2003 Seckatary Hawkins Web Site Store

I got my books yesterday evening when I got home from work. They look Great, as usual! I am looking forward to starting to read one this weekend, but I will save the other. The second weekend in May I will be going to Taipei and Keelung, Taiwan for a couple of days, so I will be saving the second book to read on the plane. Thank you so much for all of your hard and dedicated work in giving us an opportunity to read your grandfather's stories. They bring back great memories from my childhood when my father and I read the original books.

TP, Honolulu, HI

4/19/09
Books arrived on Saturday. fantastic!!! After the semester is over and I no longer have to struggle through Jane Austen, I plan to begin at the beginning (Stoner) and go straight through. I'll be a kid again.

BH, Cincinnati, OH

4/19/09

Just received the books, and while praise heaped on sometimes seems "cheap" I can't help but heap it on! They are really fabulous. The new artist will get my close attention...it's like seeing a new "Superman" after you've grown up with George Reeves of television fame.

GT, Louisville, KY

Hi Seck. Just received the new books and am very impressed. You have really done a fine job of recreating the "look" of the original series... and thanks once again for all of your efforts on behalf of the F&S Club and the fans of great writing for young people.

Sincerely,

JH, Ridgeway, CO

This morning in the mail I received my new books, Gideon & Stydle.

They look and feel great. What superb additions to our collection.

I honestly feel that THE WAIT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT.

DR, North Bend, OH

What a treat, it's like Christmas around here. The day after the club stamps arrived the new books came and they are beautiful as well! They are exactly the same size as the previous editions and the illustrations are fantastic, very sharp and clear. Thanks to everyone who makes these possible.

A tip for those of you who are on this list or in the club and not getting the reprints, you're missing out on a great opportunity. This is a chance to continue the Seckatary's message another generation and at the same time build a fine library of the entire collection at a very fair price.
DJ, St Cloud, FL

Yes to what all the others said! They're here and they're great!

YF&S,

CC, Cincinnati, OH

WOW, Seck! You all have really outdone yourselves this time! I think these books look better than any of the reprints to date. Excellent, excellent work.
These books are truly priceless!

Yours F&S,
S&TR, Walton, KY

Just to let you know that the two beautiful books arrived at the remote.
rainy upper left corner of the "Lower 48" this afternoon. Thank you
sincerely for preserving and promoting your grandfather's vision. Fair and
square! Now, more than ever!

PT, Langley, WA

Hi Randy,

Wow, Gideon and Stydle The Strong arrived today! The dust jackets and internal hard covers are just magnificent. I just wanted to thank everyone who worked to hard on these precious books (especially you Randy).

I am in the middle of the Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan) but I will be taking a break to read these new adventures of Seck and the gang.

Best Regards,

TS, Kalamazoo, MI

Wow! Better than the Rover Boys, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and all the others rolled into one. I can really relate to these boys down on the riverbank - just like I belong to the club. Thanks for making them. I have to find the earlier stories so I can find out all what happened before Stydle and Gideon came out to play. I read the book reports for all the earlier stories on www.seckatary.com after you told me how to find them, so I have an idea; but I want to know more! Keep them coming, and I will buy every one. These are unbelievably fun!

DT, Los Angeles, CA

I was also one of the lucky ones to find my two new books waiting for me when I got home tonight....At any rate, the new books look great. The dust jacket has a nice glossy look to it and the front, back and edge of the book under the DJ has a new look to it (matte finish, styled lettering and different graphics) that gives the books a very professional look. But the best part is the story inside each book.

Thanks to all involved for getting these (and all the rest) of the new Seck books out!

DK, Loveland, OH

Guess what!!!!

The gorgeous, fabulous new books, GIDEON and STYDLE have arrived at my house today. Maybe some of yours came too.
Randy and All, the newest books look wonderful! The deep purple and the bright green are wow jacket colors. The illustrations are very clear. Very Authentic looking Seckatary Hawkins books! Treasures in our bookcases.
I think you all might say when yours arrive that they were worth the wait!

EF, West Chester, OH

Dear Seck,

Perhaps some of the others in the F&S Club have the same yearning as I have to read the old books. Many of us grew up in the 1950's and read the four second editions (CT,SB, GG, RR) and saw in the back of the book "Next book in the series is ........." and were never able to find them in the bookstore. So, we've been waiting for 50 years to read those titles. The "new" books from the stories only previously published in the newspaper are great and I've enjoyed every one. But I still wonder about those "next books in the series" I missed so many years ago when I was a kid along a river bank. I know that the collectible book market is enhanced by the scarcity of those titles so I can appreciate that keeping them scarce might be a good thing for those of us who have invested in the first editions. However, the "missing chapters" will essentially make them first editions all over again and that would be a great thing indeed.

Sincerely,
JH, Ridgeway, CO

Randy,
I have been a member of the club for only a short time, but my interest in the books goes back decades. A brief story.... Back in 1993, another economically tough time, I was laid off from a job I'd had for nearly 10 years. It was quite a blow to my self esteem, and, times as they were, I was out of work for 6 months. Being the first time in years that I had some really "free" time, I decided that now was the opportunity to find out what I could about this "Yellow Y" book I'd read 30+ years earlier. Now, this was before the internet, when research meant going to the library and researching, one paper at a time. I have to tell you that this research was one of the few things that kept me motivated during that very rough time in my life. It gave me something to focus on, a goal to achieve. I needed that, and it was a Godsend....

I cannot understand why anyone would only get through a few pages of these books, but especially when they have the benefit of your direct, face to face promotion and encouragement to pick them up. This is timeless literature, with exciting adventures and believable characters, and always , always good wholesome reading for any age. There is so much trash on the bookshelves today; this is just good, clean fun, with solid values...
Your Grandpa was right on track with the writing, just as it is. To have the validation of Harper Lee, along with the millions of boys and girls who read the books, joined the clubs, embraced these endearing characters.... I'm sure your Grandpa was quite satisfied with the legacy of terrific literature he left for all to enjoy.

Randy, thank you, for understanding the importance of these stories, and for continuing to spread the word, and for giving us enthusiasts a forum to talk about the books we've come to love.

Yours Fair & Square,
7/12/10 TS, Wilmington, MA

For Club Members Only:

Books are sold to club members only, so please click on the CLUB PROFILE page and then click the word JOIN to complete the short club application form - it is easy and it is free. Then you may buy these books - as long as supply lasts.

Brand New Seckatary Hawkins reprinted Club books with new dust jackets available now !

Now available Seckatary Hawkins in Cuba and Herman the Fiddler - both books are unabridged and include all the original chapters that were in the weekly series, but not in the first editions in 1921 and 1926. Also includes some short stories and a few introductory chapters of the next club books.

These are highly collectible and will go fast, so get your order in quickly. For club members only, please indicate your club member number with your order.

Both books sold together as a set = $150.00 each set. Paypal orders: $170.00

The Red Runners with a lot of added material, 353 pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal) The Rejiment 1 of 2 1918 Younger boys stories before Stoners Boy - 402 pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal)

The Rejiment 2 of 2 1919 Younger boys stories before Stoners Boy - 493 pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal)

Comics I; 9" x 12" hardbound book, 444 pages - $99 by check, ($105 PayPal)

Comics II; 9" x 12" hardbound book, 495 pages - $99 by check, ($105 PayPal)

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# 24 - Trilogy II: 3 Seckatary sequel books never before in book form; 1936/37: The Dog Snatchers; The Dugout Trailer; and Jericho: 321 Pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal)

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# 25 - Hackbury or �The Mystery of the Underground Room�; 1937/38: A Seckatary sequel book never before in book form: 440 Pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal)

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# 26 - Trilogy III: 3 Seckatary sequel books never before in book form 1938/39: The White Bat; The Backwater Pool; and The Nip and Tuck Gang: 445 Pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal)

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# 27 - The Return of the Skinny Guy - or �The Boy with the Eagle�; 1940/41: A Seckatary sequel book never before in book form - 428 Pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal)

# 28 - Trilogy IV: 3 Seckatary sequel books never before in book form; 1940 - 42: The Gang of Usher or �The Far Away Voice�; and Related Stories: 435 Pages - $75 by check, ($81 PayPal)

NEW CLUB MEMBER ONLY BOOKS BEING CREATED NOW! Buy now for early order reservation. When these 150 copies are sold, that is all there is for this set of 2 books. Estimated print completion date is Oct, 2014.

These are reprints of the original books, but with a lot of extra text and illustrations added in for you that was left out of the original first editions. Often books were cut down in size for various reasons, and now you have a chance to be among the first to read the entire stories.

1924 The Chinese Coin or �The Mystery of the Cave of Wonders� Includes 8 new chapters and 31 new illustrations that were in the newspaper serials and the original manuscript. Additionally, we have added short story serial chapters that were in the newspaper between Chinese Coin and Yellow Y; and some between Red Castle and Stonewall House in 1927 and 1928.

1925 The Yellow Y or �The Mystery of the Boy with the Longbow�, with one new chapter and 24 new illustrations. Additionally, we have added short stories that were in the newspaper between Stonewall House and Little Gil in 1928. And a special printing of the area identification map of Seven Willows Island compiled by The Club member committee last year.

#30 The Chinese Coin Unabridged, and The Yellow Y Unabridged: both books sold together, insured and shipped (Priority Mail included) to USA addresses - ($160 PayPal)

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Yours Fair & Square
Randy Schulkers
~A quitter never wins and a winner never quits~

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A LITTLE BOOK PRINTING HISTORY:
In 2007, with the much appreciated encouragement and volunteer work of the F&S Club members, we began to publish in book form all the newspaper serial stories that were never in book form before. Club member George Beatty does all the retyping of the stories from the old, crumbling newspapers, manuscripts, Seck magazines, and other things Grandpa saved for us. Often, we have to knit together various resources, news pull sheets and proof copies in order to find the complete story. Only about 100 copies of each of these new books are printed and sold to active Fair and Square Club members.

Seckatary Hawkins books reprinted by the Club since 2007:

11. The Red Castle 12. Mystery of the Stonewall House

13. Little Gil

14. The Lavender Light Mystery�

15. The Ghost of Lake Tapaho

16. The Emperor�s Sword

17. Little Flower of the Sun

18. The Mystery of the Red Hand

19. The Lacquer Fan

20. Gideon

21. Stydle the Strong

22. Trilogy I: The Stattenham Manor Mystery; The River Pirates; and The Green Light Mystery

23. Gander

24. Trilogy II: The Dog Snatchers; The Dugout Trailer; and Jericho

25. Hackbury

26. Trilogy III: The White Bat; The Backwater Pool; and The Nip and Tuck Gang and Related Stories

27. The Return of the Skinny Guy

28. Trilogy IV :The Gang of Usher or �The Far Away Voice�; and Related Stories.

29. Stoner�s Boy Unabridged - 11 new chapters and lots of new text and illustrations.

30. The Rejiment I - Early stories before the club was officially organized.

31. The Rejiment II - Early stories as the club was beginning.

32. The Red Runners Unabridged Special Limited Edition; with 20 new illustrations and including Rejiment III and short stories
33. The Gray Ghost - Unabridged - with 2 new chapters and 23 new illustrations.

34. Stormie the Dog Stealer - Unabridged with 25 new illustrations and about 50% more text.

35. Comic Strips I - Complete stories of Stoners Boy; Cuba; Red Runners; The Gray Ghost; Knights of Square Table; The Rejiment I, II, and III; and many short stories.

36. Comic Strips II - Complete stories of Ching Toy; Chinese Coin; Yellow Y; Herman; Red Castle; Emperors Sword; Little Flower of Sun; Stonewall House, Red Hand; more.

37. Knights of the Square Table Unabridged - with 8 new chapters and 29 new illustrations.

38. Ching Toy Unabridged - with lots of new text, and 20 new illustrations.

39. The Chinese Coin Unabridged - with 8 new chapters and 31 new illustrations and short stories added.

40. The Yellow Y Unabridged - with 1 new chapter and 24 new illustrations and short stories added.

41. Herman the Fiddler unabridged - in process.

42. Cuba unabridged - in process.

Yours Fair & Square
Randy Schulkers
~A quitter never wins and a Winner never quits~

SATISFIED CUSTOMER UNSOLICITED COMMENTS

While reading through the first few chapters of the new Chinese Coin, I also noticed some interesting items:

In Chapter I, mention is made of the Panama Canal (page 4- original book page 6). I checked with Wikipedia and found that the Panama Canal was opened in 1914. That chapter of CC was written in 1924 - just 10 years later

In new Chapter III - The Seckatary Referees -there is mention of "snatch-grab" football (page 22). Does anyone know what "snatch-grab" is?

Something else that I found interesting in Chinese Coin. On page 113, Seck says:

"Come in," I said. "And believe me, I�m glad to see somebody. Honest, I believe I�d be glad to see Old Nick himself right now." This same passage is in the original book as well. In the past when I have read this I just assumed that Old Nick was St. Nick. But this time I decided to look into this a little more and found out how wrong I was. Apparently, "Old Nick" is an old English slang term for the devil!

The things you can learn by reading Seckatary Hawkins!

DK ; Loveland, OH

Hello everyone --
I have started to read our new unabridged edition of "The Chinese Coin". If you are familiar with the original edition, you will see to what a great degree this unabridged edition has been enriched with so much new text. This is in addition to the new chapters that were edited out of the original edition, as well as the many illustrations that were edited out of the original edition.
If you haven't bought these books yet, I would advise you to act before it is too late.

As to the new illustrations, while I am only in the early chapters of this book, and so I am sure there are many more wonderful new illustrations to come, take a look at the one on page 10. What a great view of the writing room! Check out Hawkins' chair and desk.

The enriched text also expands on passages that were in the original edition. For example, when they go to Watertown to buy Halloween costumes, the only one mentioned in the original edition was the Indian suit Hawkins got.

There is something new to learn in practically every chapter of this Chinese Coin book, and of course the chapters that were not in the original book are treasure troves of new information.

GB; ST Louis, MO

My new books arrived the night before Christmas � what perfect timing. And what perfect books too � truly collectors items. These old favorite stories are like new ones now with so much new text, and new chapters by the master author RFS; plus extra drawings by the old masters � Ebertz and Williams. It is just priceless that we can have these books made up so professionally too. It is great to see children get excited and involved with something that is not a plug in electronic gadget or something that will blow up the world. They live in the electronic world too, like all modern kids, but they are learning the good things in life without even knowing.   We are all richer for finding the Seckatary and we heartily thank the club volunteers who make it happen each time.

JD; Lexington, KY

Seck, we are all so excited for brand new RFS books for the holidays! Merry Christmas to you and Bonnie! It couldn't be more perfect. You have immortalized our childhood memories. Kudos to you and all who have made this project a reality! I think it's time for Lew to strike up the old organ!

Yours F&S,

S,T, & P R: Walton, KY

Hello fellow Club members. I am happy to report that my books were delivered today. Yes, Christmas has come early; but I will have to wait since they are going under the tree until Christmas morning. I can't wait to read these stories because I have never had the opportunity to before. A million thanks to those involved to bring us these lovely gifts.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD READ!
DR; North Bend, OH

My books arrived at 1:15 today and my Jeanne permitted one quick peak at them before she had them wrapped and under the tree. What I saw was two more wonderful -complete books that Randy, Bonnie and team can be very proud of. To all the club members who have supported the book project. Thank You for making my Christmas as joyful as the one 55 years ago when the first two Seckatary Hawkins books enriched my life.

MB; Cincy, OH

The new Club printed books. What beauties they are!

Just holding a book in our hands, it is easy to forget the huge amount of work that goes into the design, layout, production, and finally the packaging and delivery. All my thanks to Randy, Bonnie, George, Dan and all the other volunteers who made this happen. We did it again!

YF&S and Merry Christmas, CC; Cincinnati, OH

O.K., As I promised, this is how I was introduced into Seck's books. I was lucky enough to have three titles given to me by my father�s boss. Books were Stoner, Knights and Yellow Y. This was in 1938 when I was only 8 years old. Those books were the blue cover ones and before I received them they must have passed through many hands ,as the white image of Seck was very faded on most. After having them for a few years I loaned them to a buddy. They soon moved and the books went with them. I restarted my collection in the 50's,getting books from Ohio book store, Acres of books and Duttenhoffers book store. These were somehow lost through theft. Again a few years ago I restarted a collection and found a great source through Russ Bernard. And he supplied most of the books I now have. Oddly enough my brand new Herman came from Randy's own which I bought from Russ.I have all the originals except Stormie and Tapaho. I have all the reprints to date.

YF&S KG; Sunman, IN

The books arrived and for a few minutes I reminisced back some 65 or so years ago. I remember the old Yellow Y that I bought from someone the neighborhood was sometime around this time. I cant remember how much I paid for it. It was a princely price for back then. There was light snow on the ground and I took this book to my bedroom and read it. Every once in a while I would gaze out the window and think how lucky it was to have this book. They were so hard to find. Everyone can relate!

The Chinese Coin, Stormie, Herman, and Tupelo it seemed were much much harder to get and still are. Thanks to you Randy and of course the fellow club members we all can re enjoy those days of these current years when we felt like we were the luckiest people on earth to be involved in this reincarnation of these tombs.  Heartfelt thanks to everyone. You all know how I fell because you all feel that feeling too. God willing I hope to be back amongst the briars and buckeyes with my friends most of which I have never met down at the old riverbank. Lots of Love; best year to everyone!
JW; Menifee,CA

Randy,
We all want to do our little bit to show appreciation for all the hard work put into these wonderful books. Mine arrived today and they are simply fabulous. I can't wait for more!
YF&S
TS, Wilmington, MA

The books are beautiful!! thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RS, SunCity, AZ

I just wanted to add my comments on these two new beautiful books. Wow! These two books are thick and crammed with all sorts of never before seen (by most club members, anyway) illustrations. Plus George has added in lots of extras, like the little heading illustrations from the original newspaper columns and other illustrations from other Seck sources, etc.
DS, Verona, KY

My books came today as well. They look beautiful. It's better than Christmas.
TK, Murietta, CA

Dear Randy:
I received the new books today and they look great. They have joined the others on the shelf. Your Grandfather would be very proud of you and what you and George have been able to do to reprint so much of his life�s works. I think that he would also be very pleased that there were still people who really enjoyed what he had done in his life. There aren�t very many of us who can say that.

Thanks again to both you and George for all of the hard work and hours invested in this enterprise. I am already looking forward to the next set of books. I have already sent you my check.
Yours fair and square,
BZ, Laurel, MD
I don't think any of us can really capture in words the joy of having these wonderful new books in our hands or the magnitude of our thanks to those who
worked so hard to get them there! Can't wait to see the next two, but for now intend to enjoy these two to the fullest. Many, many thanks!
YF&S
DC, LA, CA
The books arrived today and they are beauties! Everything you promised and then some.
Thanks again and YF&S,
CH, Eau Claire, WI
I am THRILLED to have these books. It is so professional, and the DJ is fantastic.
Cheers and Fair and Square,
GH, Milton, OH

I received the books today, they look great! Getting the previous ones was awesome!! But these new ones are the best! I would like to get 2 more of each for my boys. Thanks for doing this for us club members.

RB, Cincinnati, OH

These are among the best built books I have seen, and since they would never have been available at any price if the club had not done them, it is small price to pay for something that is history and will last forever. The kids want all the other series books too, and love to see the book reports you have on the site. Hope you do them all soon.
GF, San Antonio, TX

Hi,
I received the latest two books yesterday. Very nice. Some excellent touches with the comics and additional info on the inside. Thank everyone for the great work.
YF&S, DJ, Bowling Green, KY

More new books on the way? That is great news, and thanks again for all your efforts in getting them published. Some of the questions I had about the series have been answered with these new books. What a goldmine! Do some more soon.

Thanks! � SA,

NY, NY

We can never thank you enough for making these high quality books reprints of Stormie and Tapaho. They had gotten so expensive as originals that we never thought we would get to read them. Now we have a brand new set! So many thanks.
BD, Los Angeles,CA

Thanks for the great job on the printing of new books. As always, please count me in for a copy of the next title and any others that may be forthcoming. Your time and efforts, are appreciated by all of us Fair and Square Club Members. The entire riverbank is buzzing with the news!

PH, Miford, OH