# Is "Do Butlers Burgle Banks?" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Do Butlers Burgle Banks? by P.G. Wodehouse (Simon & Schuster, 1968) is identified by: True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1968, issued about a month ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 1968. US Simon & Schuster (1968) is the true first, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of the same year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True 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
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1968 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1968, issued about a month ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 1968 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
True 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.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster (1968) is the true first, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of the same year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue is a point of confusion for this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Do Butlers Burgle Banks?* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/do-butlers-burgle-banks
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.