Criterion Library 24 Volume Set (Partial): A Life of Washington (2 Vols.); History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812. (2 Vols.); The Life of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (2 Vols.); The History of Napoleon Bonaparte (2 Vols.); American Adventure by Land and Sea, Being Remarkable Instances of Enterprise and Fortitude among Americans - Shipwrecks, Adventures at Home and Abroad, Indian Captivities, Etc. (2 Vols.); The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (Vol. 2 of 2 Only); The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, with Selections from His Writings (Vol. 2 of 2 Only); History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountain

Overall very good. Front hinge of first American Adventure volume loose, fore edges lightly foxed, most of gilt from spine titles rubbed away, light spot to fore edge of one volume. Binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked. 1900 Small Hard Cover. A partial set of uniformly bound works released by A.L. Fowle in 1900, collectively called the Criterion Library, and comprised of reissues of classics literature and history. Fowle released several such sets, and this one is characterized by the green shamrock design on the covers. Includes: A Life of Washington (2 Vols.); History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812. (2 Vols.); The Life of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (2 Vols.); The History of Napoleon Bonaparte (2 Vols.); American Adventure by Land and Sea, Being Remarkable Instances of Enterprise and Fortitude among Americans - Shipwrecks, Adventures at Home and Abroad, Indian Captivities, Etc. (2 Vols.); The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (Vol. 2 of 2 Only); The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, with Selections from His Writings (Vol. 2 of 2 Only); History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains, and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean: Performed during the Years 1804, 1805, 1806, by Order of the Government of the United States (Vol. 1 of 2 Only); The Life and Actions of Alexander the Great; The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, with a View of the Progress of Society in Europe from the Subversion of the Roman Empire to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century; The Life of Lord Byron; A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great; Lives of the Ancient Philosophers; The History of Charlemagne; Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political [with] The Conduct of the Understanding, with an Introductory Essay; Life and Times of His Late Majesty George the Fourth. with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons of the Last Fifty Years; Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Addressed to J.G. Lockhart, Esq.; Indian Biography; or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters (Vol. 1 of 2 Only); Selections from the British Poets (Vol. 2 of 2 Only).…