Archaic Figure by Clampitt, Amy - 1987

Knopf, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf, 1987. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine copy. 1990. 2nd prt.. softcover. 8vo, 113 pp. .

New York: Knopf, 1987-03-12. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. Stated 1st edition with no other printings listed (1st paperback printing). Same ISBN but different cover art than pictured - this is a paperback. Tight and clean. Spine uncreased, shelfwear very minor. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Knopf, March 1987. Trade . 2.1 PB worn -5%.

New York. 1987. March 1987. Knopf. 1st Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 039475090x. 115 pages. paperback. Cover: Chip Kidd. keywords: Poetry America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - ARCHAIC FIGURE, which followed WHAT THE LIGHT WAS LIKE in 1987, continues in the vein of Clampitt's ‘idiosyncratic style,' as William Logan called it in the Chicago Tribune. But he added that in this volume ‘style occasionally lapses into mannerism: the long, sometimes wearying sentences; the sharp enjambments that seem a nervous mania; the vocabulary whirled through a Waring Blender.' New York Times Book Review contributor Mark Rudman maintained, however, that the collection ‘gets better as it goes along - as it becomes less archaic, less mythy, less Grecian and moves into cooler climes and grassier realms.' Rudman also approved of the poet's ‘spontaneity and humor; she is quick to react, hasty, impulsive, responsive to place - and to space.' In the London Sunday Times,… Read More

Knopf, 1987-03-12. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition, Very Good Plus condition, tight clean unmarked, NO age toning, no creases no slant.