The works of Aristotle, the famous philosopher. : In four parts. Containing : I. His Complete master-piece; displaying the secrets of nature in the generation of man, to which is added, the Family physician, being approved remedies for the several distempers incident to the human body. II. His Experienced midwife; absolutely necessary for surgeons, midwives, nurses, and child-bearing women. III. His Book of problems; containing various questions and answers, relative to the state of man's body. IV. His Last legacy: unfolding the secrets of nature, respecting the generation of man..
Salmon, William,1644-1713.
Aristotle.
Edinburgh: : [s.n.],
Printed in the year M DCC LXXXVIII. [1788]
An Edinburgh-printed editon of this frequently reprinted pseudo-Aristotelian work in anatomy, obstetrics and reproductive physiology, the authorship of which has been attributed to the English medical empiric William Salmon (1644-1713). The four parts had been issued separately prior to their compilation as a single volume in 1733. The treatises draw from classical, medieval, and Renaissance sources, combining sexual fact, folk-lore, and avowals of conjugal pleasure, the practical advice varying in accuracy.
Part 3 has special title page: 43rd ed. London : Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1788.
Part 4 has special title page: London : Printed for the booksellers, 1784.
ESTC
Medicine
Obstetrics
Reproduction
Scotland Edinburgh.