A card feeding apparatus comprising: a card supplying device including a card storing section for vertically storing cards so as to form a card stack, and a card conveying section for conveying a desired card from the card stack one by one to a supply port; a card holding and feeding device for holding cards supplied from the card supplying device through the supply port thereof, and for feeding the cards toward outside of the apparatus in a predetermined card feeding direction one by one; and a controller for controlling operations of the card supplying device and the card holding and feeding device; characterized in that the card holding and feeding device comprises a table set including tables (162A to 162H) which are stacked vertically at a predetermined pitch in such a way that cards supplied from the card supplying device through the supply port thereof are placed on the respective tables (162A to 162H); a table set supporting structure that supports the table set so as to enclose all the tables (162A to 162H); a table set moving device that moves vertically the table set supporting structure; and a card conveying device that conveys cards which are held on the respective tables (162A to 162H) of the table set toward the outside of the apparatus in the card feeding direction one by one; and wherein under control of the controller, the table set supporting structure is temporarily stopped at a predetermined card conveying position corresponding to the supply port of the card supplying device while vertically moving the table set supporting structure by the table set moving device, and the card supplying device and the card holding and feeding device are activated, thereby placing cards which are supplied from the card supplying device on the respective tables (162A to 162H) of the table set; and wherein under control of the controller, in response to a card feeding signal sent from an upper-level device of the apparatus, the table set supporting structure is temporarily stopped in such a way that a target table which is designated by the card feeding signal from the tables (162A to 162H) of the table set is located at the card conveying position, and the card conveying device is activated, thereby conveying the card held on the target table toward the outside of the apparatus in the card feeding direction. a card supplying device including a card storing section for vertically storing cards so as to form a card stack, and a card conveying section for conveying a desired card from the card stack one by one to a supply port; a card holding and feeding device for holding cards supplied from the card supplying device through the supply port thereof, and for feeding the cards toward outside of the apparatus in a predetermined card feeding direction one by one; and a controller for controlling operations of the card supplying device and the card holding and feeding device; characterized in that the card holding and feeding device comprises a table set including tables (162A to 162H) which are stacked vertically at a predetermined pitch in such a way that cards supplied from the card supplying device through the supply port thereof are placed on the respective tables (162A to 162H); a table set supporting structure that supports the table set so as to enclose all the tables (162A to 162H); a table set moving device that moves vertically the table set supporting structure; and a card conveying device that conveys cards which are held on the respective tables (162A to 162H) of the table set toward the outside of the apparatus in the card feeding direction one by one; and wherein under control of the controller, the table set supporting structure is temporarily stopped at a predetermined card conveying position corresponding to the supply port of the card supplying device while vertically moving the table set supporting structure by the table set moving device, and the card supplying device and the card holding and feeding device are activated, thereby placing cards which are supplied from the card supplying device on the respective tables (162A to 162H) of the table set; and wherein under control of the controller, in response to a card feeding signal sent from an upper-level device of the apparatus, the table set supporting structure is temporarily stopped in such a way that a target table which is designated by the card feeding signal from the tables (162A to 162H) of the table set is located at the card conveying position, and the card conveying device is activated, thereby conveying the card held on the target table toward the outside of the apparatus in the card feeding direction.