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 typescript pageHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 65824
Original Robert E. Howard typescript; one surviving page of a later draft.
Additional documentary notes
- Single surviving page: Only the first page of this later draft is represented by the supplied TSS inventory. (witness level)
- Later Draft Note: The spreadsheet explicitly calls TSS 65824 the first page of a later draft. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Spanish Gold on Devil Horse (d4) · TSS 65824