How to cite a book in Bluebook
A quick, accurate guide to formatting a book citation in Bluebook 22nd Edition — with a real example you can copy, plus a free generator that does it for you.
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Reference entry
Richard Dawkins, THE SELFISH GENE (4th ed. 2016).
Short form
Dawkins, supra note __, at .
What you need to cite a book
- Author
- Book title
- Edition
- Publisher
- Place of publication
- Year
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