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) Year Sort descending Edition Publisher Notes Admin
W30 Wills Gurd, Eric 1942 CSGB
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.

C430 Cigarette Cards - An Outline Gurd, Eric 1942 1st CSGB

An Outline on Cards

RB.6 The Cigarette Card issues of Ardath Tobacco Co., Ltd. Gurd, Eric 1943
C285 Cigarette Card News, Vol. 9-10 LCCC 1943 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Oct.'41-Sep.'43

C004 Cameric Notes & News, Nos.1-4 Cameric Club 1943

Journal-Nov.1940-Sep.1943

RB.5 The Cigarette Card Issues of Abdulla, Adkin and Anstie Gurd, Eric 1943 reprint
U0 USA Card Collector's Bulletin (Vols II - VI) 1944

Collectors magazine

RB.4 Gallaher Gurd, Eric 1944 reprint CSGB
C033 Card Collectors Bulletin, Nos.1-30 Burdick, J. R. 1944

Journal, U.S.A. Aug.1939-Jun.1944

C005 Cameric Notes & News, Nos.1-50 Cameric Club 1944

Journal, Nov.1940-Mar.1944

C286 Cigarette Card News, Vols. 10-12 LCCC 1945 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Oct.'42-Sep.'45

A27 American Card Catalog (1946) Burdick, J. R. 1946 2nd

Handbook of American Card Issues

C006 Cameric Notes & News, Nos.45-75 Cameric Club 1946

Journal, Oct,1943-April, 1946

C007 Cameric Notes & News, Nos.51-75 Cameric Club 1946

Journal, April 1944-April,1946

RB.7 Directory of Brit. Cig Card Issuers Gurd, Eric 1946 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 7

C462 Collecting for Pleasure & Profit Gaunt, Arthur 1947 1st Southern Ed.Syn

General Collecting - Includes Cards

C289 Cigarette Card News, Vols.13-15 LCCC 1948 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, OCL'45-Sep.'48

W31 Wills - Part 1 revised and Part 2 Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1948 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 11

T07 Taddy, James Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1948 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 12