# Is "The Little Nugget" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Little Nugget by P.G. Wodehouse (Methuen, 1913) is identified by: First edition, first printing, published in book form 28 August 1913 by Methuen & Co., London. The UK Methuen edition is the true first; the US W.J.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, published in book form 28 August 1913 by Methuen & Co., London
- Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and blind-stamped lettering to the front cover
- The first issue is identified by the publisher's advertisements bound in at the rear, the first catalogue dated Autumn 1913 and a further catalogue dated May 1913
- Publisher imprint reads Methuen
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Methuen |
| Year | 1913 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, published in book form 28 August 1913 by Methuen & Co., London |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, published in book form 28 August 1913 by Methuen & Co., London. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and blind-stamped lettering to the front cover. The first issue is identified by the publisher's advertisements bound in at the rear, the first catalogue dated Autumn 1913 and a further catalogue dated May 1913.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Methuen edition is the true first; the US W.J. Watt & Co. edition of 10 January 1914 is the first American edition.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Little Nugget* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-little-nugget
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.