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Hands: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources
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Need a hand? Here are over a thousand! Over 1,100 images of hands in all shapes, sizes, and shades: writing, sewing, with pointing fingers, much more, all royalty-free. Drawn from rare 19th-century European and American books and periodicals, this treasury of hands will be perfect for spot illustrati...  read more
 


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Product Description:

Need a hand? Here are over a thousand! Over 1,100 images of hands in all shapes, sizes, and shades: writing, sewing, with pointing fingers, much more, all royalty-free. Drawn from rare 19th-century European and American books and periodicals, this treasury of hands will be perfect for spot illustrations and many other projects.
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Product Details:

ISBN 10: 048624959X
ISBN 13: 9780486249599
Author/Editor: Jim Harter
Format: Book
Page Count: 96
Dimensions: 9 x 12
Publication date: October 1985

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