Lady Ellen's Diamonds

Bertha M. Clay

Published by Wright & Brown, London E C 4, 1940

Bertha M. Clay is a literary pseudonym first used by Charlotte Mary Brame (based on the reversal of the initials). After Brame's death on 25 November 1884, Brame's daughter began to write under the name. At the same time the pseudonym became a house name of Street & Smith, where "a dozen male writers" including John Russell Coryell and Frederick Merrill Van Rensselaer Dey wrote under the name. 256 pages all original HB in green cloth gilt 13 x 19 cm, but not dated. Other authors known to have used the name are Gilbert Patten, William J. Benners, William Wallace Cook, Frederick Dacre, Charles Garvice, Thomas C. Harbaugh, and Thomas W. Henshaw. Between 1876 and 1928, twenty-seven different publishers issued titles under the name Bertha M. Clay. Six novels were translated into other languages. Bertha M. Clays appeared in fourteen different series and eleven different 'libraries'." Books could appear under different titles, some staying in print for 47 years (wiki). Despite all this we have not been able to trace any other copy on offer. Lacks rear endpaper (blank). 5 cm black ink stain front and rear cover verso's. Three discrete date stamps Feb/Apr/June 1940 (Image 3). Ownership inscription "J Sims X" (Image 3). . Seller Inventory # 007320

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lady Ellen's Diamonds
Publisher: Wright & Brown, London E C 4
Publication Date: 1940
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good