96 194 (ISRAEL, LAND OF). Buckingham, James Silk. Travels in Palestine, Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan; including a visit to the cities of Geraza and Gamala in the the Decapolis. Second edition. Two volumes. Frontispiece portrait, folding maps, plans and plates. pp. xxxviii, (ii, list of plates), 402; iv, 474. Stained in places. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, worn, spines cracked, upper cover detached. 8vo.[Röhricht 1650; Blackmer 232.] London, Longman, Hurst, etc, 1822. $600-900 195 (ISRAEL, LAND OF). José López Portillo y Rojas. Egipto y Palestina Apuntes de Viaje [“A Travel Account of Egypt and Palestine.”] FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with four lithographic plates. pp. 326. Browned and foxed in places, previous owner’s signatures. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards, rubbed. Thick 8vo. México, Imprenta de Díaz de Leon y White, 1874. $500-700 196 (ISRAEL, LAND OF). Guzman, José María. Breve y Sencilla Narración del Viaje que Hizo a Visitar los Santos Lugares de Jerusalen [“A Brief and Simple Narration of a Trip Made to Visit the Holy Places of Jerusalem.”] Third edition. pp. (10), 54. Lightly foxed. Contemporary marbled wrappers, light wear. 12mo. Mexico, D. Luis Abadiano y Valdes, 1837. $700-1000 ❧ One of the earliest Mexican travel books to the Holy Land. Guzman not only narrates his trip but also discusses the culture and history of the region in a chapter entitled: “Cosas notables de la Palestina y otras partes del levante.” Of interest is the comment here by the Christian author protesting the fact that los judíos viven como extranjeros en su propia patria (“the Jews live as foreigners in their own homeland.”) See Jaime Krejner (et al), Tierra Santa y el Nuevo Mundo durante el Imperio Otomano: Viaje a Través de los Testimonios de Autores Españoles, Portugueses y Latinoamericanos (2007) pp. 42-44. Lot 195 Lot 196 Lot 194