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

Handbook of American Card Issues

C044 Cartoes Postais - Brazil C Roberto, Yolande 1992

100 Years - Brazilian Postcards Museo da Imagem

T73 Trade Cards, Victorian Cheadle, D. 1998 2nd

Historical reference & value guide Image Graphics

C252 Celebridades & Mitos Del Cima, Marcelo 1989 1st Academia Brasileira

Postcard Exhibition (Theatre)-Brazil

G12 Garantirt Aecht Ciolina, E. & E. 1st

Illustrated Issues - German Wissen

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

Listing of Cricket Cards, 1965-1996

W22 Whitbread Inn-Signia Cockell, David & Laming, Chris 1996 1st Laming, Chris

Guide to Whitbread Cards

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

History of Pictorial

C270 Cigarette Card Cavalcade Cruse, A. J. 1948 1st Vawser & Wiles

Illustrated Guide to Cards

RB.115 Ogden's Reference Book CSGB 2005

(115) The Cigarette Card Issues of Ogden’s Ltd.’ is a softcover edition of reference book 115 and includes additions to the very complex card issues made by Ogden’s.

P83 Printed Collectables Curtis, Tony 1994 Lyle Pub.

Printed Ephemera Guide

R43 Ricqles - Cont. Cat - by Firms de Magistris /Wharton-Tigar 1984 1st By Firms Romagnoli

Cont. Cat.

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

Listing of Cricket Cards

P44 Pipe Dreams Dempsey, Mike 1982 1st Pavilion

Early Advertising - Imp. Tob. Co

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

Military History - Pictorial etc

T36 Free gifts in the big 5 Derek Marsden 2005 1st Darsyn Press

DC Thomson publications

C418 Cigarette Cards & Novelties Doggett, Frank 1981 1st Joseph, Michael

Illustrated Guide

RB.12 Taddy [London] Issues E. C. Wharton Tigar
N22 New Zealand Trade Cards & Albums Eagle, Laurence 1991 2nd Eagle, Laurence

Illustrated Listing of N.Z.Trade Cards

W15 Watkin, Albert, A Tribute to Eagle, Laurence 1994 1st Laurence Eagle

Collected Writings