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COMPLETE SET OF SIX PARTS BOUND IN TWO VOLUMES. Second printing of Adolf Jellinek`s seminal collection of short ancient and medieval Midrashim and pseudepigrapha, dealing with an extremely wide range of topics from simple exegesis on the bible to Kabbalic and apocalyptic literature. The texts are presented in the original Hebrew and each of the six parts begins with lengthy introduction in German. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 200x125mm. [XXX+158+XXXVI+122+XLVIII+198] + [XV+152+LX+208+XXXXV+156] pages. Brown board Hardcover with brown cloth spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner`s stamp on front whitepage upper corner. Cover rubbed. Cover corners and edges rubbed, slightly bumped and peeling. Inner cover browning. Pages yellowing. [VOL.I]: Cover and spine detached. Spine edges partly chipped. [VOL.II]: Spine edges rubbed and slightly worn. [SUMMARY]: This rare two volume classic anthology of Midrashic literature, indispensable for the study of all facets of ancient and medieval Judaism, is otherwise in very good condition.