Warhammer Armies Book and the Art of Graphology

Last week I paid £38 for a copy of the 3rd edition Warhammer Armies book. This copy in fact:

Warhammer Armies. Average ebay price ~£15

You might (quite reasonably), ask why I paid £38 for a book (albeit in good condition), that normally sells for around £15. Well the answer was a little line in the item description:

"Signed at Games Day '89 by lots of then-GW staff - John Blanche, Tony Cottrell, Brian George, Bil, others whose names I can't decipher."

There was no picture, but I fancied a punt at the book, as I already have a number of signed copies of classic GW publications in my collection.

 

So to that end, I went to Glasgow to pick up my premium priced book in person (OK, I just happened to be in Glasgow with work & the seller kindly agreed me to collect in person). On being handed the book, I eagerly opened it up, and look what was hidden on the inside cover:

 

LOTS of lovely signatures

That's right, no fewer than 12 signatures from GW luminaries past and present. Some I can ID, others could be runic inscriptions for all I know!

Here's a rundown of the 'knowns', complete with their Warhammer Armies title:

John Blanche (Art Manager). Notice John's technique to ensure he gets an entire page devoted to his signature alone!

Bil Sedgewick (Graphic Design)

Brian George (Graphic Design)

Tony Cotterell (not listed in Warhammer Armies)

Jervis Johnson (Designer/Developer)

 

Aly Morrison (Citadel Designer)

Then there's the celebrities of their day, who patiently sat at Games Day 1989, signing book after book, only to be seen as indecipherable scribbles 25 years later:

Could this be Phil Gallagher? The first name looks more like Pam to me

Pretty sure this is Andy Jones

Got to be an 'A' name. Alan Merrett? Alan Perry? Somebody else?

Is it an 'S'...or a 'B'...or a 'J'?

I'm going for a 'B' here. Brian Ansell or perhaps Bob Naismith seem likely candidates.

 

And finally, I actually missed this one first time round, having been over-signed by Tony Cotterell, Andy Jones and Pam(?). Looks like a 'Mick' to me, but I'm stumped by it.

So there we go, it's like some kind of graphologist's dream. All I need is examples of hand-writing from the entire late 1980s Games Workshop staff, and I should be able to decipher all these signatures.

Any suggestions & verifications welcome!