Procrustes Inn Register

Drypoints, embossing, and holographic text by Robert Cremean in a linen tray case. Seven copies include handmade wooden slipcase with scribed copper plate and bas relief used in printing the edition. 21” x 16 3/4”. Edition of 28. 1994. $4,500. (One copy remaining.) Deluxe, $10,000. (One copy remaining.)

In Greek legend, Procrustes was a celebrated robber who haunted the road near Eleusis. When guests accepted his hospitality, he made them lie on one of his two beds, one very long, the other very short. If the guest did not fit, he was cropped or stretched to fit.