# Is "Much Obliged, Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Much Obliged, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (Barrie & Jenkins, 1971) is identified by: First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 15 October 1971, issued to mark Wodehouse's 90th birthday. UK and US editions were published simultaneously on 15 October 1971, so neither has clear date precedence over the other; collectors generally regard each as the first of its own text.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 15 October 1971, issued to mark Wodehouse's 90th birthday
- The US edition appeared the same day, 15 October 1971, from Simon & Schuster under the title Jeeves and the Tie That Binds
- Publisher imprint reads Barrie & Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Barrie & Jenkins |
| Year | 1971 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 15 October 1971, issued to mark Wodehouse's 90th birthday |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 15 October 1971, issued to mark Wodehouse's 90th birthday. The US edition appeared the same day, 15 October 1971, from Simon & Schuster under the title Jeeves and the Tie That Binds.

## Is this the true first?
UK and US editions were published simultaneously on 15 October 1971, so neither has clear date precedence over the other; collectors generally regard each as the first of its own text. The two editions also differ textually: the US Jeeves and the Tie That Binds carries a slightly different, expanded ending. The UK edition is the first appearance under the Much Obliged, Jeeves title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
US and UK appeared under different titles with differing endings; treat them as parallel firsts rather than one preceding the other.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Much Obliged, Jeeves* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/much-obliged-jeeves
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.