Praktische Bemerkungen uber die kleine Jagd, oder Anleitung zur Behandlung und einträglichen Bewirtschaftung eines Jagdreviers ( Profitable Management of a Hunting Ground).

Dresden: Meinhold Sche Hof Lied Druckerei. 1827.

With 27 Engravings of which 26 are hand-coloured copper plates of Birds of Prey after J.H.A. Friedrich and one schematic table): 132, (i).pp., contemporary polished tree-calf, later endpapers, original wrappers bound in, text partly unopened 4to (270 x 230 mm).

First and only edition of this rare work regarding managing birds of prey and their habitat.

Heink (1779-1869) was forester to the king of Saxony in Dresden.

This work is often referred to as a guide to the “practical management of hunting grounds,” focuses on maximizing the economic or functional value of land for hunting, a practice deeply rooted in historical land management and ecological stewardship.