# Is "Jeeves in the Offing" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jeeves in the Offing by P.G. Wodehouse (Simon & Schuster, 1960) is identified by: The true first is the US edition, published 4 April 1960 by Simon & Schuster, New York, under the title How Right You Are, Jeeves. 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.

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

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the US edition, published 4 April 1960 by Simon & Schuster, New York, under the title How Right You Are, Jeeves |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
The 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.

## Is this the true first?
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 is now usually known.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue noted. The two editions differ only in title, not substantially in text.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jeeves in the Offing* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/jeeves-in-the-offing
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.