The Transsexual Phenomenon
New York: The Julian Press, Inc., 1966.
First edition, first printing. x, [iv], 286, [12] pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in red, purple and blue with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine, minor staining to the bottom edge of the text block. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with moderate toning and fading to spine, chipping at ends with overall darkening and light shelf wear to covers; faint date stamp at lower corner of rear flap. Uncommon in such nice shape. Once regarded as the "Transsexual Bible," this was the first legitimate medical textbook on transsexuality. Benjamin, an endocrinologist and sexologist argued that transsexuality was a sociological and medical issue, rather than a psychological one. With black and white photos in the rear of patients.
Price: $2,200