Man into Woman

An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex. “The true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener (Andreas Sparre).” Translated from the German by H.J. Stenning. Introduction by Norman Haire. Complete and unabridged. Small 8vo. 224p. Pictorial limp card wrapps. All edges green. Slight toning and rubbing to covers. Minor abrasion to spine. A near fine copy. Originally published in 1953 by E.P. Dutton. Popular Library SP100. *** The story of Lili Elbe  (1882–1931), a  Danish painter who became internationally known as one of the earliest documented recipients of gender-affirming surgery. Her life was fictionalised in the book The Danish Girl, which was adapted into the film of the same name starring Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe.