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 descending Title Author(s) Year Edition Publisher Notes Admin
G56 Guerin-Boutron Thysebaert / Berbez

Guerin-Boutron Chocolat Cards

G65 Guinea Gold Issues Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1959 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 24

G66 Guine Gold Booklet

Book Mark Illustrated Base descriptions Approx. 20

G70 Gum guide 2 Hart, Paul 2004

Listing

H14 Half-Time Thompson, David 1987 Murray Cards

Football Cards,1890-1940

H54 Huntley & Palmer Vansevenant, E. 1989

Catalogue of Cards & Diverse Vansevenant

H61 Hwaching Owyang, Dennis 2005 Owyang, Dennis

Illustrated checklist (Beauties)

I16 II Tempo Dipinto Fame et al 1995

Illustrated Guide - pre 1900

I18 Illustrated Guide for anonymous Chinese packet and factory backs 2007 edition Owyang, D., Payne G., Smith M., Suter P., Wright P., Zhou X. 2007 Owyang, Dennis

Illustrated Guide

I23 Imperial Tobacco Co. Imperial Tobacco Co. 1951 1st Imperial Tobacco Co.

History of Company, 1901-1951

I29 Ireland, History 2002 Magazine (Vol. 10 No. 2)

History Ireland Ltd

J20 Jehenne & Sicard Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1974

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.10

K12 Katz & Landsberg Wharton-Tigar / de Magistris 1987 Figurina

Cont.Cat.by Printers, Sec. 15

K18 Kemmerich de Magistris 1986 Vansevenant

Kemmerich - Meat Extract Issues

K22 Kensitas Flowers Wilmshurst, Roy 1999 1st Wilmshurst, Roy

Detailed List

K24 Kensitas Silk Flowers (1934 - 1935) Minns, Peter 2006 1st Grange Publishing

Illustrated Listing

L10 Lawn Tennis on Tobacco Cards Hurst, Derek 1986 1st Hurst, Derek

Lawn Tennis Listing

L15 Leaf of Gold Clements & Harben 1962 1st

Story of Rhodesian Tobacco Methuen

L30 Liebig-Bilderdienst Kirchner, Gero 1991

Illustrated Catalogue

L31 Liebig - Conversion List Vansevenant, E. 1964 Vansevenant, E.

Conversion List for VdA-Catalogue