Devils Instrument by W O Mitchell (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon is a whimsical tale on the Faust legend with a distinctly Canadian flavour. Filled with wry humour and set against the backdrop of a timeless small down dynamic, the story of Willie MacCrimmon's curling duel with the Devil is a prairies-based tour de force. The Devil's Instument depicts a Hutterite teenage struggling with conformity in a puritan society. Mitchell's devil in this play is a figure of sympathy, but lines such as "Happy? I am free!" invite the questions: is it better to conform to society or to freely express artistic impulses? This collection provides humour, sobriety, and wonderful storytelling with a dash of the infernal.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). First edition. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Stapled Paper. Condition: Very Good. B/W Cross-sections (illustrator). Three of the most intriguing characters in this 23 scene play - not including John Schreiber the blacksmith - are : Preacher, Bone-setter, and Peter the Goose Boss. The back cover synopsis tells us that the play - set (recently) in western Canada - deals with the struggles of a young boy (Jacob) to conform with his Hutterite traditions while being tempted by the outside world. Opens with a short biography of the playwright. Text assisted by b/w photos from the stage production. Tight in binding. Has ex-library marks, wear, and soil. Hard-to-find in this rendering. QUote (p. C2) : " In the intervening years, W.O. Mitchell has produced an impressive body of work for radio, television and films, and has had the distinction of ._._._. . " Size: 4to.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). First edition. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

1974. (4to, wrappers) Very good. 31pp. Illus. Minor soiling to covers, as is typical with this type of card-covers. A play about a young Hutterite boy rebelling against the restrictive life of the colony.

Hard back binding in publisher's original taupe paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 267 printed pages of text. Superficial wear to the covers, small tan stain to the closed fore edges. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with thin crease lines to the upper edges, shallow rubs to the spine ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0771597282 PLAYS (Theatre Performance).