Exact textual stateFalse Start

Black Vulmea's Vengeance — Draft 4 page 10 false start

StateDraft 4 — page 10 false startSurviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units2
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 4 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 53048

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • False Start: The spreadsheet identifies this textual state as a false start. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Black Vulmea's Vengeance (d4) · TSS 53048 · spreadsheet rows 1395–1395

Draft 4 page 10 false start — carbon first-cut sheetHoward carbon copy
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 1 alternate carbon sheet

TSS: 51531

Carbon evidence described as the first cut at manuscript page 10.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Black Vulmea's Vengeance (d4-cc) · TSS 51531