Chicago Citation Style, 18th Edition

Citing Books

This section provides examples of book citations.

Note citations (footnotes or endnotes) are designated with an N, while bibliography citations are marked by a B.

• One Author or Editor
• Multiple Authors or Editors
• Author and Editor
• Author and Translator
• Organization as Author
• Anonymous Work
• Chapter from an Edited Work
• Multivolume Work
• Edition Other than the First
• Dictionary or Encyclopedia
• E-Book

Please note that Chicago now omits the place of publication for books published after 1900 (see the Manual, 14.30). For books published before 1900, they recommend using the place of publication instead of the publisher itself, as it is of greater interest (see the Manual, 14.31).

For more information and examples, be sure to consult The Chicago Manual of Style Online.