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
S74 Sublime Tobacco Mackenzie, Compton 1957 1st Chatto & Windus

A Smoking Life

C297 Cigarette Card News, Vols.20-21 LCCC 1957 1st LCCC

Journal, LCGC, Jul.'53-Jun.'57

B33 Bill's Bulletin, Vol.1 Wareham, Bill 1958

Journal, Aug.1957 - Aug.1958

C021 Cameric Notes & News, Vols.10-11 Cameric Club 1958

Journal, Jul.1955-Jun.1958

O18 Ogden/Guinea Gold Issues Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1959 1st CSGB

Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 24

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

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 24

C046 Cartofilico Sudamericano - Catalogo Mejia, Victor 1960

South American Card Issues

A29 American Card Catalog (1960) Burdick, J. R. 1960 Kistler Printing Co

Handbook of American Card Issues

C247 Cartophily Britannica, Vo1.2-4 1961

Journal Inc. 'Bill's Bulletin', 1959-61

B08 Baseball 1845-1881 Orem, Preston 1961 1st

Story of Baseball - no cards

C299 Cigarette Card News, Vols.22-23 LCCC 1961 1st LCCC

Journal, LCCC, Jul.'57-Jun'61

U05 U.S.A.-Coffee Issues Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1962 CSGB

Cart. Typed Listing No.9

B71 British Trade Index Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1962 1st CSGB

Cartophilic Ref. Book No.25

L15 Leaf of Gold Clements & Harben 1962 1st

Story of Rhodesian Tobacco Methuen

N40 North Amer. 20th Cent. Unnumb. Ser. Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1964 CSGB

Cart. Typed Listing No. 14

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

Conversion List for VdA-Catalogue

C022 Cameric Notes & News, Vols.12-15 Cameric Club 1964

Journal, Jul.1958-Dec.1964

S11 Sammel-Alben Vansevenant, E. 1964 Vansevenant, E

German Trade Card Issues

W54 World Index, Part II Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1965

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 26

C460 Collecting Cigarette Cards Bagnall, Dorothy 1965 1st Arco Publications

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