# Is "Jill the Reckless" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jill the Reckless by P.G. Wodehouse (George H. Doran, 1920) is identified by: The true first is the US edition titled The Little Warrior (George H. US Doran 'The Little Warrior' (1920) is the true first; the UK Jenkins 'Jill the Reckless' (1921) followed by roughly nine months.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The 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 first-state dust jacket was designed by Edmund Blampied
- Publisher imprint reads George H. Doran
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | George H. Doran |
| Year | 1920 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the US edition titled The Little Warrior (George H. Doran, New York, 8 October 1920), catalogued as McIlvaine A25a |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
The 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 first-state dust jacket was designed by Edmund Blampied.

## Is this the true first?
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.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Differing US and UK titles for the same work; the Doran issue is identified by the GDH monogram rather than a number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jill the Reckless* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/jill-the-reckless
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.