COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET. RARE critical edition of the original Hebrew text with English translation of Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael - a halakhic midrash to the Book of Exodus. The editor - Jacob Zallel Lauterbach (1873-1942) was an American Judaica scholar and author who served on the faculty of Hebrew Union College and composed responsa for the Reform movement in America. He specialized in Midrashic and Talmudical literature, and is best known for his landmark critical edition and English translation of the Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael. [ALL VOLUMES]: 175x115mm. [LXV+255] + [292] + [272] pages. Hardcover. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Cover slightly rubbed. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Pages yellowing. [VOL.1]: Text block edges slightly stained. Sticker on inner cover. [VOL.2]: Sticker on inner cover. [VOL.3]: Cover slightly stained. Text block edges slightly age stained. [SUMMARY]: Else all volumes in good condition.