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 5 — surviving Howard typescript page 39Howard typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 1 surviving manuscript sheet / 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 65776
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Single surviving page: Only manuscript page 39 is represented for this Draft 5 state. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Sons of the Hawk (d5) · TSS 65776 · spreadsheet rows 15345–15345