6 monthly issues, January-June, comprising Volume V bound in one, 8vo (210 x 130 mm). Engraved general title. (Some spotting and browning.) Contemporary calf-backed boards (some soiling and wear, portion of a shelf label on foot of spine.)

A LENGTHY CONTEMPORARY REVIEW OF LEWIS AND CLARK'S HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION. "There is something peculiarly interesting in the narrative of the adventures of men, who, leaving the circle of civilized life, and cultivated nature, traverse unknown seas on a voyage of discovery, or break their way through the unvisited deserts of a continent, exploring the hidden sources of some immense river, or penetrating to the remote confines of an exterior ocean..."

The review was published in two installments: on pages 127-149 in the February issue and on pages 210-234 in the March issue.  Allen's is one of the earliest reviews recorded in the Lewis and Clark College bibliography and it is by far the longest. In addition to reviewing the work, extended excerpts are printed. Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 5a.1 (Notices).