Vanity Fair Prints, also known as "Spy" prints - Americans

Navigation 2023

Since Adirondack Retro acquired Darvill's Rare Prints in August of 2022, we have been working tirelessly on our New State-Of-The Art Website . We are excited to announce that it is now up and running and that our massive inventory of Antique Prints and Rare Maps are being transferred over to the new site daily. In addition to the nearly 500,000 prints found on www.DarvillsRarePrints.com, Adirondack Retro offers an eclectic selection of Antique and Vintage Advertisements along with their Limited Edition Giclee Prints. During this transition, customers will still be able to shop and make purchases on www.DarvillsRarePrints.com.

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We sell only original Vanity Fair "SPY" prints, NOT reproductions.
Sheet size for one page lithographs is approximately 10½ by 15½ inches.
Double page plates are approximately 21 by 15½ inches.

Whenever possible, we provide the original descriptive text or a copy thereof.

VANITY FAIR "SPY" PRINTS ~ AMERICANS

Vanity Fair "Spy" Print Categories

Ambassadors from England

Ambassadors to England

Architects and Engineers

Automobilists/Balloonists

Bankers and Financiers

Businessmen and Empire Builders

Carriage Drivers

Chancellors of the Exchequer

Doctors and Scientists

Explorers and Inventors

Prime Ministers

Proofs before lettering

Railway Officials

Red Robed Judges

Shipping Officials

Stock Exchange Officials

Trade Union Officials

The Honourable Hamilton Fish, American Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

The Honourable Hamilton Fish, American Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

May 18, 1872

"Consequential Damages."

$65

Charles Sumner US Senator

The Honourable Charles Sumner, Member of the United States Senate

May 25, 1872

"The Massive Grievance."

General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America

June 1, 1872

"Captain, Tanner, Farmer, General, Imperator"

Mr. Horace Greeley, Candidate for the Presidency of the United States

Mr. Horace Greeley, Candidate for the Presidency of the United States

July 20, 1872

"Anything to beat Grant."

Mr. Charles Francis Adams

Mr. Charles Francis Adams

Oct. 5, 1872

"An Arbitrator."

$40

General Robert Cumming Schenk, U.S.A.

General Robert Cumming Schenk, U.S.A.

Jan. 23, 1875

"The United States"

$35

D.L. Moody

D.L. Moody

April 3, 1875

"Prayer & Praise"

[see Clergy category for possible availability]

Mr. Samuel Ward

Mr. Samuel Ward

Jan. 10, 1880

"Uncle Sam"

James Gordon Bennett

Nov. 15, 1884

"New York Herald"

Oliver Wendell Holmes

June 19, 1886

"the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table"

Colonel George C. Couraud

Colonel George C. Gouraud

April 13, 1889

"Little Menlo"

$55

The Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew, LL.D

The Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew, LL.D

Oct. 26, 1889

"President of the New York Central Road"

Phineus Taylor Barnum

Phineus Taylor Barnum

Nov. 16, 1889

"Barnum"

$100

The Hon. Thomas Francis Bayard

The Hon. Thomas Francis Bayard

June 24, 1894

"the United States."

$45

John Hay

John Hay
The United States Ambassador

June 24, 1897

"U.S.A."

William McKinley

William McKinley
President of the United States

Feb. 2, 1899

"An American Protector."

$85

Mr. Henry White March 16, 1899

Mr. Henry White

March 16, 1899

"A Diplomatic Cousin."

Tod Sloan

May 25, 1899

"an American Jockey"

Joseph J. Choate
The United States Ambassador

Sept. 28, 1899

"United States Embassy"

$35

Mr Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States

Sept 4, 1902

"U.S.A."

Mr. Andrew Carnegie

Oct. 29, 1903

"Free Libraries"

Mr Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt

July 31, 1907

"Mr Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt"

Thomas Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States

March 12, 1913

The New Prsident of the United States

$85

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