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Exact textual stateDraft

Spanish Gold on Devil Horse — Draft 2

Part of Spanish Gold on Devil Horse

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units29
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
Extent29 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 29 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 26181–26183, 26163, 26180, 26175–26172, 26178, 26171–26164, 26177–26176, 26162, 26179, 26161–26155

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Unnumbered Pages: The source explicitly states that all surviving manuscript pages are unnumbered. (witness level)
  • Editorial Page Sequence: The spreadsheet's displayed page numbers were guessed by Patrice and are retained only as editorial/source sequence aids, not as Howard manuscript pagination. (witness level)
  • Partial Survival: The surviving material begins around Chapter 4 and continues to the end. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Spanish Gold on Devil Horse (d2) · TSS 26181–26183, 26163, 26180, 26175–26172, 26178, 26171–26164, 26177–26176, 26162, 26179, 26161–26155 · spreadsheet rows 15626–15654