COLIN'S PRICE GUIDE TO TRANTER BOOKS
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NOTE---Ten years since Nigel's death and the credit crunch have lowered many of the prices listed in this guide

 

 

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

SPANIARD S ISLE (Brockhampton Press, 1958) .................... £15-£25 (£35-£50) ......... $24-$40 ($55-$79)

BORDER RIDING (Brockhampton Press, 1959) .................... £10-£15 (£30-£40) ......... $16-$24 ($47-$63)

NESTOR THE MONSTER (Brockhampton Press, 1960) .................... £30-£40 (£50-£75) ......... $47-$63 ($79-$119)

BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Brockhampton Press, 1961) .................... £20-$30 (£35-£50) ......... $32-$47 ($55-$79)

THE DEER POACHERS (Blackie, 1961) .................... £10-£15 (£20-$40) ......... $16 -$24 ($32-$63)

SOMETHING VERY FISHY (CollIns, 1963) .................... £8-£10 (£15-£20) ......... $13-$16 ($24-$32)

GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME (CollIns, 1963) .................... £10-£15 (£15-£25) ......... $16-$24 ($24-$40)
ditto (as SMOKE ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS ) (Platt & Monk, U.S., 1964) .................... £3-£5 (£8-£10) ......... $5-$8 ($13 -$16)

SILVER ISLAND (Nelson, 1964) .................... £10-£15 (£30-£40) ......... $16-$24 ($47-$63)

PURSUIT (Collins, 1965) £10-£15 (£30-£40) ......... $16-$24 ($47-$63)

TINKER TESS (Dobson Books, 1967) .................... £20-£30 (£40-£60) $32-$47 ($63-$95)

FIRE AND HIGH WATER (CollIns, 1967) .................... £10-£15 (£30-£40) ......... $16-$24 ($47-$63)

TO THE RESCUE (Dobson Books, 1968) .................... £10-£15 (£30-£40) ......... $16-$24 ($47-$63)

BIOGRAPHY OUTLAW OF THE HIGHLANDS (Dobson Books, 1965) .................... £15-£20 (£40-£60) ......... $24-$32 ($63-$95)

NIGEL TRANTER S SCOTLAND (Richard Drew PublIshIng, 1981) .................... £6-£8 (£10-£15) ......... $9-$13 ($16-$24)

FOOTBRIDGE TO ENCHANTMENT (Lochar Publishing, 1992) .................... £15-£20 (£40-£60) ......... $24-$32 ($63-$95)
ditto (sIgned copies) (Lochar PublishIng, 1992) £20-£30 (£50-£75) ......... $32-$47 ($79-$119)

 

 

CASTLES AND HOUSES

THE FORTALICES AND EARLY MANSIONS OF SOUTHERN SCOTLAND (The Moray Press, 1935) .................... £60-£80 (£150-£250) ......... $95-$127 ($237-$396)

THE FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOTLAND: Volume 1: South East Scotland (Oliver & Boyd, 1962) .................... £6-£8 (£30-£40) ......... $9-$13 ($47-$63)

Volume 2: Central Scotland (Oliver & Boyd, 1963) .................... £6-£8 (£30-£40) ......... $9-$13 ($47-$63)

Volume 3: South West Scotland (Oliver & Boyd, 1965) .................... £6-£8 (£30-£40) $9-$13 ($47-$63)

Volume 4: Aberdeenshire, Angus and Klncardineshire (OlIver & Boyd, 1966) .................... £6-£8 (£30-£40) ......... $9-$13 ($47-$63)

Volume 5: North and West Scotland and Miscellaneous (W. & R. Chambers, 1970) .................... £8-£12 (£35-£50) ......... $13-$19 ($55-$79)

The Set (five volumes) £35-£50 (£200-£250) $55-$79 ($317-$396)

TALES AND TRADITIONS OF SCOTTISH CASTLES (Macdonald Publishing,1982) .................... £25-£30 (£35-£50) ......... $40-$47 ($55-$79)

 

 

TRAVEL

THE PEGASUS BOOK OF SCOTLAND (Dobson Books, 1964) .................... £10-£15 (£20-£25) ......... $16-$24 ($32-$40)

LAND OF THE SCOTS (Hodder & Stoughton, 1968) .................... £35-£50 (£75-£100) ......... $55-$79 ($119-$158)

THE QUEEN S SCOTLAND: Volume 1: The Heartland: Clackmannanshire, Perthshire and Stirlingshire (Hodder & Stoughton, 1971) .................... £8-£10 (£15-£20) ......... $13-$16 ($24-$32)

Volume 2: The Eastern Counties: Aberdeenshire, Angus & Kincardineshire (Hodder & Stoughton, 1972) .................... £15-£20 (£35-£50) ......... $24-$32 ($55-$79)

Volume 3: The North East: The Shires of Banif, Moray, Nairn, Easter Inverness & Easter Ross (Hodder & Stoughton, 1974) .................... £20-£25 (£40-£60) ......... $32-$40 ($63-$95)

Volume 4: Argyll and Bute (Hodder & Stoughton, 1977) .................... £25-£35 (£50-£75) ......... $40-$55 ($79-$119)

PORTRAIT OF THE BORDER COUNTRY (Robert Hale, 1972) .................... £6-£8 (£10-£15) ......... $9-$13 ($16-$24)

ILLUSTRATED PORTRAIT OF THE BORDER COUNTRY (Robert Hale, 1987) .................... £6-£8 (£15-£20) ......... $9-$13 ($24-$32)

PORTRAIT OF THE LOTHIANS (Robert Hale, 1979) .................... £10-£15 (£35-£50) ......... $16-$24 ($55-$79)

A TRAVELLER S GUIDE TO THE SCOTLAND OF ROBERT ThE BRUCE (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985) .................... £20-£25 (£35-£50) ......... $32-$40 ($55-$79)

THE STORY OF SCOTLAND (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987) .................... £15-£20 (£35-£50) ......... $24-$32 ($55-$79)

 

 

BOOKS WRITTEN WITH PHILIP TRANTER

CABLE FROM KABUL (novel) (Hodder & Stoughton, 1967) .................... £150-£200 (£500-£600) ......... $237-$317 ($792-$950)

NO TIGERS IN THE HINDU KUSH (travel) (Hodder & Stoughton, 1968) ........... ......... £150-£200 (£500-£600) ......... $237-$317 ($792-$950)

 

 

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