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Rich provenance collection

Title
Rich provenance collection, ca. 1845-1848.
Author
Rich, O. (Obadiah), 1777-1850.
Supplementary Content
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Details

Additional Authors
  • Lenox, James, 1800-1880.
  • Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886.
Description
.5 linear foot (1 box, 2 v.)
Summary
Collection consists of negative photostats of letters and accounts, original printed catalogs, and a photostat of an annotated catalog.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Sales catalogs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Obadiah Rich (1783?-1850) was an American book dealer who dealt extensively in Americana.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 2568
OCLC
NYPW94-A213
Author
Rich, O. (Obadiah), 1777-1850.
Title
Rich provenance collection, ca. 1845-1848.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Obadiah Rich (1783?-1850) was an American book dealer who dealt extensively in Americana. In 1844 he bought Henri Ternaux de Compans's collection of American early printed books and manuscripts, then sold it through Henry Stevens to James Lenox in 1848.
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Occupation
Book collectors.
Added Author
Lenox, James, 1800-1880.
Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2568
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