About Quest Vision & History Quest Books is the imprint of the Theosophical Publishing House, the publishing arm of the Theosophical Society in America. This organization, with 150 branches nationwide, is part of the International Theosophical Society founded in New York in 1875 with present headquarters in Adyar, Madras, India. Located at the national Society's headquarters in in Wheaton IL, Quest Books is dedicated to publishing works compatible with the aims of the parent organization: