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
C263 Cibils Wharton-Tigar/de Magistris 1988 2nd Vansevenant

Cibils - Beef Extract cards

T05 Taddy, I Collect Wheeler, Roy

Collection of Illustrated Articles

S88 Sunlight Soap, The Story of Williams, Edmund 1984 Lever Bros

Centenary - 1884/94,llIustrated

T89 Ty-phoo, The Story of Williams, Kenneth 1990 Quiller Press

History of Ty-phoo

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

Detailed List

W46 The hobby of collecting Wooley A. J. 1978

Cigarette Cards & other Trade Cards (on site viewing only) - A collector's personal view

RB.125 British Trade Index - to 1970 Young, V. 2006 CSGB

Cartophilic Ref. Book No.125

RB.126 British Trade Handbook - to 1970 Young, V. 2006 CSGB

Cartophilic Ref. Book No.126