Aristotle's New Book of Problems, set forth by way of question and answer. To which are added, a great number from other famous philosophers, astrologers, astronomers, and physicians. Shewing the secrets of nature and art: together with the Interpretation of Dreams ...the Nature of Ghosts ... as also of all the Wonders in the Creation, as Earthquakes, Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, &c. [Preface by J. Sherley] by Aristotle, (falsely attributed to) - 1708

London: John Marshall, 1708. Second edition. Engraved frontispiece with bookseller's ads on recto. [12], 168 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary sheep, extremities rubbed, top of spine chipped, lacks rear free endpaper. Stain in outer margin of opening leaves, several leaves in gathering D torn at lower right corner with some loss of text. Very good. Second edition. Engraved frontispiece with bookseller's ads on recto. [12], 168 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Unrecorded. Unrecorded spinoff of a compilation called the PROBLEMATA, which was probably first compiled as late as the 5th or 6th century, attributed erroneously to Aristotle, and first published in English as THE PROBLEMS OF ARISTOTLE in 1595 (STC 762), and several times thereafter before 1640. From 1649 through 1683 several new editions of PROBLEMS appeared (cf. Wing A3691 - A3694)Aristotle's New Problems (as here) represents yet a further development, keeping current with popular scientific notions, and with a new set of questions and answers including "occult" subjects such as ghosts, dream interpretation, etc. We can find no edition in any source which is as early a this 'second " edition of 1708. Not in OCLC (citing nothing prior to 1725 'sixth" ed.); nor in RLG's ESTC (the earliest also being the 1725 'sixth edition"