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Dear John:
I purchased Jonathan Kellerman's "Gone" and when I got home I noticed the book did not have an ISBN. The jacket had the correct ISBN and the book had the "number line."
Thanks, Tyler (Illinois)
John replies:
Ballentine chose to not print the ISBN on the copyright page. So, I believe that the copy you are referencing to be a true first.
- John
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