Those who are interested in cartophily (the hobby of collecting cigarette cards) and wish to read further may like to consider the following publications.
If researching the hobby of cartophily, you may find the following books useful. They should be available from your nearest main library or bookshop.
Murray's Guide to Cigarette and Other Trade Cards and the catalogues produced by Albert's (London) and the London Cigarette Card Co. Ltd. (Somerset) may be useful reference works. In addition to these, the following reference books should be available from the Cartophilic Society of Great Britain.
Finally, those of you looking for light entertainment might, according to Murray's catalogue, like to try Operation Red Poppy by Jack Nickle Smith, "a spy thriller featuring a cartophilist".
The following cartophilic magazines are also available:
See the Cartophily Contact List for contact information for the publishers of these magazines.
This page was last updated on 11 December 2002. © Steve Talbot and David Snowdon 2002.
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