# Is "The Head of Kay's" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Head of Kay's by P.G. Wodehouse (Adam & Charles Black, 1905) is identified by: First UK edition, first printing, published 5 October 1905. UK A & C Black is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition, first printing, published 5 October 1905
- Wodehouse school story (Eckleton), serialized earlier in The Captain
- Eight black-and-white plates after Whitwell, red pictorial cloth, with a short preface by Wodehouse and dedication 'To my father'
- Publisher imprint reads Adam & Charles Black
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Adam & Charles Black |
| Year | 1905 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition, first printing, published 5 October 1905 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First UK edition, first printing, published 5 October 1905. Wodehouse school story (Eckleton), serialized earlier in The Captain. Eight black-and-white plates after Whitwell, red pictorial cloth, with a short preface by Wodehouse and dedication 'To my father'.

## Is this the true first?
UK A & C Black is the true first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Head of Kay's* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-head-of-kays
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.