# Is "Ukridge" by P.G. Wodehouse a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Ukridge by P.G. Wodehouse (Herbert Jenkins, 1924) is identified by: First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 3 June 1924 (McIlvaine A32a), a collection of ten Ukridge stories and the character's second appearance in book form after Love Among the Chickens. The UK Jenkins 1924 printing (McIlvaine A32a) is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, retitled He Rather Enjoyed It, appeared in 1925.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 3 June 1924 (McIlvaine A32a), a collection of ten Ukridge stories and the character's second appearance in book form after Love Among the Chickens
- Original green cloth with the spine and front-cover titles and front-cover vignette stamped in dark green; octavo, 256 pages
- First printing has thirteen titles advertised on the leaf opposite the title page
- The scarce pictorial dust jacket carries the printed price to the spine, as with most Herbert Jenkins short-story collections
- The US edition followed from George H. Doran on 30 July 1925 under the title He Rather Enjoyed It
- Publisher imprint reads Herbert Jenkins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Publisher | Herbert Jenkins |
| Year | 1924 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 3 June 1924 (McIlvaine A32a), a collection of ten Ukridge stories and the character's… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First published by Herbert Jenkins in London on 3 June 1924 (McIlvaine A32a), a collection of ten Ukridge stories and the character's second appearance in book form after Love Among the Chickens. Original green cloth with the spine and front-cover titles and front-cover vignette stamped in dark green; octavo, 256 pages. First printing has thirteen titles advertised on the leaf opposite the title page. The scarce pictorial dust jacket carries the printed price to the spine, as with most Herbert Jenkins short-story collections. The US edition followed from George H. Doran on 30 July 1925 under the title He Rather Enjoyed It.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Jenkins 1924 printing (McIlvaine A32a) is the true first edition; the US Doran issue, retitled He Rather Enjoyed It, appeared in 1925.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
US and UK first editions carry different titles. A first-issue Jenkins copy shows the thirteen-title advertisement opposite the title page and the printed price-priced spine of the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Ukridge* by P.G. Wodehouse a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/ukridge
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.