Print book

You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the frequently asked questions about Chicago A for further advice.

Format template

Footnote number. Author, Title of Book (Publisher, year), page number(s).

Footnote Example

First entry:

2. Kristin Otto, Yarra: A Diverting History (Text Publishing, 2009), 12.

5. Karen S. Clippinger, Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology, 2nd ed. (Human Kinetics, 2016), 124.

12. Konrad Bartsch, So Sah Ich Moskau (Gauverlag-NS-Schlesien, 1941), 25, microfilm.

Subsequent entries:

22. Otto, Yarra, 43.

25. Clippinger, Dance Anatomy, 127.

30. Bartsch, So Sah Ich Moskau, 38.

Bibliography

Bibliography template

Author (surname, given name). Title of Book. Publisher, year.

Bibliography example

Otto, Kristin. Yarra: A Diverting History. Text Publishing, 2009.

Clippinger, Karen S. Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology. 2nd ed. Human Kinetics, 2016.

Bartsch, Konrad. So Sah Ich Moskau. Gauverlag-NS-Schlesien, 1941. Microfilm.

Tips for this reference type

  • See Manual 13.22 and 14.2.
  • For books with more than one author, consult the About Chicago A page.
  • The Chicago Manual of Style no longer requires the place of publication to be included in most book citations. See Manual 14.30.
  • Specify the edition if it is not the first edition (see Manual 14.15).
  • For books in an alternative format (i.e. microfilm), include the format type after the facts of publication (Manual 14.17).
  • In the bibliography (but not the footnotes), invert the name (i.e. surname, given name).
  • In the bibliography, no page numbers are given for books. Give beginning and ending page numbers for book chapters.
  • Use the shortened form for second and subsequent footnotes.
  • For online books, include the DOI (or URL) as the last part of the citation.
  • Where there are no page numbers, you may refer to chapter or section headings. See Manual 14.59.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)