Start out with the name of the author, followed by a period. The author's name should be listed last name, first name, middle initial. If you do not know the entire first name or the middle initial, that is okay. You can just use the first initial for the first name. For example, if the author is listed as J. Totheby, then your citation will begin: Totheby, J.
Add the title of the book and another period. This should be in italics. If your word processor will not support italics, then use an underscore symbol to indicate that the title should be underlined. For example, if the book's title is "Learning Shakespeare Through Osmosis," then your citation should presently look like this: Totheby, J. _Learning Shakespeare Through Osmosis_.
Add the original publication date, followed by a period. This is the year that the book was published for the first time. For example, if the book was first published in 1997, then republished in 2001, your citation at this point will look like this: Totheby, J. _Learning Shakespeare Through Osmosis_. 1997.
List the city where the book was published, followed by a colon, the publisher's name and a comma. This information can usually be found on the inside cover of the book or on the title page. If your book was published in Cairo, Georgia by Lesleyan Publishing, then your citation, thus far, will look like this: Totheby, J. _Learning Shakespeare Through Osmosis_. 1997. Cairo: Lesleyan Publishing,
Finish with the year of republication and a period. Using the same example we have been working with, we know that the book was republished in 2001. Therefore, your finished citation will look like this: Totheby, J. _Learning Shakespeare Through Osmosis_. 1997. Cairo: Lesleyan Publishing, 2001.