# Is "The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood by P.G. Wodehouse (Simon & Schuster, 1965) is identified by: A Blandings Castle novel. US Simon & Schuster (dated 1965, issued late December 1964) precedes the UK edition, which was retitled Galahad at Blandings.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- A Blandings Castle novel
- The US Simon & Schuster edition is the overall true first; it carries 1965 on the title page and copyright page though it was actually issued at the very end of December 1964, well ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 26 August 1965, which appeared under the different title Galahad at Blandings
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | A Blandings Castle novel |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
A Blandings Castle novel. The US Simon & Schuster edition is the overall true first; it carries 1965 on the title page and copyright page though it was actually issued at the very end of December 1964, well ahead of the UK Herbert Jenkins edition of 26 August 1965, which appeared under the different title Galahad at Blandings.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster (dated 1965, issued late December 1964) precedes the UK edition, which was retitled Galahad at Blandings.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Differing US and UK titles (The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood vs Galahad at Blandings) are the key identification point.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-brinkmanship-of-galahad-threepwood
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.