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
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 1 page / 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 65823
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records manuscript pages as unnumbered. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Sea Curse (d1) · TSS 65823 · spreadsheet rows 13913–13913