- Additional Authors
- 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)
- Biography (note)
- Obadiah Rich (1783?-1850) was an American book dealer who dealt extensively in Americana.
- Processing Action (note)
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Book collectors.
- Added Author
Lenox, James, 1800-1880.
Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 2568