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
P27 Peek, Frean Vansevenant, E. 1990 Vansevenant

Catalogue of Card & Other Issues

P30 Phillips, Godfrey Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1949 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 13

P36 Pinnace Collection

Ass. Of Foot. Stats. Handbook of 'Pinnace' Football

P44 Pipe Dreams Dempsey, Mike 1982 1st Pavilion

Early Advertising - Imp. Tob. Co

P53 Playing Cards Tilley, Roger 1973 2nd Mandarin Pub.

History of Early Playing Cards

P58 Pongs / Verger / lndex by Firm Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1977

Cont. Cat. By Printers,Sec.13 Part 2

P72 Postcard Catalogue - Gibbons Gibbons, Stanley 1981 1st Stanley Gibbons

Illustrated Price List

P75 Postcards-British Periodical Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1966 CSGB

Cart. Typed Listing No.16

P83 Printed Collectables Curtis, Tony 1994 Lyle Pub.

Printed Ephemera Guide

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

Printed Ephemera

R05 Railway 'Official' Postcard List Alsop / HiIton / Wright 1982 2nd

Postcard Booklets, 1-20

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

R34 Remy, Amidon Wharton- Tigar / de Magistris 1991 Vansevenant

Remy & Others - Starch Cards

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

Cont. Cat.

R54 Romanet Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1973

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec.9

R70 Rule Britannia Opie, Robert 1985 1st Viking

British Image on Cards/Ephemera etc.

RB.1 Faulkner, W. & F. Gurd, Eric 1942 CSGB

Our "Cartophilic Reference Book - No.1 : The Cigarette Card Issues of W. & F. Faulkner - An Official Checklist Compiled by A Committee of the Cartophilic Society of Great Britain" appeared in 1942.

RB.103 New Wills Reference Book 2011

 

RB.113 Godfrey Phillips (2008) 2008