# Is "The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories by P.G. Wodehouse (Methuen, 1917) is identified by: First printing, London, Methuen, 8 March 1917. UK Methuen 1917 is the true first; the US (A.L.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, London, Methuen, 8 March 1917
- Contains 'Extricating Young Gussie,' the first appearance in book form of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster
- Wartime paper shortages meant small print runs, so the true first is scarce
- Publisher imprint reads Methuen
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Methuen |
| Year | 1917 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, London, Methuen, 8 March 1917 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing, London, Methuen, 8 March 1917. Contains 'Extricating Young Gussie,' the first appearance in book form of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. Wartime paper shortages meant small print runs, so the true first is scarce.

## Is this the true first?
UK Methuen 1917 is the true first; the US (A.L. Burt) edition came much later. The first Jeeves appearance is the key point of interest.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Man with Two Left Feet and Other Stories* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-man-with-two-left-feet-and-other-stories
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.