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 descending Edition Publisher Notes Admin
A35 American Playing Cards, Part I Hochman, Gene 1976 Hochman, Gene

Souvenir/World's Fair/Sport/War/Rail etc.

M26 Metropolitan Museum of Art 1976

Vol. 34, No.1, Quarterly publication

P58 Pongs / Verger / lndex by Firm Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1977

Cont. Cat. By Printers,Sec.13 Part 2

C456 Coez / Dessain / Mazerand / Mertens Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1977

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.13 Part 1

C308 Cigarette Card News, Vol.37(38) LCCC 1977 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Mar.'76-Feb.'77

A36 American Playing Cards, Part II Hochman, Gene 1977 Hochman, Gene

Transformation/Insert Cards

D36 Dresdner Kunstanatalt - German Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1978

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.14

C309 Cigarette Card News, Vol.38(39) LCCC 1978 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Lv1ar.'77-Feb.'78

W46 The hobby of collecting Wooley A. J. 1978

Cigarette Cards & other Trade Cards (on site viewing only) - A collector's personal view

C040 Card Collectors Price Guide Hanes, Ted 1979 1st Magnacon

USA Gum Cards

C436 Cigarette Pack Art Mullen, Chris 1979 1st Hamlyn Pub.

Illustrated History

S70 Street jewellery Baglee, Morley, C. & A. 1979 New Cavendish Books

History of enamel advertising signs

C310 Cigarette Card News, Vol.39(40) LCCC 1979 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Lv1ar.'78-Feb.'79

A37 American Playing Cards, Part III Hochman, Gene 1979 Hochman, Gene

Advertising/Oddities/Teaching/etc

A39 American Playing Cards, Part V Hochman, Gene 1980

Complete Index / Canadian / Supp. to parts 1-4 ATC

S56 North American Soccer Card checklist Spalding, John 1980 1st Barry L Colla

Checklist

A41 American Tobacco Story ATC 1980 1st Paco Imperial

Story of the American Tobacco Co.

C311 Cigarette Card News, Vol.41 LCCC 1980 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Mar.'79-Feb.80

P13 Paper Americana McCulloch, Lou 1980 1st Barnes & Co.

Early American Printed Ephemera

A38 American Playing Cards, Part IV Hochman, Gene 1980 1st Hochman, Gene

Standard Cards etc