[LIVINGSTON HOPKINS 14 ORIGINALS COLOR BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS 1881] LIVINGSTON HOPKINS, American-Australian cartoonist, 14 full-page, 9-1/2” x 7-1/2”, amusing/nonsense color illustrations disbound from an incomplete, dilapidated copy of “Three Wise Old Couples” by Mrs. E. T. Corbett, 1881, with Hopkins monogram variously “HOP” or “H” underlined in most; Livingston York Yourtee "Hop" Hopkins, 1846-1927, American-born cartoonist who became a major figure in Australian cartooning…best known for his work with The Bulletin…also notable for drawing one of the earliest newspaper comic strips, Professor Tigwissel's Burglar Alarm. (wikipedia) /// CONDITION: well-preserved, copy minimally faded, varying edgewear including some limited loss not affecting the illustrations.