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
S18 Seconds Out - Round One Jones, Evan 1993 1st Murray Cards

Boxing on Cards - Illustrated

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

General Collecting Guidance Oxford U.

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

American Trade Card Pictorial Record

L30 Liebig-Bilderdienst Kirchner, Gero 1991

Illustrated Catalogue

R29 Reklame-Sammelbilder, 1872-1945 Koberich, Hartmut 1997 Koberich

Catalogue of German Issues

R30 Reklame-Sammelbilder, 1946-1994 Koberich, Hartmut 1995 Koberich

Catalogue of German Issues

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

Ty-phoo Tea Card Issues

S33 Smith, F.& J. Cigarette Cards Laker, Ian 1980 1st LCCC

Listing of Issues by Smlth

A03 A & B C Chewing Gum Cards Laker, Ian 1981 1st LCCC

Listing of Issues

A04 A & B C Chewing Gum Cards - Update Laker, Ian 2004 2nd LCCC

Updated listing of Issues

Y10 Young Collector's Book Laver, James 1955 1st

Collecting for the Young

W26 Who's Who in Card Collecting Lerner, Irving 1970 1st Lerner, Irving

Collectors - American & Others

P86 Printed Ephemera Lewis, John 1969 1st Faber & Faber

Printed Ephemera

B17 Baseball Cards, Vol. 1, Encyclopedia Lipset, Lew 1983

Baseball Cards, pre 1900

B18 Baseball Cards, Vol. 2, Encyclopedia Lipset, Lew 1984

Baseball- Early Gum/Candy

B19 Baseball Cards, Vol. 3, Encyclopedia Lipset, Lew 1986 1st Hamlyn Pub.

Baseball Cards, 1909-1932

A47 Antiques, Advertising Lyle Curtis CSGB

Tony Ltd Lyle Price Guide to Advertising Antiques

S74 Sublime Tobacco Mackenzie, Compton 1957 1st Chatto & Windus

A Smoking Life

L40 Liebig - Menu & Place Cards Magistris, Lucilla Panini

Listing of Menu & Place Cards

L42 Liebig Chromo, The Mandiau, J. 1955

Chromos - No Illustrations