🐾 Arya's Treasure Hunting Service

Right, darlings. Looking for something you cannot seem to find anywhere?

I'm Arya, Chief Drama Officer at Kate's Treasures15. Kate does the actual searching while I supervise from a comfortable distance and occasionally inspect a box.

Whether it is a particular book, DVD, Blu-ray, box set, documentary or world cinema title, your missing treasure may already be waiting somewhere among Dad's shelves.

Dad spent many years building a personal collection of more than 8,000 preloved books, DVDs and Blu-rays.

It was never gathered as ordinary shop stock. It grew from his own interests, his work, the subjects he loved and the films and books he believed were worth keeping.

Only a small part of the collection has been listed online so far, which means there are still thousands of titles waiting to be rediscovered. If you are searching for something unusual, overlooked or difficult to replace, Kate will personally look through the collection for you.

📚 What Could Be Hiding on Dad's Shelves?

Dad's collection is wonderfully varied. One shelf may contain political history, the next a classic foreign film, and another something so unusual that even Kate has to stop and investigate it.

Subjects and genres found within the collection include:

• World cinema and foreign-language films
• Classic films and independent cinema
• Documentaries and box sets
• History, politics and World War II
• Irish history and political history
• Military history and conflict
• Literature and classic fiction
• Film production, acting and screenwriting
• Organised crime and true crime
• Biographies, memoirs and cultural history

Some titles are familiar favourites. Others are out of print, obscure, forgotten or surprisingly difficult to find.

That is what makes every search feel like a proper treasure hunt rather than a simple stock check.

🔍 How Arya's Treasure Hunt Works

1. Tell Kate everything you remember

You can give us the full title, part of a title, an author, actor, director, publisher, subject or even a description of something you remember seeing years ago.

2. Kate searches Dad's collection

There is no complete computer database containing every title, so this is a genuine hands-on search through shelves, boxes and sections of the collection.

3. We email you with any possible matches

If Kate finds something that may be right, she will send you photographs, full condition details and the price.

4. You decide whether it is the one

There is no pressure to buy. You can look at the information and decide whether the item is right for you.

5. A website listing is created for you

If you would like to purchase it, Kate will add the item to the website and send you the direct link.

🕵️ Do You Need to Know the Exact Title?

Not at all.

Sometimes people remember a film scene but not the title. They may remember part of a book cover, an actor, a subject, a country, a director or something they watched many years ago.

Even small details can help, including:

• A word or phrase from the title
• The name of an actor, author or director
• The language or country
• The approximate year you saw it
• A scene, storyline or character you remember
• The colour or design of the cover
• Whether it was a DVD, Blu-ray, book or box set

Do not worry if your description feels vague. Send what you remember and Kate will work from there.

🎁 Start Your Treasure Hunt

Complete the form below with as much information as you can.

There are no wrong answers and you do not need to fill in every detail. Names, dates, editions, scenes, cover colours or half-remembered descriptions can all be useful.

Kate usually aims to reply within 3 to 5 working days, although particularly unusual searches may take a little longer.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions