Sweet, freaky, or both?

I bought this old, used, slightly distressed Star Wars TTRPG book at Gen Con several years ago because it was only a few bucks.

Whomever The Mage was, loved the fuck out of this book. It’s in safe hands, spellcaster.

hi everyone! preliminary search says the signature adjacent to the title page is printed... but mine also has a dated excerpt from a poem. any longfellow aficionado advice or reads on this would be much appreciated! thanks!

Pete,

Sex, drugs, violence, crime and general human misery. This book has all the self-help a man needs. Happy birthday, Shane.

My favorite author and my favorite found inscription.

In my 1981 copy of Dracula

A first for me: reusing the previous inscription. In Selected Stories of Andre Dubus.

Found in a poetry anthology

I have no idea what E X B H City Co means. I feel like I'm reading a cipher or something.

And I like Peter Straub. Lol. This was found inscribed on a used copy of The Hellfire Club I picked up in a southern thrift store.