De partus causus. Dissertatio inauguralis quam consensus gratiosi medicorum ordinis in Universitate Heidelbergensi

Mannhemii: Kaufman, 1827. ONLY EDITION. Small folio. 57 pp. Large folding typographical table. Stabbed and glued in contemporary green paper wrappers (faded, a little frayed at the edges), old pen inscription on the front wrapper. Very light foxing, but overall a fine copy. Only edition of this dissertation on obstetrics and zoology. Divided into three parts, the first covers human menstruation, conception, pregnancy, and delivery; the second treats the immediate time of childbirth, and the third compares pregnancy in humans to that in animals. The folding table lists different species of mammals within eight orders and corresponding genus and their lengths of gestation, number of fetuses possible (it is worth note that our author apparently never considered human twins), number of mammary glands, size at birth, life span, and length of time breastfeeding. Of the 98 species considered, some include types of lemurs, bears, dogs, marsupials, zebra, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, and deer.
This is Reuter’s only known surviving work, for which he received his doctorate in medicine at the University of Heidelberg. I have located only 2 copies in the U.S. (CRL and NLM).
NLM, Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office II: 416.