# Is "Meet Mr. Mulliner" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Meet Mr. Mulliner by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1927) is identified by: First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 27 September 1927. UK Herbert Jenkins (September 1927) is the true first edition; the US edition appeared in March 1928 under the Doubleday, Doran imprint.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 27 September 1927
- The first Mr
- Mulliner collection
- The US edition (Doubleday, Doran, 2 March 1928) followed roughly five months later and is the first American edition
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1927 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 27 September 1927 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing of the Herbert Jenkins edition, London, published 27 September 1927. The first Mr. Mulliner collection. The US edition (Doubleday, Doran, 2 March 1928) followed roughly five months later and is the first American edition.

## Is this the true first?
UK Herbert Jenkins (September 1927) is the true first edition; the US edition appeared in March 1928 under the Doubleday, Doran imprint.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue affects the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Meet Mr. Mulliner* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/meet-mr-mulliner
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.