Bali - Bali. Published By The Travellers' Official Information Bureau For Netherland India Batavia-java/uitgegeven Door De Officieele Vereeniging Voor Toeristenverkeer In Nederlandsch-indië. Batavia-java. Dutch Text Alongside English Translation By A.

Hamilton. [Batavia], Travellers' Official Information Bureau for Netherland India.., s.d. [circa], 1935. 2 parts in one volume, recent clothbacked original limp coloured and illustrated wrappers. 66, 66pp. of dutch & english text. Frontispieces (a thrilling moment in the so-called 'Main Pentjak' at Bone near Denpasar/two balinese girls dressing-up for the feast), many black/white plates (of which double-page) and text-ills, after field-photographs, with captions in dutch and english, double-page coloured sketch-map of Bali at very end with legenda in dutch/english, also depicting connecting air- and steam-ship lines (K.P.M. to and fro Australia, Java & surrounding Islands,tables listing Hotels, boarding-houses, bed-and=breakfast and other accommodation offered, large fold. map of Bali with legenda printed on facing page, being a table of distances, dutch and english language indexes, extensive bibliography at end of part one, photo-credits. SCAN AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Much more than a general tourist-guide: text deals with, a.o., a general survey of Bali (position and coast line, mountains, rivers, climate, flora, exports, roads, census statistics, history..); religion and customs (temples and cult groups, statues of Gods, temple buildings, gates and walls, nature worship, feasts, cock fighting, galungan, nyepi, documents on bronze plaques, dietary taboos, filing of the teeth, marriage ceremonies, stage, theatre and music..) and principal sights of Bali. A very interesing and lavishly illustrated publication in orig. attractive publ. wrappers. Good. Scarce. (copy recently cloth rebacked, some minor restorations to upper front and lower outer wrappers, NOT disturbing however).