Dear Friends, Welcome to Vintage Quaker Books’ website, your best source for rare, used, and out-of-print books by and about Quakers. We are also expanding our collection to include a broad range of books on religion, peace, and social justice, … Continue reading
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Nancy and David Haines of Vintage Books are retiring! Dear Friends, In 1989, we opened our bookstore and a few years later sent out our first catalog of “Quakeriana.” We have truly enjoyed being your source for used, rare, and … Continue reading
Francis Howgill (1618-1668) was a prominent early Quaker in England. He was born in a farming community in Westmorland and made his living as a farmer and a tailor. He studied Anglican theology, but was dissatisfied with what he saw … Continue reading
Margaret Fell was popularly known as the “mother of Quakerism. She was born Margaret Askew in Lancashire, England. In 1632, she married Thomas Fell, a barrister of who later became a judge and a member of Parliament. In 1652, Margaret … Continue reading
“The unity of Christians never did, nor ever will, nor can stand in uniformity of thought and opinion, but in Christian love only.†–Thomas Story Thomas Story was an influential and much admired seventeenth century Quaker. As a youth, he … Continue reading
Robert Barclay was born on December 23, 1648. A scholarly youth, Robert studied in Paris where a wealthy uncle offered to make him his heir if only he would join the Roman Catholic Church. Meanwhile, Robert’s father, David Barclay, had … Continue reading