The 1907 dust jacket of Burgess's Are You a Bromide? contains the first use of the word "blurb."
A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dust jacket of a book. With the development of the mass-market paperback, they were placed on both covers by most publishers. Now they also found on web portals and news websites. A blurb may introduce a newspaper or a book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurb
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