the publisher's logo device.
• My Man Jeeves — 1919 · George NewnesFirst printing, George Newnes, London, May 1919 (McIlvaine A22a). Issued in publisher's cloth, not wrappers; the first issue is wine-red cloth, with a later salmon-cloth issue. The first Jeeves book, collecting eight stories (four Jeeves and Bertie, four Reggie Pepper). Scarce. UK Newnes is the true first; there was no separate or simultaneous US edition. Much of the material was later revised into Carry On, Jeeves (1925). No book-club edition. The cloth binding is fragile and often found worn.
• The Coming of Bill — 1919 · Boni & LiverightThe true first is the US edition titled Their Mutual Child, published by Boni & Liveright, New York, on 5 August 1919. The UK edition under the title The Coming of Bill (Herbert Jenkins, London) did not appear until 1 July 1920. US Boni & Liveright 'Their Mutual Child' (1919) precedes the UK Jenkins 'The Coming of Bill' (1920) by nearly a year. The title differs between markets; the US title is the true first. Differing US and UK titles for the same work. No book-club issue of the first edition.
• Jill the Reckless — 1920 · George H. DoranThe true first is the US edition titled The Little Warrior (George H. Doran, New York, 8 October 1920), catalogued as McIlvaine A25a. It is bound in tan cloth stamped in green with plain endpapers, 384 pages, and carries Doran's interlaced GDH monogram on the copyright page, which denotes the first printing. It precedes the UK edition, retitled Jill the Reckless (Herbert Jenkins, London, 4 July 1921), whose…. US Doran 'The Little Warrior' (1920) is the true first; the UK Jenkins 'Jill the Reckless' (1921) followed by roughly nine months. The two markets used different titles for the same novel. Differing US and UK titles for the same work; the Doran issue is identified by the GDH monogram rather than a number line.
• Indiscretions of Archie — 1921 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing, Herbert Jenkins, London, 14 February 1921, bound in the publisher's light blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering to the spine and upper cover, small octavo. This UK edition precedes the US George H. Doran edition (New York, 15 July 1921). Per McIlvaine's Wodehouse bibliography, first-issue text points are recorded (including the noted 'fried' potatoes reading and a point on page 31);…. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (14 February 1921); the US Doran edition followed on 15 July 1921. Priority rests with the Jenkins printing. No book-club issue.
• The Adventures of Sally — 1922 · Herbert JenkinsFirst published in book form in the UK by Herbert Jenkins on 17 October 1922 under the title The Adventures of Sally; the US edition followed from George H. Doran on 23 March 1923 under the title Mostly Sally. The UK Jenkins printing is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, retitled Mostly Sally, is several months later. US and UK first editions carry different titles.
• The Clicking of Cuthbert — 1922 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing, Herbert Jenkins, London, 3 February 1922; ten golf-themed stories. Issued in green pebbled cloth lettered and decorated in dark green. The US edition appeared later as Golf Without Tears (George H. Doran, 28 May 1924). UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (1922); the US edition under the altered title Golf Without Tears followed in 1924. Character, place, and golfer names were adapted for the US edition. Differing US and UK titles for the same collection.
• Three Men and a Maid — 1922 · George H. DoranThe US edition under the title Three Men and a Maid was published by George H. Doran on 26 April 1922; the UK edition under the title The Girl on the Boat followed from Herbert Jenkins on 15 June 1922. The US Doran issue therefore precedes the UK Jenkins issue by roughly seven weeks. The US Doran printing is the true first edition; the UK Jenkins printing, retitled The Girl on the Boat, is a few weeks later. This reverses the usual Wodehouse pattern where the Jenkins UK issue comes first. US and UK first editions carry different titles. The originally supplied note was ambiguous about precedence; verification confirms the US Doran issue leads.
• Leave It to Psmith — 1923 · Herbert JenkinsFirst published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 30 November 1923, in pictorial decorated green cloth lettered in black; catalogued as McIlvaine A31a. The first US edition followed from George H. Doran, New York, on 14 March 1924. A Blandings and Psmith crossover novel, previously serialised (with a rewritten ending) before book form. The UK Jenkins printing dated 1923 is the true first edition, first issue (McIlvaine A31a); the US Doran 1924 issue is the first American edition. A second issue dated 1924 exists, so the 1923-dated title page is the point to confirm. No book-club issue noted for the true first; the Jenkins first-edition plates were reused for later Jenkins impressions through the 1961 Autograph Edition.
• The Inimitable Jeeves — 1923 · Herbert JenkinsFirst published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 17 May 1923; the US edition followed from George H. Doran on 28 September 1923 under the shortened title Jeeves. A major early Jeeves and Wooster collection. The UK Jenkins printing is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, titled simply Jeeves, is later in the same year. US and UK first editions carry different titles; later book-club reprints exist and are not the first.
• Bill the Conqueror — 1924 · MethuenFirst published by Methuen and Co. in London on 13 November 1924 (full title Bill the Conqueror: His Invasion of England in the Springtime); the first US edition followed from George H. Doran on 20 February 1925. The UK first edition is in red cloth. The UK Methuen 1924 printing is the true first edition; the US Doran 1925 issue is the first American edition. No book-club issue noted for the true first.
• Ukridge — 1924 · Herbert JenkinsFirst published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 3 June 1924 (McIlvaine A32a), a collection of ten Ukridge stories and the character's second appearance in book form after Love Among the Chickens. Original green cloth with the spine and front-cover titles and front-cover vignette stamped in dark green; octavo, 256 pages. First printing has thirteen titles advertised on the leaf opposite the title page. The scarce…. The UK Jenkins 1924 printing (McIlvaine A32a) is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, retitled He Rather Enjoyed It, appeared in 1925. US and UK first editions carry different titles. A first-issue Jenkins copy shows the thirteen-title advertisement opposite the title page and the printed price-priced spine of the jacket.
• Carry On, Jeeves — 1925 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 9 October 1925. A Jeeves short-story collection that includes 'Jeeves Takes Charge.' The US George H. Doran edition followed nearly two years later (7 October 1927) and is the first American edition, not the true first. UK Herbert Jenkins (October 1925) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition appeared in October 1927. Any book-club issue is a later printing and not the first edition.
• Sam the Sudden — 1925 · MethuenFirst printing of the Methuen edition, London, published 15 October 1925 under the title 'Sam the Sudden.' The US edition (George H. Doran, 6 November 1925) carries the different title 'Sam in the Suburbs' — the title is the key distinguishing point between the two issues. UK Methuen (15 October 1925) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition (6 November 1925) was retitled 'Sam in the Suburbs.'. The differing US and UK titles distinguish the two first issues; no separate book-club point of concern for the true first.
• The Heart of a Goof — 1926 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 15 April 1926. A collection of golf stories. The US George H. Doran edition (1927) was published under the different title 'Divots' — the title is the distinguishing point. UK Herbert Jenkins (April 1926) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition (1927) was retitled 'Divots.'. Differing US and UK titles distinguish the issues; the UK first precedes the US by about a year.
• Meet Mr. Mulliner — 1927 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 27 September 1927. The first Mr. Mulliner collection. The US edition (Doubleday, Doran, 2 March 1928) followed roughly five months later and is the first American edition. UK Herbert Jenkins (September 1927) is the true first edition; the US edition appeared in March 1928 under the Doubleday, Doran imprint. No book-club issue affects the true first.
• The Small Bachelor — 1927 · MethuenFirst printing of the Methuen edition, London, published 28 April 1927. The US George H. Doran edition followed on 17 June 1927, so the UK Methuen edition is the true first — the original record's suggestion that the US may precede is incorrect. The novel is based on the Bolton/Wodehouse/Kern musical 'Oh, Lady! Lady!!'. UK Methuen (28 April 1927) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition (17 June 1927) is the first American edition. Earlier uncertainty about US precedence is resolved in favor of the UK. No separate book-club issue affects the true first.
• Money for Nothing — 1928 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 27 July 1928. The US Doubleday, Doran edition followed on 28 September 1928 and is the first American edition. The novel was serialized before book publication in London Calling and in Liberty. UK Herbert Jenkins (27 July 1928) is the true first edition; the US Doubleday, Doran edition appeared on 28 September 1928. No book-club issue affects the true first.
• Mr. Mulliner Speaking — 1929 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the second Mulliner story collection (McIlvaine A40a). The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (London, 30 April 1929), 320 pages, precedes the US Doubleday, Doran edition (21 February 1930). Bound in orange cloth stamped in black on the boards and spine, with plain endpapers. The first-state dust jacket carries its printed price on the backstrip (present on an unclipped first-issue jacket; original…. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (30 April 1929, McIlvaine A40a); the US Doubleday, Doran edition followed on 21 February 1930. Confirm by the orange cloth stamped in black and the 1929 Jenkins imprint. No book-club issue.
• Summer Lightning — 1929 · Doubleday, DoranThe true first is the US edition, published as Fish Preferred by Doubleday, Doran (New York, 1 July 1929), preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition titled Summer Lightning (19 July 1929) by 18 days. The US Fish Preferred has no dedication; the UK Summer Lightning adds a Wodehouse preface and a dedication to Denis Mackail. Both are this Blandings novel under differing titles. Original record had the precedence backwards. The US Fish Preferred (Doubleday, Doran, 1 July 1929) is the true first; the UK Summer Lightning (Herbert Jenkins, 19 July 1929) followed. Differing US/UK titles: US as Fish Preferred, UK as Summer Lightning. No book-club issue noted for the first appearance.
• Very Good, Jeeves — 1930 · Doubleday, DoranFirst printing of the Jeeves story collection. The US Doubleday, Doran edition (New York, 20 June 1930) precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (4 July 1930). The UK edition adds a Wodehouse preface and a dedication not present in the US issue. US Doubleday, Doran is the true first (20 June 1930); the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed (4 July 1930). Book-club reprints are later.
• Big Money — 1931 · Doubleday, DoranUS Doubleday, Doran first printing (New York, 30 January 1931), which precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (20 March 1931). Per Doubleday, Doran practice of the period, the true first states 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with no such statement on later printings; bound in orange cloth with rough-cut/deckled edges, and issued in a pictorial dust jacket (frequently absent on surviving copies). US Doubleday, Doran is the true first (30 January 1931); the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed (20 March 1931). No book-club issue.
• If I Were You — 1931 · Doubleday, DoranFirst printing of this novel. The US Doubleday, Doran edition (New York, 3 September 1931) precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (25 September 1931). The US first is bound in orange cloth lettered in dark red on the spine and upper board, and issued in a pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Henrietta Starrett carrying the printed flap price. It is recorded in the standard Wodehouse bibliography by McIlvaine as A44a. US Doubleday, Doran is the true first (3 September 1931), catalogued as McIlvaine A44a; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed three weeks later (25 September 1931). No book-club issue. The two 1931 trade issues are distinguished by imprint and by their differing dust-jacket art (Henrietta Starrett on the US Doubleday, Doran jacket).
• Hot Water — 1932 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in original cloth and dust jacket. The UK Herbert Jenkins and US Doubleday, Doran editions were published simultaneously, both on 17 August 1932, so neither has clear precedence over the other; the two are textually distinct because of differing editorial intervention. Collectors generally treat each as a first edition of its respective issue rather than asserting one true first. Simultaneous UK and US publication on 17 August 1932 (Jenkins and Doubleday, Doran). No single true first by date; identify each by publisher imprint on the title page and verso. No book-club issue.
• Louder and Funnier — 1932 · Faber & FaberFirst printing of this collection of humorous essays, published in the UK by Faber & Faber (London, 10 March 1932), bound in green cloth lettered in gilt to the spine. No contemporary US edition; the first US appearance is a much later Overlook Press reissue. UK Faber & Faber is the true first (10 March 1932); no contemporary US edition. No book-club issue.
• Heavy Weather — 1933 · Little, BrownFirst printing in original cloth and pictorial dust jacket; a Blandings Castle novel and the sequel to Summer Lightning, about 311 pages plus a publisher's catalogue and cited as McIlvaine A50a. The US Little, Brown edition (Boston, 28 July 1933) precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (10 August 1933); the jacket should retain its printed price. US Little, Brown is the true first (28 July 1933); the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed on 10 August 1933. This was among Wodehouse's titles issued first in the US by Little, Brown. No book-club issue. Note: dealer descriptions differ on the exact Little, Brown cloth color and stamping, so verify the binding against a bibliography rather than relying on a single seller's description.
• Mulliner Nights — 1933 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in original cloth and dust jacket; third Mr Mulliner collection (nine stories). The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (17 January 1933) precedes the US Doubleday, Doran edition (15 February 1933). UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (17 January 1933); US Doubleday, Doran followed on 15 February 1933. No book-club issue.
• Right Ho, Jeeves — 1934 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in original cloth and dust jacket; the second full-length Jeeves and Wooster novel. The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (5 October 1934) precedes the US Little, Brown edition (15 October 1934), which was issued under the different title Brinkley Manor. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first under the title Right Ho, Jeeves (5 October 1934); the US Little, Brown edition (15 October 1934) appeared as Brinkley Manor. Identify by title-page wording and imprint. Differing US and UK titles: Right Ho, Jeeves (UK) versus Brinkley Manor (US).
• Thank You, Jeeves — 1934 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in original cloth and pictorial dust jacket, Herbert Jenkins, London (16 March 1934); the first full-length Jeeves and Wooster novel, about 192 pages. The trade first was issued with a promotional wrap-around belly-band reading 'For the first time the incomparable Jeeves in a long complete novel,' now seldom present. A separate Colonial issue exists, identified by 'Herbert Jenkins' Colonial…. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (16 March 1934); US Little, Brown followed on 23 April 1934. The story was serialised in the Strand (UK, August 1933–February 1934) before book publication. Any book-club issue is later than the trade first edition. The Colonial Library issue, marked to the spine, is a distinct concurrent printing for the overseas market rather than the domestic trade first.
• Blandings Castle and Elsewhere — 1935 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in original cloth and dust jacket; a collection of stories (Blandings Castle plus Mr Mulliner). The UK Herbert Jenkins edition under the full title Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (12 April 1935) precedes the US Doubleday, Doran edition (20 September 1935), issued under the shortened title Blandings Castle. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first under the full title Blandings Castle and Elsewhere (12 April 1935); the US Doubleday, Doran edition (20 September 1935) appeared as Blandings Castle. No book-club issue.
• The Luck of the Bodkins — 1935 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in publisher's cloth. The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (11 October 1935) is the true first and precedes the US Little, Brown edition (3 January 1936). Note that the two editions have substantially different texts: Wodehouse shortened the story for the US market, so the editions are not textually identical. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first edition; the US Little, Brown edition followed in January 1936 with a shortened, rewritten text. No book-club edition is a point for this title.
• Laughing Gas — 1936 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing published by Herbert Jenkins, London, on 25 September 1936, catalogued as McIlvaine A56a. Issued in publisher's cloth lettered in black on the front board and spine; cloth color is reported variously as red, orange, or plum across surviving copies, all with the black lettering. Collates 311 pages followed by publisher's advertisements at the rear. The first-state pictorial dust jacket carries…. The UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 25 September 1936 (McIlvaine A56a) is the true first and precedes the US Doubleday, Doran edition, which followed on 19 November 1936. No book-club edition is a point for this title; identify by the Herbert Jenkins imprint, the black-lettered cloth, and the Abbey-illustrated priced jacket.
• Young Men in Spats — 1936 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in publisher's cloth. The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (3 April 1936) is the true first and precedes the US Doubleday, Doran edition (24 July 1936). A collection of Drones Club and Mulliner stories; the US edition has a slightly different selection (two stories held back from the US book), so contents differ between the editions. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first edition (April 1936); the US Doubleday, Doran edition followed in July 1936 with a slightly different table of contents. No book-club edition is a point for this title.
• Lord Emsworth and Others — 1937 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing in publisher's cloth. A collection of nine short stories. The title under which these stories appeared as a book is unique to the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (19 March 1937). The US Doubleday, Doran collection titled The Crime Wave at Blandings (25 June 1937) is a substantially different gathering, sharing only some of the contents, so this is a contents difference as well as a title difference. UK Herbert Jenkins under the title Lord Emsworth and Others is the true first for this title; no identically titled US edition exists. The related US collection The Crime Wave at Blandings has different contents. The US and UK collections carry different titles and different contents; they are not the same book in different jackets.
• Summer Moonshine — 1937 · Doubleday DoranFirst printing in publisher's original tangerine cloth. The US Doubleday, Doran edition, Garden City, published 8 October 1937, is the true first and precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 11 February 1938. A first-state dust jacket retains the original printed price. US Doubleday, Doran is the true first edition, published 8 October 1937, ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 11 February 1938. A later book-club issue exists (an early Doubleday, Doran book-club reprint carries a 1938 date); the true first is the 8 October 1937 Doubleday, Doran trade printing in tangerine cloth, not a club reprint.
• The Code of the Woosters — 1938 · Doubleday DoranFirst printing in publisher's cloth. The US Doubleday, Doran edition and the UK Herbert Jenkins edition were both published on 7 October 1938; the US Doubleday, Doran printing is generally cited by bibliographers as the true first. Confirm any copy against the publisher's imprint, as the two editions appeared the same day. US Doubleday, Doran is generally cited as the true first; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition appeared the same day, so precedence is close and the imprint must be checked. Later book-club reprints exist; the true first is the 1938 trade printing.
• Uncle Fred in the Springtime — 1939 · Doubleday DoranFirst US edition, Doubleday, Doran, New York, published 18 August 1939, one week ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 25 August 1939. The first American issue states "First Edition" on the copyright page. Bound in green cloth with brown lettering and decoration to the spine and a grey-stained top edge; plain endpapers, octavo, with a list of Wodehouse titles facing the title page and [vi],292 pages. The…. US Doubleday, Doran (18 August 1939), with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page, is the true first; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed on 25 August 1939. No book-club issue; confirm by the stated "First Edition", the green cloth with brown spine lettering and grey top-stain, and the Peggy Bacon jacket.
• Eggs, Beans and Crumpets — 1940 · Herbert JenkinsFirst UK edition, Herbert Jenkins, London, published 26 April 1940, preceding the US Doubleday Doran edition of 10 May 1940. A collection of Drones Club, Mr Mulliner and Ukridge stories; the US edition carries somewhat different contents. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (26 April 1940); the US Doubleday Doran edition followed in May 1940, not 1941 as some dealers list. No book-club issue.
• Quick Service — 1940 · Herbert JenkinsFirst UK edition, Herbert Jenkins, London, published 4 October 1940, preceding the US Doubleday Doran edition of 27 December 1940. Bound in red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine with the Herbert Jenkins device, issued in the pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Fenwick. The first-issue jacket carries the printed price; unclipped examples are preferred but clipping alone does not change the printing. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (4 October 1940); the US Doubleday Doran edition followed in December 1940. No book-club issue.
• Money in the Bank — 1942 · Doubleday DoranFirst US edition, Doubleday Doran, New York, published 9 January 1942. Bound in brown cloth with the spine titles and the spine and upper-board illustration stamped in black, and with the fore-edge left untrimmed. The pictorial dust jacket was designed by Donald McKay and should carry its original printed price on the front flap (an unclipped flap is preferred, though a clipped copy remains a first edition). The…. US Doubleday Doran is the true first (9 January 1942), preceding the UK Jenkins edition by more than four years. The novel was written while Wodehouse was interned in wartime Germany; UK publication was delayed to 1946 amid the controversy over his wartime broadcasts. No book-club issue. Later printings and the 1946 Jenkins UK edition are readily distinguished; a first should show the brown cloth with black stamping, untrimmed fore-edge, and the McKay pictorial jacket.
• Joy in the Morning — 1946 · Doubleday & Co.First US edition, Doubleday & Co., New York, published 22 August 1946, with illustrations and dust wrapper by Paul Galdone, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 2 June 1947. A Jeeves and Wooster novel. US Doubleday is the true first (22 August 1946); the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed in June 1947. No book-club issue.
• Full Moon — 1947 · Doubleday & Co.First US edition, Doubleday & Co., New York, published 22 May 1947, a Blandings Castle novel. The first printing is bound in orange cloth with the title and spine lettering stamped in black and carries the printing statement on the copyright page. The first-issue dust jacket bears artwork by Paul Galdone and should retain its printed front-flap price. This US edition precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 17…. US Doubleday is the true first (22 May 1947); the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed on 17 October 1947. No book-club issue.
• Spring Fever — 1948 · Herbert JenkinsThe UK Herbert Jenkins edition and the US Doubleday edition were both published on the same day, 20 May 1948. Neither precedes the other; they are simultaneous first editions. Collect either as a first, identified by the publisher's first-printing imprint with no later-impression statement. Simultaneous true first in both the UK (Herbert Jenkins) and the US (Doubleday), both dated 20 May 1948. The original record's claim that the US Doubleday issue precedes the UK Jenkins issue is incorrect. No book-club issue affecting the true first.
• Uncle Dynamite — 1948 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (McIlvaine A68a), an Uncle Fred (Lord Ickenham) novel. Octavo in publisher's orange cloth with titles stamped in black on the spine and front board; the text runs to 250 pages followed by 2 pages of advertisements. The first-issue dust jacket carries a color illustration by Frank Ford and its original printed price to the spine, which should be present. UK Jenkins…. The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (McIlvaine A68a) is the true first; the US Didier edition followed on 29 November 1948. No book-club issue affecting the true first.
• The Mating Season — 1949 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (a Jeeves and Bertie Wooster novel), an octavo bound in orange cloth with titles stamped in black to the spine, collating 246 pages plus two pages of publisher's advertisements, in the pictorial dust wrapper with the printed price present. Published in the UK on 9 September 1949, ahead of the US Didier edition of 29 November 1949. The UK Herbert Jenkins edition is the true first; the US Didier edition followed in 1949 and is a distinct setting adding ten illustrations and a dust-wrapper drawing by Hal McIntosh. No book-club issue affecting the true first.
• Nothing Serious — 1950 · Herbert JenkinsHerbert Jenkins, London, 21 July 1950, is the true first: an octavo of 254 pages plus a terminal Wodehouse catalogue leaf, bound in publisher's orange cloth with black titling to the spine and upper board. The pictorial dust jacket is by Frank Ford and should retain its printed net price on the front flap (present regardless of any later clipping). A collection of ten short stories, including Drones Club, Oldest…. UK Herbert Jenkins (21 July 1950) is the true first; the US Doubleday edition followed on 24 May 1951. No book-club issue affecting the UK true first.
• The Old Reliable — 1951 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition, published 18 April 1951, London. Bound in original orange cloth with titles stamped in black on the spine and front cover; 233 pages followed by a leaf of publisher's advertisements. A first-issue jacket should retain its printed price on the front flap (a clipped flap does not by itself disqualify a first). The UK Jenkins printing precedes the US Doubleday…. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first, published 18 April 1951; the US Doubleday edition followed on 11 October 1951. No book-club issue affecting the true first.
• Barmy in Wonderland — 1952 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition under the title Barmy in Wonderland (21 April 1952). The US Doubleday edition was published as Angel Cake (8 May 1952) — a title point distinguishing the two issues. UK Jenkins precedes. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first, published as Barmy in Wonderland; the US Doubleday edition appeared shortly after as Angel Cake. Differing US and UK titles (Barmy in Wonderland vs Angel Cake); no book-club issue affecting the true first.
• Pigs Have Wings — 1952 · DoubledayFirst printing. A Blandings Castle novel. The US Doubleday edition (published 16 October 1952) precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (31 October 1952) by about two weeks, making the Doubleday issue the true first. US Doubleday is the true first, published 16 October 1952, ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 31 October 1952. The original record had the national precedence reversed. No book-club issue noted for the true first.
• Bring On the Girls — 1953 · Simon & SchusterFirst printing, stated 'FIRST PRINTING' on the copyright page. A theatrical memoir written with Guy Bolton, subtitled 'The Improbable Story of Our Life in Musical Comedy, With Pictures to Prove It,' with 16 pages of photographs. Bound in quarter green cloth over black paper boards, lettered and decorated in green and red to the spine. The US Simon & Schuster edition (5 October 1953) precedes the UK Herbert…. US Simon & Schuster is the true first (1953), designated 'FIRST PRINTING' on the copyright page; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed on 21 May 1954 with a revised text. US and UK texts differ; no book-club issue noted for the true first.
• Ring for Jeeves — 1953 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing. UK Herbert Jenkins edition (22 April 1953) is the true first. Issued in the US under the title The Return of Jeeves by Simon & Schuster in 1954. Title point distinguishes the two markets. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (1953); the US Simon & Schuster issue appeared in 1954 under the title The Return of Jeeves. The only Jeeves novel without Bertie Wooster as narrator. Differing US/UK titles; no book-club issue noted for the true first.
• Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit — 1954 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing. UK Herbert Jenkins edition (15 October 1954) is the true first. Issued in the US under the title Bertie Wooster Sees It Through by Simon & Schuster in 1955. Title point distinguishes the two markets. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (1954); the US Simon & Schuster issue appeared in 1955 under the title Bertie Wooster Sees It Through. Differing US/UK titles; no book-club issue noted for the true first.
• French Leave — 1956 · Herbert JenkinsFirst edition, first impression. The true first is the UK Herbert Jenkins issue, published 20 January 1956 (McIlvaine A78a): an octavo (roughly 19 by 13 cm) of 206 pages in publisher's red cloth lettered in black on the spine, issued in a pictorial dust jacket designed by 'Sax' and bearing the printed UK price to the flap (present on an unclipped copy). It precedes the US Simon & Schuster edition (28 September…. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first (20 January 1956), reference McIlvaine A78a. The US Simon & Schuster edition followed on 28 September 1959, with light textual changes; the novel was adapted from Guy Bolton's 1938 stage play Three Blind Mice. No book-club issue noted for the UK true first; the later US Simon & Schuster text was lightly revised. Confirm the first by the red cloth binding, the 'Sax' jacket, and the McIlvaine A78a points.
• Over Seventy: An Autobiography with Digressions — 1957 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing of the considerably expanded and revised UK version. Published 11 October 1957 by Herbert Jenkins, London, under the title Over Seventy. The text is a substantially enlarged reworking of the earlier US book America, I Like You (Simon & Schuster, New York, 3 May 1956). The US America, I Like You (1956) is the earlier-published work and the true first appearance of the core material. The UK Over Seventy (1957) is a distinct, expanded text and a collectible first in its own right. Collectors of the specific Over Seventy title want the 1957 Jenkins printing; those wanting first appearance of the material want the 1956 US book. The two editions differ substantially in text, so neither is merely a reprint of the other.
• Something Fishy — 1957 · Herbert JenkinsFirst printing. UK Herbert Jenkins edition (18 January 1957) is the true first, preceding the US Simon & Schuster edition (28 January 1957) by about ten days. Issued in the US under the title The Butler Did It. Title point distinguishes the two markets. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first, published 18 January 1957, ahead of the US Simon & Schuster issue of 28 January 1957 titled The Butler Did It. Differing US/UK titles; no book-club issue noted for the true first.
• Cocktail Time — 1958 · Herbert JenkinsFirst edition, first impression, an Uncle Fred novel published 20 June 1958 by Herbert Jenkins, London, preceding the US Simon & Schuster edition of 24 July 1958. Octavo. The first-issue binding is red cloth with the spine lettered in black; a same-year reissue in blue cloth with gilt spine lettering is a secondary state, and an uncommon light-green cloth variant is also recorded. The pictorial dust jacket should…. UK Herbert Jenkins edition (20 June 1958) is the true first, about a month ahead of the US Simon & Schuster edition (24 July 1958). Within the UK printing, red cloth with black spine lettering precedes the blue-cloth gilt-lettered reissue. No book-club issue noted.
• A Few Quick Ones — 1959 · Simon & SchusterFirst 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. US Simon & Schuster (13 April 1959) is the true first; UK Herbert Jenkins followed 26 June 1959. Contents differ between US and UK editions, so both are textually distinct.
• Jeeves in the Offing — 1960 · Simon & SchusterThe true first is the US edition, published 4 April 1960 by Simon & Schuster, New York, under the title How Right You Are, Jeeves. The UK edition, titled Jeeves in the Offing (Herbert Jenkins, London), did not appear until 12 August 1960, about four months later. Corrected: the original record named the UK Jenkins edition as the true first, but the US edition (as How Right You Are, Jeeves, 4 April 1960) precedes the UK edition (as Jeeves in the Offing, 12 August 1960) by roughly four months. The true first is therefore the US printing under the title How Right You Are, Jeeves; the UK title Jeeves in the Offing is the first UK appearance and the title under which the novel…. No book-club issue noted. The two editions differ only in title, not substantially in text.
• Ice in the Bedroom — 1961 · Simon & SchusterFirst printing. Published 2 February 1961 by Simon & Schuster, New York, under the title The Ice in the Bedroom (note the leading definite article on the US edition), preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 15 October 1961, titled Ice in the Bedroom. US Simon & Schuster (2 February 1961) is the true first, about seven months ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (15 October 1961). The US title carries the article The; the UK title drops it. No book-club issue noted. A condensed version appeared earlier in Canada in the Toronto Star Weekly (11 November 1960) but is not a book edition.
• Service with a Smile — 1961 · Simon & SchusterFirst American edition, first printing, with 'FIRST PRINTING' stated on the copyright page per Simon & Schuster's practice (McIlvaine A85, Jasen 84). A Blandings Castle novel featuring Uncle Fred, published 15 October 1961 by Simon & Schuster, New York, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 17 August 1962. Bound in quarter lilac cloth over black paper boards, lettered in white to the spine with a…. US Simon & Schuster (15 October 1961) is the true first, about ten months ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (17 August 1962). No book-club issue noted.
• Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves — 1963 · Simon & SchusterTrue first is the US Simon & Schuster edition, published 22 March 1963, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 16 August 1963 by about five months. A Jeeves and Bertie Wooster novel. Simon & Schuster firsts of this period state First Printing on the copyright page with no later printings listed. US Simon & Schuster (March 1963) is the true first; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed in August 1963. No book-club issue is a point of confusion for this title.
• Biffen's Millions — 1964 · Simon & SchusterThe novel appeared first in the US as Biffen's Millions, published by Simon & Schuster on 14 July 1964, ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition issued 14 August 1964 under the different title Frozen Assets. The two true firsts therefore differ in title; the US Biffen's Millions takes overall precedence by about one month. US and UK firsts carry different titles. The US Biffen's Millions precedes the UK Frozen Assets. Differing US and UK titles (Biffen's Millions vs Frozen Assets) are the key identification point.
• The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood — 1965 · Simon & SchusterA Blandings Castle novel. The US Simon & Schuster edition is the overall true first; it carries 1965 on the title page and copyright page though it was actually issued at the very end of December 1964, well ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 26 August 1965, which appeared under the different title Galahad at Blandings. US Simon & Schuster (dated 1965, issued late December 1964) precedes the UK edition, which was retitled Galahad at Blandings. Differing US and UK titles (The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood vs Galahad at Blandings) are the key identification point.
• Plum Pie — 1966 · Herbert JenkinsA collection of short stories. The true first is the UK Barrie & Jenkins (Herbert Jenkins imprint) edition published 22 September 1966, preceding the US Simon & Schuster edition of December 1967 by over a year. UK Herbert Jenkins (1966) is the true first; the US Simon & Schuster edition followed in 1967. No book-club issue is a point of confusion for this title.
• The Purloined Paperweight — 1967 · Simon & SchusterThe novel appeared first in the US as The Purloined Paperweight, published by Simon & Schuster on 12 May 1967, ahead of the UK Barrie & Jenkins edition of 26 October 1967, which carried the different title Company for Henry. The US title takes overall precedence. US Simon & Schuster (May 1967) precedes the UK edition, which was retitled Company for Henry (October 1967). Differing US and UK titles (The Purloined Paperweight vs Company for Henry) are the key identification point.
• Do Butlers Burgle Banks? — 1968 · Simon & SchusterTrue first is the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1968, issued about a month ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 1968. Same title in both markets, so precedence rests on the US date and the Simon & Schuster First Printing copyright-page wording. US Simon & Schuster (1968) is the true first, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of the same year. No book-club issue is a point of confusion for this title.
• A Pelican at Blandings — 1969 · Herbert Jenkins / Barrie & JenkinsFirst UK edition, London, 25 September 1969. The title-page imprint on the first edition reads Herbert Jenkins, the long-time Wodehouse house, though by this date the firm was corporately part of Barrie & Jenkins (a 1964 merger of Herbert Jenkins and Barrie & Rockliff). Either name may appear in catalogue descriptions of the same true first. The first-edition dust jacket carries an Osbert Lancaster front…. UK edition is the true first and precedes the US edition, which appeared 11 February 1970 from Simon & Schuster under the changed title No Nudes Is Good Nudes. Differing titles are the key point distinguishing the two. US and UK appeared under different titles. No separate book-club issue is a point of issue for the true UK first.
• The Girl in Blue — 1970 · Barrie & JenkinsFirst UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 29 October 1970. The US first followed from Simon & Schuster on 22 February 1971. Both editions share the same Osbert Lancaster front jacket design and the same Tom Blau rear-panel photograph of Wodehouse walking with a dog. UK Barrie & Jenkins is the true first; the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1971 is later and retains the same title. No separate book-club issue affecting the true first.
• Much Obliged, Jeeves — 1971 · Barrie & JenkinsFirst UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 15 October 1971, issued to mark Wodehouse's 90th birthday. The US edition appeared the same day, 15 October 1971, from Simon & Schuster under the title Jeeves and the Tie That Binds. UK and US editions were published simultaneously on 15 October 1971, so neither has clear date precedence over the other; collectors generally regard each as the first of its own text. The two editions also differ textually: the US Jeeves and the Tie That Binds carries a slightly different, expanded ending. The UK edition is the first appearance under the Much Obliged, Jeeves title. US and UK appeared under different titles with differing endings; treat them as parallel firsts rather than one preceding the other.
• Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin — 1972 · Barrie & JenkinsFirst UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 12 October 1972, with an Osbert Lancaster front jacket illustration. The US edition followed on 6 August 1973 from Simon & Schuster under the title The Plot That Thickened, with a Paul Bacon jacket illustration. UK Barrie & Jenkins is the true first and precedes the US by roughly nine months. The US edition was retitled The Plot That Thickened; the differing titles are the key point. US and UK appeared under different titles.
• Bachelors Anonymous — 1973 · Barrie & JenkinsFirst UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 15 October 1973 (published on Wodehouse's 92nd birthday), octavo, 191 pages. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. The dust jacket carries a pictorial front illustration by Osbert Lancaster (Amelia Bingham bandaging Ephraim Trout's hand) with the printed price on the flap; the laminate on these jackets is prone to cracking, so a clean…. The UK Barrie & Jenkins edition is the true first and precedes the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1974; the title is unchanged between the two. No separate book-club issue affecting the true first.
• Aunts Aren't Gentlemen — 1974 · Barrie & JenkinsFirst 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. 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. US and UK appeared under different titles.
• Sunset at Blandings — 1977 · Chatto & WindusFirst printing of Wodehouse's unfinished final novel, published posthumously with his working notes and plot outlines, edited by Richard Usborne. The title was supplied by the publisher, not Wodehouse. UK Chatto & Windus is the true first, published 17 November 1977. The US Simon & Schuster edition followed in 1978, not 1977. Posthumous publication; no book-club issue.

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