# Is "Right Ho, Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1934) is identified by: First printing in original cloth and dust jacket; the second full-length Jeeves and Wooster novel. UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first under the title Right Ho, Jeeves (5 October 1934); the US Little, Brown edition (15 October 1934) appeared as Brinkley Manor.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing in original cloth and dust jacket; the second full-length Jeeves and Wooster novel
- The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (5 October 1934) precedes the US Little, Brown edition (15 October 1934), which was issued under the different title Brinkley Manor
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1934 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing in original cloth and dust jacket; the second full-length Jeeves and Wooster novel |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing in original cloth and dust jacket; the second full-length Jeeves and Wooster novel. The UK Herbert Jenkins edition (5 October 1934) precedes the US Little, Brown edition (15 October 1934), which was issued under the different title Brinkley Manor.

## Is this the true first?
UK Herbert Jenkins is the true first under the title Right Ho, Jeeves (5 October 1934); the US Little, Brown edition (15 October 1934) appeared as Brinkley Manor. Identify by title-page wording and imprint.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Differing US and UK titles: Right Ho, Jeeves (UK) versus Brinkley Manor (US).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Right Ho, Jeeves* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/right-ho-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.