Man Into Woman. An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex.
New York: Popular Library, 1953. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Item #022515
Mass market paperback. 224 pp. Later reprint of this work originally published in 1933. An early account of a transgender woman and sex-affirming surgery, drawing on the original documents kept by Lili Ilse Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe. She had a career as a painter and modeled as a woman for her wife's art (before transitioning). Elbe underwent a series of operations beginning in 1930. She died in 1931 after the transplant of a uterus that was rejected by her body. GOOD+ condition. General toning and minor scuffing to the covers. Some browning along the rear hinge. Text block toned.
Price: $60.00