The Hobyahs is a classic childrens folk tale, that has been published by many different authors and illustrators.

Open a copy of this book, and you'll find the house that the family lived in was made of corn husks or beets. Not what our client remembered reading when she was a young girl! 

"Could we find an early edition of this tale where the house was made of turnips?"

Sounded like a great conversation starter to us, so we got to work.

Our research showed that such early editions are becoming small collectors items and we were a little worried the price could be much more than initially hoped. Thankfully we found an ex-library edition in a small US bookstore, and after confirming an illustration, we put them in touch.