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Spanish Gold on Devil Horse — Draft 1 false start #1

Part of Spanish Gold on Devil Horse

StateDraft 1 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 1 false start #1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 1 manuscript page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 64427

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • False Start: The source explicitly identifies this as a false start. (witness level)
  • Reverse Side Scan: TSS 64427 is a rescan of the reverse of manuscript page 22. (witness level)
  • Shared Physical Sheet: The false start shares a physical sheet with Draft 1 page 22 but remains a distinct textual state. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Spanish Gold on Devil Horse (d1) · TSS 64427 · spreadsheet rows 15619–15619