General Books and Video on card collecting..
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CLASSIC BROOKE BOND PICTURE CARD COLLECTIONS
Mark Knowler's book should appeal to all collectors, not just those specialising in Brooke Bond, because it is a wonderful advert for the hobby (320 pages). Impeccably presented and with superb colour illustrations throughout, it is the kind of book you can dip into for a few minutes or browse through for hours. As described by the publisher "this beautifully produced nostalgic book comprises the best 12 original albums, presented slightly larger than they were, 40 to 50 years ago to bring out the best in the wonderfully detailed illustrations. Every card is printed in its correct position, making every page an enormously colourful feast for the eyes."

The albums that have been included are Out Into Space, British Wild Life, Wild Flowers Series 2, Freshwater Fish, African Wild Life, Asian Wild Life, British Butterflies, Wild Birds in Britain, Transport Through The Ages, Trees in Britain, Flags and Emblems of the World and History of The Motor Car,
Price £20.00 plus £5.00 postage and packing (UK). Overseas postage at cost
Price £25.00
 
Collecting Cigarette & Trade Cards by Gordon Howsden
Traces the history and development of cards from their beginning to the present day and includes the background of the issuing firms, thematic collecting, printing and production, grading, pricing and so on.

Beautifully illustrated in colour the book is not only an indispensable reference work, but also a joy to read or just browse through. 152 large-format pages with 220 colour illustrations featuring 750 cards and related ephemera.
Price £17.00
 
Prophets of Zoom

An unusual, but fascinating book called Prophets of Zoom, it reproduces the front and back of each card in Mitchell’s 1936 series of fifty The World of Tomorrow, opposite which is pictured a modern equivalent – and it’s surprising how many of the predictions have become true!

From author Alfredo Marcantonio’s introduction, we learn that the card set was inspired by a book called ‘The World of Tomorrow’ and drew upon images from contemporary films, in particular Alexanda Korda’s ‘Things to Come’, as well as inventions then at the cutting edge of technology. The individual predictions range from the amazing to the amusing and together they paint a unique picture of the world we life in now, as pre-war Britain imagined it would be.

To take just one example. The very first card informs us that ‘coal-mines and oil-wells will not last forever. We shall have to gain the energy we need, not from fuel, but from the inexhaustible forces of nature’, and the set forecasts wind turbines, atomic energy and solar motors as being the power sources of the future.

From space travel and giant television screens, robots and bullet trains, to London’s skyscraper skyline, this is highly entertaining stuff.

Price £7.95
 
'Miniature Masterpieces' THE CIGARETTE CARD VIDEO On 7th January 1993, history was made. The first ever television programme devoted entirely to cigarette cards was broadcast on HTV. Introduced by the well-known West Country personality Fred Wedlock, the programme concentrates on the heyday of cigarette cards. Fred interviews some of the artists who worked in the tobacco company's studios in the 1930s, investigates the printing processes, and sees how modern cards are produced. The cameras tour The London Cigarette Card Company's premises in Somerton and Frank Doggett demonstrates some of the more unusual cartophilic items.
 Normal Price £10.50 - Special Offer Price £7.50
 
The following series of books feature the different Regiments and Corps of the British Army illustrated on Cigarette and Trade Cards contain History, Uniforms, Badges, Regimental Colours, Victoria Cross Winners and Personalities. Approximately 200 illustrations in each book 56 pages with 16 in full colour all produced by David J Hunter.
The Gordon Highlanders book by D J Hunter £8.50
The Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters Regiment £8.50
The Queen’s Royal Lancers £8.50
The Scots Guards £8.50
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers – Part 1 (The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers & The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) £8.50
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers – Part 2 (The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) & The Lancashire Fusiliers) £8.50
The Coldstream Guards £8.50
Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth & Camerons) £8.50
The Regiments of Wales (The Welsh Guards, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers & The Royal Regiment of Wales) £8.50
The Royal Marines £8.50
The Royal Army Medical Corps £8.50

The London Cigarette Card Co. Ltd.
Sutton Road, Somerton, Somerset, England TA11 6QP
Tel: (0)1458 273452 Fax: (0)1458 273515
E-mail: info@londoncigcard.co.uk

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