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
A21 American Advertisements Amstel, de Vries/van 1973 1st Bray, C.

Advertisements, 1865-1900

R54 Romanet Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1973

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.9

M38 Militaria Denney, A. H. 1973 1st Balfour

Military History - Pictorial etc

P53 Playing Cards Tilley, Roger 1973 2nd Mandarin Pub.

History of Early Playing Cards

C304 Cigarette Card News, Vols.32-33 LCCC 1973 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Lv1ar.'71-Feb.'73

C305 Cigarette Card News, Vol.34 LCCC 1974 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Lv1ar.'73-Feb.'74

B55 Bookmarkers, Collecting Coysh, A. W. 1974 Bookmarkers David & Charles

History of Pictorial

J20 Jehenne & Sicard Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1974

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.10

C448 Clarey / Dupuy / Gilbert-Clare etc. Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1975

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.11

C306 Cigarette Card News, Vol.35 LCCC 1975 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Mar.'74-Feb.'75

B85 Brooke Bond Picture Cards Harrison, John 1975 5th Brooke Bond

Official Listing of Cards

C465 Collecting Trade & Cig. Cards - Guide to Genders Roy 1975 1st Pelham Books

Guide to Collecting

G38 Gombert etc - Germany Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1975

Cant. Cat. By Printers, Sec. 12

S61 Sports Collectors Bible, The Sugar, Bert et al 1975 1st Wallace-Homestead

American Sports Items

A08 Advertising Trade Cards Kaduck, John 1976 1st Bettaga, Victor

American Trade Card Pictorial Record

E18 Engrav'd Cards Friedman, Terry 1976 Leeds Lund Humphries

Illustrated Trades-Men Cards,

RB.28 World Index, Part III Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1976

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 28

C307 Cigarette Card News, Vol.36/37 LCCC 1976 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Mar.'75-Feb.'76

C256 Chewing Gum Book, The Great American Hendrickson, Robert 1976 1st Chilton Book Co.

History of Chewing Gum & Cards

T87 Ty-phoo Tea Cards Laker, Ian 1976 1st LCCC

Ty-phoo Tea Card Issues