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Self: A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology
by Dillon, Michael
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- first
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1946. First Edition. First edition, first printing. vi, 128 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt. Very Good with spine a little sunned, spine lettering mostly rubbed-off, slight lean, hint of foxing to edges. Lacking dust jacket. Rare.
British physician, later Buddhist monk Michael Dillon has been called "the first trans man," due largely to his being the first person to undergo a phalloplasty. He wrote this first book, a medical/psychological/philosophical work on sexuality and gender, without mentioning his own experiences. He argued with regards to transsexualism, "Where the mind cannot be made to fit the body, the body should be made to fit, approximately at any rate, to the mind.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944449
- Title
- Self: A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology
- Author
- Dillon, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- transgender, trans, FTM, surgery, transsexual, psychology, philosophy, Doctor, medicine, medical, homosexuality, inversion
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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