# Is "Not George Washington" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Not George Washington by P.G. Wodehouse (Cassell, 1907) is identified by: First UK edition, first printing, published 18 October 1907. UK Cassell is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition, first printing, published 18 October 1907
- Semi-autobiographical novel co-written with Herbert Westbrook
- First-issue points include 'Cassell & Company Limited' on the spine and the date code '9-1907' on pages 96-97
- Catalogued McIlvaine A9a
- Publisher imprint reads Cassell
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Cassell |
| Year | 1907 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition, first printing, published 18 October 1907 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First UK edition, first printing, published 18 October 1907. Semi-autobiographical novel co-written with Herbert Westbrook. First-issue points include 'Cassell & Company Limited' on the spine and the date code '9-1907' on pages 96-97. Catalogued McIlvaine A9a. Scarce.

## Is this the true first?
UK Cassell is the true first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Not George Washington* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/not-george-washington
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.