An assortment of mixed entertainment media, primarily comprising spoken-word audio cassettes and a variety of DVDs, housed in a cardboard storage box. The collection includes a selection of literary and historical spoken-word recordings, notably The Best of Sherlock Holmes featuring Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson, William Thackeray’s Vanity Fair read by Edward Petherbridge for Talking Classics, and Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens in A Boy Growing Up. Further audio titles include The Argo Treasury of English Verse: Donne to Gray, a three-volume cassette set of The Living Bible, and Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles read by David Suchet. The DVD portion of the lot includes feature films and television programmes such as The King’s Speech, 12 Years a Slave, Young Victoria, The Railway Man, The Final Countdown, Flying Tigers, The Song of Bernadette, Ben-Hur, and Casablanca, along with the complete first season of Columbo and volumes of The Prince’s Choice. The DVDs bear British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rating symbols, identifying them as PAL region 2 releases for the UK market.
Condition report:
The lot is in used, as found condition. The outer cardboard container shows typical wear, including creasing and minor tears. Individual plastic and cardboard cases exhibit standard shelf wear, including surface scratching and some residual adhesive from previous pricing. The media has not been tested for playback.
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