# Is "Carry On, Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1925) is identified by: First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 9 October 1925. UK Herbert Jenkins (October 1925) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition appeared in October 1927.

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

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1925 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 9 October 1925 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First 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.

## Is this the true first?
UK Herbert Jenkins (October 1925) is the true first edition; the US Doran edition appeared in October 1927.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Any book-club issue is a later printing and not the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Carry On, Jeeves* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/carry-on-jeeves
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.