Star Hedy (8 results)
Published by ppb1st 1970
- First Edition
Seller: forest primeval, cherry tree, PA, U.S.A.forest primeval
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Published by Novel Books, Chicago, Ill. 1965
- Softcover
Seller: David Gaines, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.David Gaines
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good Minus. Wraps (PB) in good minus condition, with wear and water staining to covers and page edges and 2 stamped named inside covers. Does not affect the text or photos. Unique story of the first man in America to become a woman. From age 17 Hammonds worked as a half-man-half-woman in carnival, and then… as an 'exotic dancer', and took the name Hedy Jo Star. Hedy was drafted in 1942, and was in the press after making a fuss about not cutting her long hair. She served as a female impersonator in the US Army shows. 128 pages with photos.
Published by Novel Books 1964 1964
- Softcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 126pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & covers/edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, minor foxing & soiling to inside covers).
Published by Novel Books N/D (c.1960s) 1960
- Softcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & black lettering to spine, 159pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & scuffing to spine & covers/edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, minor soiling to inside covers, minor foxing throughout).
Language: English
Published by Novel Books 1965
- Softcover
Seller: Eatons Books and Crafts, Owatonna, MN, U.S.A.Eatons Books and Crafts
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback, in Good condition, previous owners name inside the cover, there are no other marks or writing, paper is tanning with age, straight spine, clean unmarked pages, includes eight pages of photos, the unique story of the first man in America to become a woman.
Published by Novel 1963
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hiding Place Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.Hiding Place Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, very good copy. Stated first printing. Important early book on the subject.
More imagesPublished by Novel Books, Chicago 1963
- Softcover
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First printing, so stated, although a previous edition, issued by a different publisher was issued in 1955, under the same title. Mass market paperback. 160 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A first person account of the life of Hedy Jo Star, one of the first people to undergo g…ender affirming surgery in the United States. Star performed as a stripper, and also served as a female impersonator, performing for US troops in World War II. Her career led her to being an influential burlesque performer and sought after costumier. Of somewhat confusing note, while the original 1955 edition bears the same title, Star did not undergo gender affirming surgery until 1962 and refers to her life with her husband post operation, in this book. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and scuffing to the covers. A vertical crease present along the front hinge. Some wear to the extremities. Owner's name and address in blue ink on the title page.
Published by Chicago: Novel Books, Inc 1963 1963
Seller: Voewood Rare Books. ABA. ILAB. PBFA, Holt, United KingdomVoewood Rare Books. ABA. ILAB. PBFA
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First edition thus. 178x108mm. pp. 160. Illustrated wrappers. Some rubbing and creasing to covers but overall in excellent condition. This little book tells the story of Carl Rollins Hammonds. Having grown small breasts as a teenager, Hammonds worked as "half-man/half-woman" as a carnival dancer under the name Hedy Jo Star. Estr…ogen began to change her appearance more radically and in 1955, "I changed my sex" first appeared. In 1962 she underwent full gender reassignment surgery and this paperback edition appeared the following year. Hedy married and developed a career as a costumier designing stage costumes for, among others, Elvis Presley.
