Books of Special Quaker Interest
Books available from the Historical Library
Mail orders – payment in advance – are welcome. Postal rates are given at the end of the list.
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BOOK LIST
List of Irish Quaker books available from the Library
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Cost & post type |
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The Irish Quakers by Maurice J Wigham (2nd Edition 2003) |
Historical |
€10.00 C |
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Portlaw by Desmond G Neill |
Historical |
€3.00 A |
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Transactions of the Central Relief Committee of the Society of Friends during the Famine in Ireland in 1846 and 1847 |
Eamon |
€35.00 E Note 1 |
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Quaker relief work in Ireland’s Great Hunger by Rob Goodbody One of the seventy seven panels of the Quaker Tapestry depicts the potato famine of 1846-49. This booklet summarizes the work done by the Central Relief Committee and explains the tapestry panel picture. 32 pages illustrated. (80g) |
Quaker Tapestry Booklets 1995 |
€3.50 A |
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A Suitable Channel by Rob Goodbody |
Pale Publishing 1995 |
€9.00 B |
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A Biographical Dictionary of Irish Quakers by Richard S Harrison 2nd Edition includes the details of 300 Irish Friends from the 350 years of Quakers in Ireland. Biographical details and anecdotes collected over a thirty year period are presented here in readable form. 123 pages. (370g) |
Four Courts Press 2008 |
€50.00 C |
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History of the Religious Society of Friends in Lurgan by Arthur G Chapman 73 pages illustrated. (170g) |
Lurgan Friends Meeting |
€6.00 B |
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Friends and 1798 by Glynn Douglas Quaker witness to non-violence in 18th Century Ireland. Extracts from contemporary records and personal recollections of members of the Society of Friends of the 1798 uprising. |
Historical |
€10.00 B |
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James & Mary Ellis by Joan C Johnson |
Historical |
€11.50 C |
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The Friendly Guide to Quakerism by Janet Cameron, Simon Lamb, Aidan McCartney & David Morton. |
IYM |
€4.00 B |
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The Beginnings of Quakerism in 17th Century Ireland by John M Douglas |
Historical |
€3.00 A |
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The Quaker Meeting Houses of Ireland by David M Butler |
Historical |
€25.00 E |
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100 Years and More–History of Friends in Portadown by Arthur G Chapman Although the Meeting House in Portadown is only 100 years old, Friends have been active in the area for three and a half centuries. This is their story. 71 A5 pages with many photographs. (160g) |
Lurgan Friends Meeting 2005 |
€10.00 B |
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Victor Bewley’s Memoirs By Fiona Murdoch The life story of a well-known Dublin Friend (1912-1999) as told to his granddaughter, revealing a sensitive man with a quiet determination to help others. The account includes his vision for the family business, work with the Travelling community. 112 A5 pages (200g) |
Veritas 2002 |
€11.00 B |
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Ringing True – The Bells of Trummery and Beyond By Bill Jackson 350 years of the descendants of Archibald Bell, tanners, cotton and linen bleachers and spinners. Their constancy as Friends at home and through emigration. 240 pages illustrated. (660g) |
Sessions of York |
€24.00 D |
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Merchants, Mystics & Philanthropists – By Richard S Harrison 350 years of Cork Quakers and their historic connection with Cork City and surroundings. 235 pages illustrated. (570g) |
Cork Monthly Meeting |
€20.00 D |
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Sean Harrington – Pacifist Quaker 1900 -1976 Edited by Charles B Lamb Reminiscences of a war of independence veteran, who joined the IRA and rose to become a Section Commander. Becoming interested in pacifism he discovered Friends and joined the Society in 1943. 36 A5 pages. (90g) |
CBL Services, Roscrea, CoTipperary |
€4.50 A |
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The Annals of Ballitore – Edited by Mario Corrigan, Michael Kavanagh and Karel Kiely. Being a compilation of Annals of Ballitore by Mary Leadbetter (1758-1826) and Ballitore and its Inhabitants Seventy Years Ago by Betsy Shackleton (1783-1843) 320 pages (820g) |
Kildare Co Library 2009 |
€20.00 D |
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The Richardsons of Bessbrook – By Richard S Harrison. An account of the Ulster linen industry 1845-1921 through three generations of the Richardson family outlining the development of Bessbrook village, involvement in temperance and the life of a Liberal MP. 235 pages (450g) |
Original Writing Ltd Dublin 2009 |
€20.00 D |
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Coming from the Silence – Edited by Ann Le Mare & Felicity McCartney Quaker peace building iniatives in Northern Ireland 1969-2007. Describes the history and working of four major projects: Quaker House Belfast, Ulster Quaker Service Committee, Quaker Peace Education Project. 185 A5 pages (450g) |
William Sessions York 2009 |
€10.00 C |
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Quakers in Lisburn-Four centuries of Work and Witness by Arthur G Chapman Friends arrived in the 1650’s and have been active in the area ever since. The rise and disappearance of the outlying Meetings of Lisburn and its Monthly Meeting and its Friends down to the present day. 88 A5 pages (170g) |
Ulster Friends Home Mission 2009 |
€10.00 |
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Coming from the silence-Quaker Peacebuilding Initiatives in Northern Ireland 1969-2007 edited by Anne Le Mare and Felicity McCartney. This book describes the work of four major projects and a number of smaller initiatives which took place between 1969 and 2007. 185 A5 pages (400g) |
Sessions of York |
€10 |
Note 1: Available from Eamon de Burca, 27 Priory Drive, Blackrock, Co. DUBLIN.
Postal Rates
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€.0.95 |
€1.35 |
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GB & Europe |
€1.50 |
€3.00 |
€4.25 |
€7.50 |
€10.75 |
€10.75 |
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Rest of world |
€1.50 |
€3.00 |
€4.25 |
€10.40 |
€16.60 |
€16.60 |
Other titles of Quaker interest are available from
The Quaker Bookshop, Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
They can be contacted by e-mail through bookshop@quaker.org.uk or by telephone 0044 207663 1030
JGD/CM August 2010 .
New Title
Quakers in Lisburn: Four Centuries of Work and Witness, by Arthur G. Chapman was launched on Saturday 7th November at Friends Meeting House, 4 Magheralave Road, Lisburn. J Glynn Douglas was the guest speaker.
In this year, when the 400th anniversary of the founding of Lisburn is celebrated, the book records the contribution of Quakers to the development of the Lisburn area in religious, educational, commercial and social life.
The book costs £8.00, and is available from Lisburn Friends Meeting and other outlets.
Introductory to Contemporary Quakerism
The Friendly Guide to Quakerism – issued by Irish Young Friends; by Janet Cameron, Simon Lamb, Aidan McCartney & David Morton. A 350 year history of the Society of Friends in 32 colourful pages of well chosen quotations and illustrations taken from the world wide family of Friends. A4 – 32 pages in colour; (190g). €4.00, £2.50, P+P Ireland €2.50, GB €3.25 (1)
- The Friendly Guide
A Light that is Shining, by Harvey Gillman: an introduction to Quakers, from the light that guided them at their origins, to the present day; £5.00, P&P £0.85(3).
Portrait in Grey, by John Punshon; a good history of Quakerism, mainly British; £7.75, P&P £0.85(3).
Yours in Friendship, by Richard Allen; a series of letters that introduce Quakerism to new attenders; £5.00, P&P £0.80(3).
Coming Home, by Gerald Priestland; deals with many questions raised by those seeking to find out whether Quakerism is the path they wish to follow; £3.00, P&P £0.50(3).
Now We Are Quakers, Alastair Heron; the experiences and views of new members; £3.50; P&P £0.80(3).
Pictorial Guide to the Quaker Tapestry, EH Milligan; Quaker spiritual insights and history illustrated in 77 colourful embroidered panels; £12.95 P&P £1.50(3).
Current Practice
The Amazing Fact of Quaker Worship, George Gorman; £5.25, P&P £0.80(3).
Quaker Faith and Practice, Britain Yearly Meeting; £9.50, P&P £3.00(3).
Faith in Action, Jonathan Dale; the author hopes to inspire readers to think more on how we live out our beliefs in our lives and develop a culture of mutual accountability; £10, P&P £1.50(3).
Philosophy, Belief
Light to Live by, Rex Ambler; how is the light of Christ within a person able to deal with the basic human problem of the ego? £5.00, P&P £1.00(3).
A Testament of Devotion, Thomas R Kelly; deeply inspirational essays urging us to centre our lives on God’s presence, find a quiet and stillness within modern life, and discover inner peace; £9.00, P&P £1.00(3).
What Jesus Means to Me, Friends Quarterly; a number of Friends speak of what Jesus means to them as a lived experience; £5.00, P&P £0.60(3).
Invitation of a Deeper Communion, Marcelle Martin; contemporary Friends seeking a deeper communion with God in worship, and early Friends experiencing the Divine Power and Presence in their meetings for worship; £2.75, P&P £0.60(3).
A compilation of 5 of Martin Lynn’s talks to Friends in Ireland, which he gave between 2000 and 2004 before his untimely death in 2005, has been made by his wife Alice Clark in conjunction with South Belast Ministry and Oversight. Martin Lynn owned the Quaker message deeply within his life and these papers document part of his spiritual journey. As a historian, Martin Lynn starts with his challenging message of early Friends and stresses that by looking to ‘the light within’ everyone can encounter God. In this precious legacy of Quaker papers delivered to Friends Meetings in Ireland, Martin Lynn urges modern Quakers to confidently reconnect with the living light experienced by early Friends. Speaking from is own experience he guides us to find ways to listen to the message of our Quaker forebears.
The book “Encountering the Light: a journey taken” has been published by Sessions of York, Huntington Road, York, YO31 9HS, England. Their web-site is worth a look athttp://www.sessionsofyork.co.uk/books/intro.html and the specific reference to this book is athttp://www.sessionsofyork.co.uk/books/rel_qkr.html. The book is available from them at £5.00, and for post and packing you add £2.50 in the UK for 1 book and £2 additionally per book for 2 or more. Overseas it is £3.80p by surface mail.
By Richard S Harrison. Using, among other sources, the large holdings of manuscript business material held at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland, this work traces the evolution of the Ulster linen industry through three generations of the Richardson family – one of the several Irish Quaker families who were involved in the industry. In their purpose-built town they endeavoured to promote the best conditions for their workers, as well as for the productivity of their firm. Although this study is primarily a business history, the introduction brings out the philanthropic and physical background of Bessbrook.
There are a few copies available at the historical Library, but it can also be ordered at originalwriting.ie.
Merchants, Mystics & Philanthropists – 350 Years of Cork Quakers By Richard S Harrison. The year 2005 marked the 350th anniveristy of the arrival of Quakers in the city of Cork. Bearing in mind that the year also marked the selection of the city as ‘European City of Culture’, the Cork Monthly Meeting undertook to publish this history as providing an oppurtunity to reaffiem its historic Quaker links in twenty first centuary Cork. The 200 pages include much biographical detail and some anecdotal vignettes, where these old Quakers ‘let their lives speak’, in the here and now.
Merchants, Mystics and Philanthropists
Copies are available from Cork Meeting, contact Larry Southard, 021 4886541, €20; Or by post – contact Ben Russell (benr at esatclear dot ie) €26.50 incl postage to anywhere in Ireland + €9 if registered €28 incl postage to Europe + €11.50 if registered €32 incl postage to rest of world + €35 if registered
100 Years and More – A History of Friends in Portadown 1655-2005by Arthur G Chapman; although the Meeting House in Portadown is only 100 years old, Friends have been active in the area for three and a half centuries. 72 pages, including many illustrations, 8 of which are in full colour. Price £7 plus P&P from Friends Meeting House, Portmore St, Portadown, Co Armagh or €10 plus P&P €2.50, €3.25 UK Europe, from Historical Library, Quaker House, Stocking Lane, Dublin 16.
History of the Religious Society of Friends in Lurgan, by Arthur G Chapman. The first Quaker Meeting in Ireland was established in Lurgan in 1654. Tells of the contribution Friends have made to the district over three and a half centuries. 73 pages illustrated (170g). €6.00, P+P €2.50 Ir, €3.25 GB Eur.
, by David M Butler (published 2004); an account of some 150 meeting houses and 100 burial grounds in Ireland, from 1654 to the present time, with a guide to sources and much additional explanatory and anecdotal information.
Sketch drawings and plans. Beautifully printed in A4 size, 256 pages, hardback. £18.00 or €25 (1) or (3) P&P €7 Ir, €10 GB Eur.
The Beginnings of Quakerism in 17th Century Ireland, by John M Douglas; an address given at the Tercentenary Conference in 1954. It examines the religious and historical background of the first fifty years and gives an explanation as to how, while the Society grew and survived, its numbers remained relatively small. Price €3.00, P+P Ireland €2, GB Eur €2.50 (1)
The Irish Quakers, a short history by Maurice Wigham, Now in its second edition, this book provides an outline history of the Society of Friends in Ireland and an introduction to Quakerism in general. The author, born into a Dublin Quaker family, was a teacher all his life and headmaster of Newtown School for 17 years. 170 pages with illustrations. (Paperback 260g). €10.00, £6.50, P+P Ireland €3.50, GB Eur €4.50 (1)
Transactions of the Central Relief Committee of The Religious Society of Friends during the Famine in Ireland in 1846 & 1847; a classic record of practicalities and an assessment of the lessons learned, both humanitarian and political. The Committee published its report in 1852. Republished in 1995 with an index added. Giving the full story of the Committee’s work during the famine years and afterwards. (1.1kg) €35.00(2); P&P €7 Ir, €10 GB Eur.
A Suitable Channel – Quaker Relief in the Great Famine; Robin Goodbody. In researching the tapestry booklet the author found far more material than could be included in the space available. The extra material has been used here to good effect in telling the story of the Central Relief Committee and other Quaker involvement in famine relief. 99 pages illustrated (250g). €9.00, £6.00, P+P Ireland €2.50, GB Eur 3.25 (1)
Quaker Relief Work in Ireland’s Great Hunger; Robin Goodbody. One of the seventy seven panels of the Quaker Tapestry depicts the potato famine of 1846-49. This booklet of 30 pages was commissioned by Quaker Tapestry Booklets. It summarizes the work done by the Central Relief Committee and explains the tapestry panel picture. 32 pages illustrated (80g). €3.50, £2.25, P&P Ireland €2.00, GB Eur €2.50 (1).
Friends and 1798: Quaker witness to non-violence, Glynn Douglas. Quaker witness to non-violence in 18th Century Ireland. A collection of contemporary records and personal recollections of members of the Society of Friends of the 1798 uprising. 95 pages illustrated (240g). €10.15, £7.00, P&P Ireland €2.50, GB Eur €3.25(1).
Peace Testimony
Peace is a Process, Sydney Bailey; £8.00, P&P £1.10(3).
Founders’ Writings
The Journal of George Fox, ed JL Nickalls; £12, P&P £4.00(3). Quakerpsalms: a book of devotions, collected from George Fox’s Journal and Epistles; £6.50, P&P £0.60(3).
Four Courts Press is delighted to announce the publication of A Biographical Dictionary of Irish Quakers, Second edition by Richard S. Harrison. This revised and expanded second edition of a book first published in 1997 offers sketches of a wide range of Irish Quakers, mostly 18th- and 19th-century figures. The information provided in these biographical pieces is a mixture of family history, information on commercial life and anecdotal material.
In addition to the expected entries for different Bewleys, Pims, Jacobs, Newsoms, Richardsons and others, there are many names listed not now remembered as Quakers. It covers Quakers from all four provinces and most major towns and cities are well as Quakers who emigrated to North America. Coffee merchants, grocers, soap-boilers, spademakers and others emerge in a lively, familiar way.
Activists in concerns dear to Quakers are here, in anti-slavery, prison reform, famine relief, anti-hanging and temperance. Whilst many English and American Quakers are remembered internationally, Irish Quakers are mainly of significance in Irish history, but even then they reveal numerous traits shared with a wider Quakerdom, in its emigration patterns, its transatlantic, commercial and philanthropic links.
Richard S. Harrison is a member of the Religious Society of Friends and a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He has written several books on Quaker business and Cork themes.
This book is available at a 10% discount via http://www.fourcourtspress.ie
THE ALLENS Family & Friends: TEN GENERATIONS OF QUAKER ANCESTRY by Clive Allen with Helen Moss. This book, compiled and researched over a period of 40 years, is a fascinating record of two parts the historical story of the family followed by contemporary anecdotes and a collection of wills and family letters dating back over 350 years.
All sale proceeds will be donated to Irish Quaker Faith in Action (for various projects in Bolivia)
In the latter half of the 17th century, William Allen, a clothier and a member of the Society of Friends, lived and worked in Cork city. The Allens – Family & Friends traces the lives of his descendants down to the present day. Using contemporary sources, it chronicles the persecution of early Quakers and the involvement of the Allen family in the Society. We follow the family through the 18th century and its move to Dublin via Limerick and the establishment of a clothing business in Bridge Street.
In the 19th century, the Allens were closely involved with many reform movements, including the abolition of slavery and the establishment of the Dublin Cholera Hospital. Richard Allen, a philanthropist and social campaigner, was known for his involvement with the temperance movement and the anti-slavery campaign. The book follows Richard to Metz, after the Franco-Prussia War in 1870, and the tragic consequences of his visit.
By the 20th century, many of the family had left the Quakers through marriage outside the Society, resulting in new interests and occupations, such as farming and the textile industry. Travel abroad featured and Margaret Allen’s letters from America are a book in themselves. Insightful and informative, her writing is a colourful reflection of the country she visited.
The Allen family had close connections with Newtown School in its early days, connections that continue to this very day.
It is illustrated throughout with colour, black and white photographs, family trees. The book can ordered though Quaker House, Dublin, at €50 + 8.50 P&P.
James & Mary Ellis – background and Quaker Famine Relief in Letterfrack by Joan Johnson. Quaker famine relief in Letterfrack. An account of the Ellis response to the appalling destitution found in Co. Galway when, at the age of 56, James bought land and became a resident landlord in 1849. 81 pages illustrated (300g). €11.50, £7.50, P+P Ireland €3.50, GB Eur €4.50 (1)
A Biographical Dictionary of Irish Quakers by Richard Harrison. The details of 300 Irish Friends from the 350 years of Quakers in Ireland. Biographical details and anecdotes collected over a thirty year period are presented here in readable form. 123 pages (370g). €14.95, £10.00, P+P Ireland €3.50, GB Eur €4.50 (1), also Four Courts Press.
Victor Bewley’s Memoirs, by Fiona Murdoch(4). The life story of a well-known Dublin Friend (1912-1999) as told to his granddaughter, revealing a sensitive man with a quiet determination to help others. The account includes his involvement with and vision for the family business, work with the underprivileged and in particular the Travelling community. €11, P+P €2.50 Ir, €3.25 GB Eur.
Senator James G Douglas, ed J Anthony Gaughan; businessman, Quaker and nationalist, his involvement in the events of 1916 -1926; UCD Press(6); see review.
Reminiscences of Sean Harrington 1900-1976, Editor C B Lamb. Reminiscences of a war of independence veteran, who joined the IRA and rose to become a Section Commander. Becoming interested in pacifism he discovered Friends and joined the Society in 1943. 36 A5 pages (90g). €4.50 P&P €2.00 Ir, €2.50 GB Eur (1).
‘Testimony of a Whatnot’; an autobiography by Elizabeth Pritchard.
Published by the Home Mission Committee – Ulster Quarterly Meeting
The autobiography of a Lancashire girl, born into Edwardian England, who answered the call to be a Christian Missionary in India; in a lifetime of 96 years she was to witness the turmoil and changes from British Raj to independence, and this largely viewed from a remote dispensary in poverty stricken Bihar. Her gift for writing conveys the nature of the times, a love of India, a selfless dedication to service, and a very deep faith; it is a story which might make the reader query modern values.
Contact details for supply are: Elizabeth Scott 22 Whitla Road Lisburn Co Antrim BT28 3PP Tel +44 2892601864 ge.scott22@googlemail.com
UK retail selling price is £7.99 (Does not include P&P, please email for details)
Other Biographical
An Introduction to the Life and Works of George Fox, Christian Barclay; £1.95 P&P £0.60(3).
Elizabeth Fry, by June Rose; shows the human side of the well-known prison reformer; £9.50, P&P £1.25(3).
Prison pioneer: Elizabeth Fry, by June Rose; £2.00, P&P £0.60(5).
Quakers in Science and Industry, Arthur Raistrick; the fascinating story of enterprising, energetic and industrious Friends, their successes and failures; £10.00, P&P £3.30(3)
Ringing true – the Quaker Bells of Trummery 1657-2007, Bill Jackson. Traces various lines of the Bell family over 350 years, with historical notes and many anecdotes. The descendants of Archibald Bell were tanners, cotton and linen bleachers and spinners; covers 1798, the Famine and WW1; their constancy as Friends; emigration to Cuba, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Private publication. Limited number of copies available at €24 plus P&P €5.50 IR, €7.00 GB Eur (1). (Seereview)
Shipbuilding in Waterford 1820-1882 by Bill Irish; three important Quaker shipbuilding enterprises(6).
W & R Jacob, 150 years of biscuit making; by Séamas Ó Maitiú (6)
Portlaw & the Malcomsons by Desmond Neill. A 19th Century Quaker Enterprise based on a model village. The Malcomson mill village of 1825 preceded the planned villages of Bessbrook and Sion Mills in Ulster and may have influenced the plans for Bournville. Occasional paper No 1 – 16 pages (50g). €3.00, £2.00 P+P €2.00, €2.50 GB Eur (1).
The Shipping Murphys* by Cornelius F Smith; the story of the Palgrave Murphy Shipping Line 1850-1926, which has numerous references to Quaker shipowners; Euro 30 (6)
Thomas Edmondson and the Dublin Laundry*, a Quaker businessman 1837-1908, by Mona Hearn; Irish Academic Press, 236pp HB, NPG (6).
The Story of the Court Laundry by Robert Tweedy. Henry Cecil Watson owned and ran this laundry, located in Harcourt Street, Dublin, from 1907 to 1961. Robert Tweedy was manager for 28 years from 1933. He details the changes in the laundry business and also throws light on the great social change that took place in the period. 159 pages, ISBN 0-86327-756-X (6).
* Reviews of these books are in The Friendly Word, August 2004, Vol 21 Issue 4; a contact procedure for this publication is currently in preparation; in the meantime enquiries should go to the Editor via the contacts page. We are taking steps, where possible, to make reviews available directly, hotlinked via this page.
(1) From Friends Historical Library, Quaker House, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, Ireland. Friends’ Historical Library will not take orders for books by phone, only by post, or from personal callers. The Library is open 11.00am to 1.00pm on Thursdays only, and books can be obtained by personal callers between those times. There is however phone contact at 01-495-6890, e-mail qhist at eircom dot net. (2) From Eamonn de Burca, 27 Priory Drive, Blackrock, Co Dublin (P & P Extra); see also www.deburcararebooks.com. (3) Some of the above, and many others, are available from the Quaker Bookshop, Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ in London, which maintains a web-site www.quaker.org.uk/bookshop with remote purchasing procedures under development. Phone 020 7663 1031; e-mail: clairem@quaker.org.uk; fax: 020 7663 1001. (4) FromVeritas, 7/8 Lr Abbey St, Dublin 1, see also www.veritas.ie. (5) From Quaker Tapestry, Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4BH, England; see also www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk. (6) From commercial bookshops.
We may develop this section, if it turns out that there is demand; Churchtown and MonkstownMeetings have made the catalogues of their local libraries available as a pilot project. Meeting librarians wishing to extend this participation should submit their catalogues in format similar to that adopted in the pilot cases, making use of either source file as a template. Tabular layout is to be avoided.