Looking up references

Books are generally referred to by their author and title, or if no single individual is responsible for creating the work, by the name of the editor. The author or editor can be an individual, several individuals, or a group or organisation.

Occasionally a book is issued in a changed form some time after first publication, and it becomes important to specify the edition you are referring to, and the date.

Some books are published at different times by different publishers, in different places and translated into various languages.

All these factors must be borne in mind in searching any catalogue either for a particular book, whose details you have, or for any book on a particular subject.