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Swords of Shahrazar — Draft 6 false start #1

Part of Swords of Shahrazar

StateDraft 6 false start #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.

Draft 6 false start #1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 1 Howard manuscript page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 50100

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • False Start: The source explicitly identifies this sheet as a false start at manuscript page position 3. (witness level)
  • Separate Textual State: The false start is preserved separately rather than being treated as a replacement or alternate page in the main Draft 6 sequence. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Swords of Shahrazar (d6) · TSS 50100 · spreadsheet row 16188