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 Edition Publisher Notes Admin
RB.5 The Cigarette Card Issues of Abdulla, Adkin and Anstie Gurd, Eric 1943 reprint
RB.6 The Cigarette Card issues of Ardath Tobacco Co., Ltd. Gurd, Eric 1943
RB.7 Directory of Brit. Cig Card Issuers Gurd, Eric 1946 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 7
RB.8 A Glossary of Cartophilic Terms Eric Gurd
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.

S11 Sammel-Alben Vansevenant, E. 1964 Vansevenant, E

German Trade Card Issues
S18 Seconds Out - Round One Jones, Evan 1993 1st Murray Cards

Boxing on Cards - Illustrated
S25 Silks-British Tobacco & Trade Sawyer, Dorothy 1982 1st

Listing of Silks Issue
S33 Smith, F.& J. Cigarette Cards Laker, Ian 1980 1st LCCC

Listing of Issues by Smlth
S49 Snake oil syndrome Bingham A Walker 1994 Christopher publishing house

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

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

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

American Sports Items
S68 Story Paper Price Guide, The Gifford, Denis 1989 1st ACE

Price List of Comics etc.
S70 Street jewellery Baglee, Morley, C. & A. 1979 New Cavendish Books

History of enamel advertising signs
S74 Sublime Tobacco Mackenzie, Compton 1957 1st Chatto & Windus

A Smoking Life
S79 Suchard Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1994 2nd CSGB

Index of Chocolat Issues
S83 Sundry Printers-Bouquet/Billon etc. Wharton-Tigar / de Magistris 1989 Figurina

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec. 16
S84 Sundry Printers-Delmasure etc Wharton-Tigar / de Magistris 1990 Figurina

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec. 17
S88 Sunlight Soap, The Story of Williams, Edmund 1984 Lever Bros

Centenary - 1884/94,llIustrated