# Is "Psmith in the City" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Psmith in the City by P.G. Wodehouse (Adam & Charles Black, 1910) is identified by: First edition, first printing, published 23 September 1910 by Adam & Charles Black, London; a sequel to Mike. The UK Adam & Charles Black edition is the true first; McIlvaine A14a records it as the first appearance in book form (the story had earlier been serialised in The Captain as The New Fold).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, published 23 September 1910 by Adam & Charles Black, London; a sequel to Mike
- Collates xii + 266 + [2] pages, the final leaf carrying publisher's advertisements, with a monochrome frontispiece and eleven further plates (twelve plates in all) from designs by T.M.R. Whitwell
- Bound in original blue illustrated cloth, the spine and front cover lettered and decorated in black, gilt, white and yellow
- References: McIlvaine A14a
- Jasen 14
- Publisher imprint reads Adam & Charles Black
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Adam & Charles Black |
| Year | 1910 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, published 23 September 1910 by Adam & Charles Black, London; a sequel to Mike |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, published 23 September 1910 by Adam & Charles Black, London; a sequel to Mike. Collates xii + 266 + [2] pages, the final leaf carrying publisher's advertisements, with a monochrome frontispiece and eleven further plates (twelve plates in all) from designs by T.M.R. Whitwell. Bound in original blue illustrated cloth, the spine and front cover lettered and decorated in black, gilt, white and yellow. References: McIlvaine A14a; Jasen 14.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Adam & Charles Black edition is the true first; McIlvaine A14a records it as the first appearance in book form (the story had earlier been serialised in The Captain as The New Fold). The American issue (Macmillan, New York, November 1910) was made from imported sheets and follows the UK.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Psmith in the City* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/psmith-in-the-city
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.