# Is "Pigs Have Wings" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Pigs Have Wings by P.G. Wodehouse (Doubleday, 1952) is identified by: A Blandings Castle novel. US Doubleday is the true first, published 16 October 1952, ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 31 October 1952.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing
- A Blandings Castle novel
- The US Doubleday edition (published 16 October 1952) precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (31 October 1952) by about two weeks, making the Doubleday issue the true first
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1952 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing. A Blandings Castle novel. The US Doubleday edition (published 16 October 1952) precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition (31 October 1952) by about two weeks, making the Doubleday issue the true first.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday is the true first, published 16 October 1952, ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 31 October 1952. The original record had the national precedence reversed.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Pigs Have Wings* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/pigs-have-wings
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.