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) Sort descending Year Edition Publisher Notes Admin
W74 World Insert Listing - Part 3 (S-2) etc. Armistead, Stuart 2002 1st

Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 137

A41 American Tobacco Story ATC 1980 1st Paco Imperial

Story of the American Tobacco Co.

B65 British Cigarette Card Issues, Part 1 Bagnall / Wharton-Tigar 1950 LCCC

Ltd Card Issues, 1888-1919

B66 British Cigarette Card Issues, Part 11 Bagnall / Wharton-Tigar 1954 LCCC

Ltd Card issues 1920-1940

C460 Collecting Cigarette Cards Bagnall, Dorothy 1965 1st Arco Publications

History and How to Collect

C272 Cigarette Card Collectors' Handbook Bason, Fred 1938 Anscornbe, Robert

Collectors' Handbook

N32 Non-Sports Cards - Americana Benjamin / Eckes 1981 1st Edgewater

Sport Americana, Price Guide

N33 Non-Sports Cards - Americana, No. 3 Benjamin / Eckes 1988 1st Edgewater

Sport Americana, Price Guide, No.3, Part.2

A14 Aiguebelle, d' Chocolaterie Bettega, Victor 1992 1st Murray, John

Illustrated Catalogue of Issues

E10 El Cromo Antiguo en España Bolet, Juan Ral Bolet, Juan Ral

Illustrated guide

D10 Devozione Publica e Privata Borello, Laura

Christianity on Cards / Artifacts

A24 American Book of Checklists Bray, Charles 1950 1st

Handbook - American Cards

S59 South American Cart. Catalogue (Peru 1956) Brayne, Gordon 1987 Victor Mejia-Franco

Illustrated checklist

U16 US CAT 39 Burdick 1939 Burdick

Card listings

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

Handbook of American Card Issues

A28 American Card Catalog (1953) Burdick, J. R. 1953 3rd

Handbook of American Card Issues

A29 American Card Catalog (1960) Burdick, J. R. 1960 Kistler Printing Co

Handbook of American Card Issues

A30 American Card Catalogue (1967) Burdick, J. R. 1967 Nostalgia Press

Handbook of American Card Issues

C033 Card Collectors Bulletin, Nos.1-30 Burdick, J. R. 1944

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

C038 Card Collectors Bulletin, Nos.31-65 Burdick, J. R. 1950

Journal, U.S.A.,Aug.1944-Apr.1950