Exact textual stateDraft

By the Law of the Shark — Draft 1

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units19
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent19 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 19 pages / 19 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 30625–30629, 30631–30642, 30644–30645

Original typescript (OT).

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records the witness/pages as unnumbered. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · By the Law of the Shark (d1) · TSS 30625–30629, 30631–30642, 30644–30645 · spreadsheet rows 1985–2003