Multivolume work

Works cited entry

Conway, Jill Ker, ed. Written by Herself. 2 vols. New York: Vintage-Random, 1996. Print.

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Include the total number of volumes before the city and publisher, using the abbreviation “vols.”

Works cited entry

Conway, Jill Ker, ed. Written by Herself. Vol. 2. New York: Vintage-Random, 1996. Print. 2 vols.

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If your paper cites only one of the volumes, give the volume number before the city and publisher and give the total number of volumes after the date.

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Citation at a glance: Book (MLA)

Exercise: MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources

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