# Is "The Inimitable Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1923) is identified by: First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 17 May 1923; the US edition followed from George H. The UK Jenkins printing is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, titled simply Jeeves, is later in the same year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 17 May 1923; the US edition followed from George H. Doran on 28 September 1923 under the shortened title Jeeves
- A major early Jeeves and Wooster collection
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1923 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 17 May 1923; the US edition followed from George H. Doran on 28 September 1923 under the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 17 May 1923; the US edition followed from George H. Doran on 28 September 1923 under the shortened title Jeeves. A major early Jeeves and Wooster collection.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Jenkins printing is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, titled simply Jeeves, is later in the same year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
US and UK first editions carry different titles; later book-club reprints exist and are not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Inimitable Jeeves* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-inimitable-jeeves
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.