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In this case, the jacket proclaimed "YES, this is a 'BLURB'!" and the picture was of a (fictitious) young woman "Miss Belinda Blurb" shown calling out, described as "in the act of blurbing." The name and term stuck for any publisher's contents on a book's back cover, even after the picture was dropped and only the text remained.
This image includes cover art that author Jack Stevenson commisioned from Swedish artist Daniel Andréason and a back cover blurb written by the author. All elements of this image are the property of Jack Stevenson and are release for general use by the public.
The back panel or flaps of the dust cover are printed with biographical information about the author, a summary of the book from the publisher (known as a blurb) or critical praise from celebrities or authorities in the book's subject area. The back of a dust jacket often has a barcode for retail purchase, and the book's ISBN. The information ...
The back cover blurb of the 1956 Cardinal paperback edition described the story with hyperbolic highlights: "Dramatic and charged with emotional violence..." Under tons of rubbish, rat-infested and filthy, the police found the bodies of two enormously wealthy old men. Once they had been gay and talented men about town.
The "recto" and "verso" terms can also be employed for the front and back of a one-sheet artwork, particularly in drawing. A recto-verso drawing is a sheet with drawings on both sides, for example in a sketchbook—although usually in these cases there is no obvious primary side. Some works are planned to exploit being on two sides of the same ...
Dust jackets serve to protect the underlying cover from wear. On the folded part, or flap, over the front cover is generally a blurb, or a summary of the book. The back flap is where the biography of the author can be found. Reviews are often placed on the back of the jacket. Many modern bestselling hardcover books use a partial cloth cover ...
The original brief back-cover blurb was written by E. B. White. The London Review of Books called it a "linguistic romp with an important lesson at its heart" and "a tale of loss, liberty and language laced with typical Thurberian wit". School Librarian wrote that "The period coloured illustrations add to the charm to make a very inviting book".
The edges of the stiff, unflexible board cover extended 1 ⁄ 8 in (3 mm) past the trim of the interior pages. [1] The concept was heralded in a back cover blurb: Permabooks combine the virtues of handiness for the pocket and durability for the library shelf. They are selected with care to provide reliable books for education and recreation.