# Is "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (Simon & Schuster, 1963) is identified by: True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition, published 22 March 1963, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 16 August 1963 by about five months. US Simon & Schuster (March 1963) is the true first; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed in August 1963.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition, published 22 March 1963, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 16 August 1963 by about five months
- A Jeeves and Bertie Wooster novel
- Simon & Schuster firsts of this period state First Printing on the copyright page with no later printings listed
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1963 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition, published 22 March 1963, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 16 August 1963 by about… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition, published 22 March 1963, preceding the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 16 August 1963 by about five months. A Jeeves and Bertie Wooster novel. Simon & Schuster firsts of this period state First Printing on the copyright page with no later printings listed.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster (March 1963) is the true first; the UK Herbert Jenkins edition followed in August 1963.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue is a point of confusion for this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/stiff-upper-lip-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.