AUTOGRAPHS: An exceptional large folio blue leather bound album with gilt stamped title to the decorative cover, The John Directory, compiled by Thomson Directories on behalf of 'Over To You John', the National Appeal for St. John Ambulance, 1991/2, containing over 1000 signatures by a wide variety of famous individuals (and many lesser known persons, guests of various events, St. John Ambulance members etc.) including Princess Anne (signed beneath an attractive calligraphic inscription on the occasion of the launch of the appeal in the State Rooms, Speaker's House, Palace of Westminster, 7th February 1991), John Major, Bernard Weatherill, William Waldegrave, Jimmy Tarbuck, Elaine Paige, Charlie Chester, Christopher Lee, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (2), Frankie Dettori, Candida Lycett Green, Princess Margaret, Bobby Moore, Martin Peters, Gordon Taylor, Leslie Thomas, Barry Davies, Ray Clemence, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Trevor Brooking, Alan Ball, Terry Venables, Jim Rosenthal, Steve Rider, Peter Alliss, Ian St John, Brian Moore, Will Carling, Rory Underwood, Rob Andrew, Jason Leonard, Jasper Conran, Lynda La Plante, Valerie Leon, Selina Scott, Midge Ure, Jools Holland, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Nick Price, Severiano Ballesteros, Jason Donovan, Kenny Everett, Cleo Rocos, Mark McGann, Joe McGann, David McCallum, Evelyn Anthony, Hammond Innes, Hardy Amies, Derek Nimmo, Michael Sheen, Frances de la Tour, Stephanie Cole, Belinda Lang, Lee Dixon, Peter Beardsley, Alan Smith, Stuart Pearce, Peter Bonetti, David Platt, Carol Cleveland, Victoria Wood, Vera Lynn, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Doug Ellis, Ron Atkinson, Ray Wilkins, Dave Sexton, Frank McLintock, Paul Gascoigne, Vinnie Jones, Dennis Wise, Andy Townsend, Kerry Dixon, Dave Beasant, Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Ronnie Corbett, John Inman, Billy Bonds, Julian Dicks, Chris Hughton, Tony Gale, David O'Leary, Ray Parlour, Tony Adams, David Seaman, Perry Groves, Ian Wright, Margaret Thatcher, Cliff Richard, Marti Pellow & Wet, Wet, Wet, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton and many others. Most of the pages are multiple signed within attractive printed boxes. The book measures 17 x 23 x 3 and is attractively bound with gilt title and decoration and six raised bands to the spine. VG €315-440||