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The true first edition was published by Herbert Jenkins, London, on 5 October 1934 (McIlvaine A52a). Little, Brown of Boston issued the American edition ten days later as Brinkley Manor, so a copy titled Right Ho, Jeeves with the Jenkins imprint is the British line. The first issue is bound in grey cloth lettered in red and came in a pictorial dust jacket. Union catalogue records give the date as [1934?], so the title page may be undated; check the verso for any later impression notice.
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H. Jenkins, London, in 1934, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 3 November 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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