Penelope Bungles to Broome (New Speciality Titles)

Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. Beloved Australian broadcaster & his wife explore the north-west of Westen Australia in their trusty 4WD, Penelope. Lovely combination of travel, memoir & history. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by By Photographs A follow-up to Tim Bowden's "Penelope Goes West", this time covering the intriguing adventures of Tim, Ros, Penelope (the car) and The Manor (the caravan) as they travel across the grandeur and spectacle of Broome, the Kimberleys and various points south and west. Bowden's fascination with rarely seen Aboriginal rock art is a major theme in his continuing love affair with Australia. On their journey Tim and wife, Ros, explore the Kimberley by land and sea, where dramatic 12-metre tides guard coastal locations unchanged by time - still as 17th-century buccaneer William Dampier first described them. For three months, Tim and Ros and their trusty four-wheel-drive, Penelope, travelled from the improbably sculptured Bungle Bungles to the Pilbara and the wildflower-filled Mid West. Bowden's enthusiasm for history is clear and his book is peppered with stories of present and past, ill-fated settlements and expeditions, tragic tourist deaths and the grandeur of Australia's intriguing, spectacular north-west. Book is in very good condition with some edge wear. Tips of the corners bumped and worn; spine ends, especially lower spine, corners rubbed with a tiny tear on one point. The page block may have some toning, or it was that color from the beginning, I cannot tell. There are two light creases on the front cover in addition to spine and hinge creases. There is the usual surface smudging and scuffing. The interior pages are clean and bright and the binding is tight, but 1 page of photographs is loose. I inspected the binding and can see no flaws or weakness so I assume the page was deliberately pulled out for some purpose of previous owner. The picture is a scan of the actual book.