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
Extent25 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 25 pages / 25 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 24660–24684
Original typescript (OT).
Manuscript details
BylineThe spreadsheet records a byline on the surviving typescript.
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 · Phoenix on the Sword, The (d2) · TSS 24660–24684 · spreadsheet rows 11643–11667
Draft 2 — xerox page 27Other physical witness
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 22330
Single XO reproduction sheet for The Phoenix on the Sword — Draft 2 manuscript page 27.
Additional documentary notes
- Xerox Of Original: XO reproduction evidence, not the physical Howard original. (witness level)
- Additional Reproduction Page: Additional represented manuscript page 27. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Phoenix on the Sword, The (d2) · TSS 22330 · spreadsheet rows 11668–11668