# Is "Joy in the Morning" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse (Doubleday & Co., 1946) is identified by: First US edition, Doubleday & Co., New York, published 22 August 1946, with illustrations and dust wrapper by Paul Galdone, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 2 June 1947. US Doubleday is the true first (22 August 1946); the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed in June 1947.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, Doubleday & Co., New York, published 22 August 1946, with illustrations and dust wrapper by Paul Galdone, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 2 June 1947
- A Jeeves and Wooster novel
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday & Co.
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Co. |
| Year | 1946 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, Doubleday & Co., New York, published 22 August 1946, with illustrations and dust wrapper by Paul Galdone, preceding the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First US edition, Doubleday & Co., New York, published 22 August 1946, with illustrations and dust wrapper by Paul Galdone, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 2 June 1947. A Jeeves and Wooster novel.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday is the true first (22 August 1946); the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed in June 1947.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Joy in the Morning* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/joy-in-the-morning
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.