# Is "My Man Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (George Newnes, 1919) is identified by: First printing, George Newnes, London, May 1919 (McIlvaine A22a). UK Newnes is the true first; there was no separate or simultaneous US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, George Newnes, London, May 1919 (McIlvaine A22a)
- Issued in publisher's cloth, not wrappers; the first issue is wine-red cloth, with a later salmon-cloth issue
- The first Jeeves book, collecting eight stories (four Jeeves and Bertie, four Reggie Pepper)
- Publisher imprint reads George Newnes
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | George Newnes |
| Year | 1919 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, George Newnes, London, May 1919 (McIlvaine A22a) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing, George Newnes, London, May 1919 (McIlvaine A22a). Issued in publisher's cloth, not wrappers; the first issue is wine-red cloth, with a later salmon-cloth issue. The first Jeeves book, collecting eight stories (four Jeeves and Bertie, four Reggie Pepper). Scarce.

## Is this the true first?
UK Newnes is the true first; there was no separate or simultaneous US edition. Much of the material was later revised into Carry On, Jeeves (1925).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. The cloth binding is fragile and often found worn.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Man Jeeves* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-man-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.