Library

A number of old books from the CSGB library.

Since we first started writing our reference books and publishing our magazines we have been keeping a copy of every one for the future. Even when wartime restrictions meant we could only produce our magazines to order we still managed to print one for the library. In later years, we have added to things by way of donations and purchases to cover books by other writers, and on subjects as diverse as cigarette packets, football cards, gum cards, postcards, and coffee-table style visual masterpieces, which truly demonstrate what a wonderful world the card world is.

Our library is an amazing and enviable resource which is available for use by members, non-members, the press and archivists. If you are not a current member of our society, but are working on a piece which does, or could, involve cards and would like to hear more, please email our librarian at: library@card-world.co.uk.

If you do fall in love with one of our own works, please don’t forget we also have a bookshop retailing all our current volumes. And members can advertise in our magazine for copies of older versions of our works, or for card related publications by other writers.

CSGB members can borrow up to two items from our library at a time. Loan requests should be made to library@card-world.co.uk.

Our books are loaned for one month at a time. Extension can be arranged by email the address above, but, as in all libraries, this depends on whether the book has been requested by another member.

Loaned books will come with a CSGB loan form, plus a return address label. Please keep the packaging safe as you will need to refund that postage and return the form when you return the book. To safeguard our stocks, recorded delivery postage must be used when returning books. Cheques are to be made out to CSGB, or we will accept the equivalent in postage stamps by prior arrangement.

Please note that if any book or item is lost, destroyed or damaged whilst in your possession you will be liable to pay compensation (amount decided by the Council). In order to preserve rarer, earlier, or larger books, the Librarian may agree, and sometimes prefer, to search for and provide information rather than loaning the publication. However, the member must understand such a request may take longer to accomplish.

Browse our library

Year(s)
Ref. Title Author(s) Year Sort ascending Edition Publisher Notes Admin
W33 Wills - Parts 1-3 rev. and Part 4 Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1950 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 6

P30 Phillips, Godfrey Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1949 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 13

C010 Cameric Notes & News, Vol.1-3 Cameric Club 1949

New Journal, May 1946-Jun.1949

O16 Ogden (excl, G.Gold) Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1949 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 15

W32 Wills - Parts 1-2 and Part 3 rev. Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1949 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 14

T07 Taddy, James Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1948 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 12

C198 Cartophilic Terms Gurd, Eric 1948 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 8

C270 Cigarette Card Cavalcade Cruse, A. J. 1948 1st Vawser & Wiles

Illustrated Guide to Cards

RB.9 Lambert & Butler Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1948 reprint CSGB

This Reference Book was the first to be written by Edward Wharton-Tigar, our new editor, and it was published in 1948 as a limited edition of 400 copies. No printer appears on the original book.

C289 Cigarette Card News, Vols.13-15 LCCC 1948 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, OCL'45-Sep.'48

W31 Wills - Part 1 revised and Part 2 Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1948 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 11

C462 Collecting for Pleasure & Profit Gaunt, Arthur 1947 1st Southern Ed.Syn

General Collecting - Includes Cards

C006 Cameric Notes & News, Nos.45-75 Cameric Club 1946

Journal, Oct,1943-April, 1946

C007 Cameric Notes & News, Nos.51-75 Cameric Club 1946

Journal, April 1944-April,1946

RB.7 Directory of Brit. Cig Card Issuers Gurd, Eric 1946 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 7

A27 American Card Catalog (1946) Burdick, J. R. 1946 2nd

Handbook of American Card Issues

C286 Cigarette Card News, Vols. 10-12 LCCC 1945 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Oct.'42-Sep.'45

U0 USA Card Collector's Bulletin (Vols II - VI) 1944

Collectors magazine

RB.4 Gallaher Gurd, Eric 1944 reprint CSGB
C033 Card Collectors Bulletin, Nos.1-30 Burdick, J. R. 1944

Journal, U.S.A. Aug.1939-Jun.1944