Gather the information you need for the citation: the author's name, title of the book, publisher and date and place of publication. Also include the publication medium, which in the case of a book is "print." For example: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th Edition by the Modern Language Association, published in 2009 by the MLA in New York.
Cite the book on a works cited page as author, title (in italics), the edition, where the book was published, publisher, publication date and publication method. For example: Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009. Print.
Cite the book within the text in parentheses. Use the author and the page number. For example: (MLA 17).