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
Extent148 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 148 pages / 148 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 30449–30474, 30476, 24405–24418, 30477, 30479–30522, 64379, 30523–30537, 63779–63786, 24306–24317, 30538–30551, 65025, 30552, 65024, 30553–30561
Original typescript (OT).
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Hour of the Dragon, The (d2) · TSS 30449–30474, 30476, 24405–24418, 30477, 30479–30522, 64379, 30523–30537, 63779–63786, 24306–24317, 30538–30551, 65025, 30552, 65024, 30553–30561 · spreadsheet rows 7371–7518