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. Sort ascending Title Author(s) Year Edition Publisher Notes Admin
D10 Devozione Publica e Privata Borello, Laura

Christianity on Cards / Artifacts

D06 Deutschlands Katalog Spielhagen 1951

German inf. & Price List Spielhagen

C504 Cricket Collector Cards - Aust / NZ Circosta, Paul 1995 1st Bookkeeper Pub.

Listing of Cricket Cards, 1965-1996

C502 Cricket Cigarette & Trade Cards, a further listing Harris, Alan & Seymour, Geoff 1993 Murray Cards

Listing of Cricket Cards (update)

C501 Cricket Cigarette & Trade Cards Deadman, Derek 1985 1st Murray Cards

Listing of Cricket Cards

C482 Courbe-Rouzet Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1971

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.2

C470 Collector's Miscellany Parks, J. 1938 Parks, J.

Journal-1932-1938

C468 Collector's Handbook Kaberry, C. J. 1951 1st Press

General Collecting Guidance Oxford U.

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

Guide to Collecting

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

General Collecting - Includes Cards

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

History and How to Collect

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

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

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

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.11

C442 Cinema Stars on 'Picture' Postcards Shaw,

Jim Listing of Cinema Stars Shaw, J.H.

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

Illustrated History

C433 Cigarette Cards-Subject Catalogue Gower, Frederick 1941 Gower, F.

Subject Listing

C430 Cigarette Cards - An Outline Gurd, Eric 1942 1st CSGB

An Outline on Cards

C428 Cigarette Cards, The Story of Murray, Martin 1987 1st Murray Cards

History & Development of Cards

C425 Cigarette Cards, The Rep. of People etc. Hobbs, Graeme 1999 1st

Dissertation to Southampton University

C423 Cigarette Cards, Complete Catalogue LCCC 1981 1st Webb & Bower

Catalogue of British Cards