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 that extra one for the library.

In later years, we have added to this by way of donations, and purchases, to cover books by other writers, and on subjects as diverse as cigarette packets, football cards, gum cards, and silks - which demonstrate how wonderful 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, just email our librarian at: library@card-world.co.uk

And if you do fall in love with one of our own works, when you loan it, we also have a bookshop, retailing all our current volumes. 

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
S56 North American Soccer Card checklist Spalding, John 1980 1st Barry L Colla

Checklist

S59 South American Cart. Catalogue (Peru 1956) Brayne, Gordon 1987 Victor Mejia-Franco

Illustrated checklist

S61 Sports Collectors Bible, The Sugar, Bert et al 1975 1st Wallace-Homestead

American Sports Items

S68 Story Paper Price Guide, The Gifford, Denis 1989 1st ACE

Price List of Comics etc.

S70 Street jewellery Baglee, Morley, C. & A. 1979 New Cavendish Books

History of enamel advertising signs

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

A Smoking Life

S79 Suchard Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1994 2nd CSGB

Index of Chocolat Issues

S83 Sundry Printers-Bouquet/Billon etc. Wharton-Tigar / de Magistris 1989 Figurina

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec. 16

S84 Sundry Printers-Delmasure etc Wharton-Tigar / de Magistris 1990 Figurina

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec. 17

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

Centenary - 1884/94,llIustrated

S91 Sweet Cigarette Packets Johnston, Michael 1983 1st Johnston, Michael

Sweet Cig. Packs Listing

T05 Taddy, I Collect Wheeler, Roy

Collection of Illustrated Articles

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

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 12

T10 Taking Stock Vincenzi, Penny 1985 1st Brooke Bond

History of Oxo Cube

T13 Tasman catalogue of Trading cards in New Zealand Alexandre, Tammy 2004 2nd Stirling & Co

New Zealand Trade Card catalogue

T24 Testu & Massin, Paris Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1971

Cont. Cat. By Printers, Sec. 6

T36 Free gifts in the big 5 Derek Marsden 2005 1st Darsyn Press

DC Thomson publications

T60 Tobacco War Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1951 CSGB

Ltd Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 18

T61 Tobacco War Index Wharton-Tigar, E. C. 1950 1st CSGB

Cartophilic Soc. Ref. Book No. 18

T67 Topps Baseball Cards 1951 - 1985 (on site viewing only) Slocum, Frank & Berger Sy 1985 1st Warner Books

Illustrated guide