# Is "Summer Moonshine" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Summer Moonshine by P.G. Wodehouse (Doubleday Doran, 1937) is identified by: First printing in publisher's original tangerine cloth. US Doubleday, Doran is the true first edition, published 8 October 1937, ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 11 February 1938.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing in publisher's original tangerine cloth
- The US Doubleday, Doran edition, Garden City, published 8 October 1937, is the true first and precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 11 February 1938
- A first-state dust jacket retains the original printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday Doran
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Doubleday Doran |
| Year | 1937 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing in publisher's original tangerine cloth |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing in publisher's original tangerine cloth. The US Doubleday, Doran edition, Garden City, published 8 October 1937, is the true first and precedes the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 11 February 1938. A first-state dust jacket retains the original printed price.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday, Doran is the true first edition, published 8 October 1937, ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 11 February 1938.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A later book-club issue exists (an early Doubleday, Doran book-club reprint carries a 1938 date); the true first is the 8 October 1937 Doubleday, Doran trade printing in tangerine cloth, not a club reprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Summer Moonshine* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/summer-moonshine
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.