Keep in mind that this quest has two possible endings also. If you get the signatures and return the book to Fippy the 4th, you get the nighthide tunic. If you instead return it to the Constable (the one you talked to earlier in the quest) you get a different reward.
http://eq2.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?&eq2quest=489
Depending on your class and roleplaying preferences, you might like this one better. Good luck out there.