# Is "The Globe By the Way Book" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Globe By the Way Book by P.G. Wodehouse (Globe Publishing Company, 1908) is identified by: First edition, first printing, published June 1908 by the Globe Publishing Company, London. UK Globe Publishing Company is the true first; rarely seen.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, published June 1908 by the Globe Publishing Company, London
- A humorous illustrated miscellany co-written with Herbert Westbrook, drawn from Wodehouse's work on the Globe newspaper's 'By the Way' column
- Extremely scarce
- Publisher imprint reads Globe Publishing Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Globe Publishing Company |
| Year | 1908 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, published June 1908 by the Globe Publishing Company, London |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, published June 1908 by the Globe Publishing Company, London. A humorous illustrated miscellany co-written with Herbert Westbrook, drawn from Wodehouse's work on the Globe newspaper's 'By the Way' column. Extremely scarce.

## Is this the true first?
UK Globe Publishing Company is the true first; rarely seen.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Globe By the Way Book* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-globe-by-the-way-book
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.