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 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent7 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 7 pages / 7 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 51955–51961
Original typescript (OT).
Additional documentary notes
- Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving witness. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Cobra in the Dream, The (d2) · TSS 51955–51961 · spreadsheet rows 2261–2267