For a book with a single author, the name appears last name, first name in the following format (the punctuation is important to follow also!) :
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.
Examples:
Fisher, Adrian. Labyrinth: solving the riddle of the maze. Harmony Books, 1990.
Innes, Jocasta. Scandinavian Painted Decor. Rizzoli, 1990.
The information you need for your citation can generally be found on the front of the title page (image on left) and back of the title page (image on right).
Sometimes, especially with European publications, the publication information is on the last page of the book instead of at the beginning.
The name of the first author listed appears in last name, first name format; each additional author's name appears first name last name:
Example:
Weir, Rebecca and Allyson Coates. The Languages of Light. Artifice books on architecture, 2015.
When a book has more than two authors, rather than list them all you can choose to use the Latin "et al." (meaning "and others"); note there is a period after the "al".
Example:
Ehmann, Sven, et al. Liquid Spaces: scenography, installations and spacial experiences. Die Gestalten Verlag, 2015.
When a book's creator is listed as an "editor" instead of an author (as is common with art and design books), you should use either "ed." after their name or "eds." if there are multiple editors.
Example:
Potvin, John, ed. Oriental Interiors: design, identity, space. Bloomsbury, 2015.
Bee, Harriet S., and Michelle Elligott, eds. Art in Our Time: a chronicle of The Museum of Modern Art. The Museum of Modern Art, 2004.
If a book has multiple editions, include the edition number and "ed." (short for edition) after the title.
Example:
Ching, Francis D.K. Architectural Graphics. 6th ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
For books written by a corporation, firm, group or organization, use the name of the corporation in place of the author.
Examples:
Design Collective Architects. Homes: issues + processes. Black Dog Pub., 2011.
Architects' Emergency Committe. Great Georgian Houses of America. Kalkhoff Press, 1933-37.
Sometimes a book has no listed author. In this case, the title comes first (and appears in alphabetical order with the authors in your bibliography).
Example:
The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement. Greystone Press, 1970.
Republication example:
Translator example:
Krekel-Aalberse, Annelies. Art Nouveau and Art Deco Silver. Translated by Patricia Wardle. H.N. Abrams, 1989.
Multi-volume:
