Wanted by Andy Sandler

[Vintage Basketball Pat]

Hi Andy...

I'll hold on to it for right now. The other Nat Holman books and reprints are pretty common and the prices you mention are in line for those. However, Scientific Basketball is much, much more rare. It's a different beast.

Keep in mind that he wasn't as famous in 1922. He had just joined the Original Celtics at the end of the 1921 season. He was a college instructor and his book was published by an obscure publisher. The distribution would have been far less than his 1932, 1946, or 1950 books. Those books were widely published and are relatively easy to find.

In my time collecting books and other publications, I have actually seen more Naismith Origin of Basketball original copies than Holman Scientific Basketball books. It is in wraps...not hardcover...so it is also condition sensitive.

There are a lot of reasons that justify the greater value - just one opinion and keep in mind that I'm a basketball book snob (collector). lol! I'd probably claim this as my area of expertise in this hobby. I've even told people that if they have the copyright date, I can name the book in most cases! ;-)

Anyway...I ramble. I would make a counteroffer...however I think we are too far apart presently. We'll talk more about it in the future.

Best regards, Pat