# Is "The Adventures of Sally" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Adventures of Sally by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1922) is identified by: First published in book form in the UK by Herbert Jenkins on 17 October 1922 under the title The Adventures of Sally; the US edition followed from George H. The UK Jenkins printing is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, retitled Mostly Sally, is several months later.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First published in book form in the UK by Herbert Jenkins on 17 October 1922 under the title The Adventures of Sally; the US edition followed from George H. Doran on 23 March 1923 under the title Mostly Sally
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1922 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First published in book form in the UK by Herbert Jenkins on 17 October 1922 under the title The Adventures of Sally; the US edition… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First published in book form in the UK by Herbert Jenkins on 17 October 1922 under the title The Adventures of Sally; the US edition followed from George H. Doran on 23 March 1923 under the title Mostly Sally.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Jenkins printing is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, retitled Mostly Sally, is several months later.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
US and UK first editions carry different titles.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Adventures of Sally* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-adventures-of-sally
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.