# Is "The Girl in Blue" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Girl in Blue by P.G. Wodehouse (Barrie & Jenkins, 1970) is identified by: First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 29 October 1970. UK Barrie & Jenkins is the true first; the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1971 is later and retains the same title.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 29 October 1970
- The US first followed from Simon & Schuster on 22 February 1971
- Both editions share the same Osbert Lancaster front jacket design and the same Tom Blau rear-panel photograph of Wodehouse walking with a dog
- Publisher imprint reads Barrie & Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Barrie & Jenkins |
| Year | 1970 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 29 October 1970 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First UK edition, London, Barrie & Jenkins, 29 October 1970. The US first followed from Simon & Schuster on 22 February 1971. Both editions share the same Osbert Lancaster front jacket design and the same Tom Blau rear-panel photograph of Wodehouse walking with a dog.

## Is this the true first?
UK Barrie & Jenkins is the true first; the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1971 is later and retains the same title.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Girl in Blue* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-girl-in-blue
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.