Charles Rooking Carter (27 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a unique insight into the development of Victoria, Australia, from a humble penal colony to a thriving metropolis. The author, a seasoned colonist with decades of experience, takes readers on a historical journey, showcasing the rapid rise of Melbourne and its surrounding suburbs. Through a comprehensive analysis of primary sources and firsthand accounts, the author offers a balanced perspective on the challenges and triumphs faced by early settlers in Victoria. The book also delves into the complexities of governance, infrastructure development, and the impact of the gold rush on the social and economic landscape of the region. Ultimately, this book serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in the rich history and transformative growth of Victoria, Australia. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 42 pages. Lacks rear wrapper, front wrapper lacks small pieces on the edges. A rare New Zealand bibliography. Charles Rooking Carter (1822 - 1896) was a New Zealand contractor, politician, and philanthropist from England. Carterton in the Wairarapa was named in his honour.…

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. xii, 404 [4] pages, frontispiece and 100 other b/w illustrations. Small piece lacking from top of spine. rare self published account of travels in Europe in the early 1870s by Charles Rooking Carter who resided in Wellington New Zealand.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, 404 [4] pages, frontispiece and 100 other b/w illustrations. Rare self published account of travels in Europe in the early 1870s by Charles Rooking Carter who resided in Wellington New Zealand.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The wrappers are rubbed with some chips to margins. Some abrasions to the title lettering on the front wrapper. Front and rear wrappers are detached from spine and held on by adhesive tape across spine. Paper spine chipped and worn. Internally good. Complete. Rubber stamp of "T. Phipps" on title page. Some foxing.; Uncommon [Not in BM; WorldCat locates 8 copies in libraries: 2 in Australia, 6 in New Zealand]. [4], 120, [5 ("Works by the Same Author")] pages. Original printed pink paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 182 x 119mm. Narrative of the author's world trip. Includes accounts of visiting San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and the Falls of Niagara. Contents: London to Alexandria; Cairo - Heliopolis - Fellaheen; The Nilometer - Among the Tombs - The Cairo Citadel; The Tombs at Sakkarah; The Pyramid of Cheops; From Cairo in Egypt, to Colombo in Ceylon; A Visit to the Ancient City of Kandy; Ceylon to New Zealand; New Zealand; Across the Pacific Ocean from Auckland to San Francisco; calling at Kandavu and Honolulu; San Francisco - Journey from the City of Gold to the City of Saints; Salt Lake City and Brigham Young; Continuation of my journey across the North American Continent - From Ogden to Niagara; The Falls of Niagara; A Peep at New York and the Centennial Exhibition - Across the Atlantic to Liverpool. "The residents in San Francisco, as a rule, seemed respectable and well-to-do people; but that there are also swarms of adventurers, loafers and swindlers there, I am equally certain. I was advised not to stray far from my hotel after dark, and I found it good advice, for when I did so, to a very limited extent, I noticed I was followed, watched, and dodged from one shop window to another by more than one suspicious-looking man - a veritable-looking 'rough' of the London type." - page 86. [Bibliographical reference: Bagnall "New Zealand National Bibliography" 1003. …

Boards. 1st edition. 1st ed., octavo, original cloth boards, large folding colour map 'Province of Victoria 1870', colour frontis (Port Phillip Head and Queencliff), colour plate (Pontoon Bridge at Echuca), pp xiv, 214 plus publisher's catalogue. Light creasing to upper pages, some previous restoration to the top and edges of the spine, slightly faded to edges of boards. Very good condition. Published under the pseudonym "A Colonist of Twenty Years Standing". Written on Carter's return to England, to encourage emigration to Victoria. Includes chapter on mining with information on the Ballarat Mining Company, underground works, shafts and tunnels, washing and gold collecting.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. xiv, 214 pp, with colored folding map (of the Province of Victoria) and two color plates, but no ads. Rebound in cloth-backed marbled boards with leather spine label. Embossed library stamp on title page; no other libraray markings. Leather corners rubbed, some staining to fore edges, but text generally clean (a few smudges here and there), binding sound. "Carter wrote the book on returning to Britain from Victoria in 1870, when he discovered that the 'old country' was in a poor state economically, and that although the question of emigration was receiving a large amount of public attention, there was a general lack of knowledge as to the real conditions in Australia. Carter's book attempts to inform people as to the great opportunities in Victoria, although he promises to show 'the dark as well as the bright surface.'" (Victoria Museum). The color plates show "Port Phillip Heads and Queenscliff" and "Pontoon Bridge at Echuca.". …

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Ex-library, General Assembly Library, New Zealand. Parliamentary Library. Gilt library stamp on spine and front board. Leather rubbed and deteriorating at corners and ends of spine. 4mm loss of leather at top of joints.; Scarce. (i-ii), i-iv (List of Subscribers), (iii)-xii, 1-404, [1-4] (advertisements) pages + frontispiece. Rebound late 19th century in brown half morocco. Page dimensions: 199 x 133mm. Illustrated with 100 wood engravings, some full page, some in-text. Account of travel in Europe in the 1870s by a New Zealander. With several chapters on Italy, and descriptions of the author's travels in France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, England. "It has been written in the hope that it may prove interesting to my fellow colonists, and particularly, to those young men who, having been born in the Colony of New Zealand, have not had or, perhaps, may not have, the opportunity of visiting Europe" - from the Preface, page iv. The printed List of Subscribers is headed by Sir George Grey, Sir Donald M'Lean, I. E. Featherston, and W. Fitzherbert. [Reference: Bagnall 1001]. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. vol 1 bound in a blue cloth -vol 2 published 1866 light bump bottom edge boun d in a reddish cloth spine sunned - both volumes good order.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 274. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1870 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 274.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 444. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1875 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 444.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 236 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.54 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 238 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.54 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 238 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.54 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 236 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.54 inches. This item is printed on demand.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1870 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 275 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 275 Charles Rooking Carter, A colonist of twenty years' standing.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1870. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 275, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 275 275.…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have. …