MINSKY, RICHARD. Minsky in Bed. 68 erotic illuminated initials. 360x235 mm; 14 1/4x9 1/4 inches, sheets. Folio, unique binding of purple calf with eight Vermeil copulating couples, brass chain, handcuffs and key, in a folding pink box made from Minsky's bedsheets (18x12 inches). (SA) Sag Harbor, New York, 1996
number two of only three copies from the edition de tête, signed and dedicated to the sackners on Richard de Bas paper. 'Not exactly a modern day Casanova, Minsky reveals the (mis)adventures of his love life. Is it fact or fiction? The stories he tells are his true recollections of events. Only the names have been changed. The text and commentary are highlighted by the author with historiated, illuminated and inhabited initial letters. As with the books of the 15th century, a new method of production is employed. Each copy is printed directly from the computer on an Epson Stylus 1000 inkjet printer, then hand colored and gilded. The edition de tête consists of 2 copies on Richard de Bas handmade paper, and 1 copy on paper at the Dieu Donné Papermill, with the MINSKY watermark.' '–colophon.com/minsky.' The colophon indicates an edition of 10, but after the third copy changes in software and hardware made it impossible to produce additional copies from the same files. Each copy is unique in coloring detail, and the text, typography and images may vary as well. There was no 'final' version of a chapter, as it could evolve with each new printing. The subscribers had the option of commissioning a Minsky binding designed for this edition. Copy Number one is in the Collection of The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, ordered with a binding in Minsky's bedsheets. Copy Number 3 resides in the Collection of Valentina & Gary Milman.
