It’s not usual to cite an ISBN at all. Normally one gives the editor/author, title, publisher & date (& sometimes place) of publication, e.g.
John Smith (ed.), A Big Fat Book (London: Big Fat Book Publishers, 2024)
Actual citation format will vary depending on your publisher’s style.
If however you do need to cite an ISBN for any reason, ISBN-13s are the standard. If it’s an older book & only has an ISBN-10, the ISBN-13 is the same as the barcode number.
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