First edition, first printing. Hardcover.
Homosexuality, Transvestism and Change of Sex
Published at a time when homosexuality and gender variance were formally classified as psychiatric disorders, this volume reflects mid-20th-century clinical frameworks that would later undergo profound revision. The language and case structures preserve the diagnostic assumptions of the era, offering direct insight into pre-Stonewall psychiatric discourse.
Works addressing sexuality in the 1950s were often issued in comparatively modest print runs and were frequently relegated to academic or medical contexts. Surviving first printings now serve as primary documents of medical history rather than contemporary authority.
Notable Features
True first printing
Pre-1973 diagnostic framework
Institutional psychiatric publication context
Condition: Very good vintage condition, with solid binding and clean, legible pages. No damage is assumed beyond normal age-appropriate handling.
Why This Book Matters
The volume documents a pivotal and controversial chapter in the history of psychiatry. For collectors of medical history, gender studies, or LGBTQ archival material, such works provide essential primary evidence of institutional thinking prior to its transformation.
First edition, first printing. Hardcover.
Homosexuality, Transvestism and Change of Sex
Published at a time when homosexuality and gender variance were formally classified as psychiatric disorders, this volume reflects mid-20th-century clinical frameworks that would later undergo profound revision. The language and case structures preserve the diagnostic assumptions of the era, offering direct insight into pre-Stonewall psychiatric discourse.
Works addressing sexuality in the 1950s were often issued in comparatively modest print runs and were frequently relegated to academic or medical contexts. Surviving first printings now serve as primary documents of medical history rather than contemporary authority.
Notable Features
True first printing
Pre-1973 diagnostic framework
Institutional psychiatric publication context
Condition: Very good vintage condition, with solid binding and clean, legible pages. No damage is assumed beyond normal age-appropriate handling.
Why This Book Matters
The volume documents a pivotal and controversial chapter in the history of psychiatry. For collectors of medical history, gender studies, or LGBTQ archival material, such works provide essential primary evidence of institutional thinking prior to its transformation.
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