JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<a data-id="ISBN" title="Add this item" class="open-AddBookDialog btn btn-primary" href="#addBookDialog">test</a>
<div class="modal fade" id="addBookDialog" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
<h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Modal title</h4>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<input type="text" name="bookId" id="bookId" value="" />
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
</div>
</div><!-- /.modal-content -->
</div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
</div><!-- /.modal -->
JavaScript
$(document).on("click", ".open-AddBookDialog", function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
var _self = $(this);
var myBookId = _self.data('id');
$("#bookId").val(myBookId);
$(_self.attr('href')).modal('show');
});