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Spanish Gold on Devil Horse — Unidentified draft fragment #1

Part of Spanish Gold on Devil Horse

StateUnidentified draft fragment #1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1
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.

Unidentified draft fragment #1 — surviving Howard typescript pageHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 13083

Original Robert E. Howard typescript page from a distinct but chronologically unidentified draft.

Additional documentary notes

  • Separate Draft Evidence: The spreadsheet explicitly says this sheet belongs to a completely different draft from the Draft 4 page with which it had been grouped. (witness level)
  • Chronology Unassigned: No numbered draft position is assigned because the source does not establish where this fragment belongs chronologically. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Page: The surviving page is treated as unnumbered in the absence of secure manuscript pagination. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Spanish Gold on Devil Horse (d4 grouping) · TSS 13083