Bound folio with illustrated ochre wrappers, numerous illustrations and Palmistry Chart, a relief print, 1967. 295x215 mm; 11 3/8×8 1/2 inches.
Number 52 from an edition of 300. Signed and titled in pencil on the relief print, lower margin. Signed, inscribed "To Joe, From" and numbered 52 in ink on the dedication page. Printed by Ace Letter Shop, Los Angeles. Published by the artist, Los Angeles.
In 1967, Betye Saar created Hand Book, in which hand symbols interpreted through her drawings and etchings are combined with the poetry of Beverly Gleaves and David Ossman and Xerox work by Gail Gehring. Palms and palmistry charts would become common subjects in Saar's print and assemblage artwork.
Another copy is in the special collections of the library of the Getty Center Research Institute.
