# Is "Spring Fever" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Spring Fever by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1948) is identified by: The UK Herbert Jenkins edition and the US Doubleday edition were both published on the same day, 20 May 1948. Simultaneous true first in both the UK (Herbert Jenkins) and the US (Doubleday), both dated 20 May 1948.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The UK Herbert Jenkins edition and the US Doubleday edition were both published on the same day, 20 May 1948
- Neither precedes the other; they are simultaneous first editions
- Collect either as a first, identified by the publisher's first-printing imprint with no later-impression statement
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1948 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The UK Herbert Jenkins edition and the US Doubleday edition were both published on the same day, 20 May 1948 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
The UK Herbert Jenkins edition and the US Doubleday edition were both published on the same day, 20 May 1948. Neither precedes the other; they are simultaneous first editions. Collect either as a first, identified by the publisher's first-printing imprint with no later-impression statement.

## Is this the true first?
Simultaneous true first in both the UK (Herbert Jenkins) and the US (Doubleday), both dated 20 May 1948. The original record's claim that the US Doubleday issue precedes the UK Jenkins issue is incorrect.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Spring Fever* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/spring-fever
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.