# Is "Blandings Castle and Elsewhere" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Blandings Castle and Elsewhere by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1935) is identified by: First printing in original cloth and dust jacket; a collection of stories (Blandings Castle plus Mr Mulliner). 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.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First 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
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1935 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing in original cloth and dust jacket; a collection of stories (Blandings Castle plus Mr Mulliner) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First 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.

## Is this the true first?
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.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Blandings Castle and Elsewhere* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/blandings-castle-and-elsewhere
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.