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Exact textual stateDraft

The Ghost with the Silk Hat — Draft 1

Part of The Ghost with the Silk Hat

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units40
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 — surviving Howard carbon witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent40 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 40 represented manuscript pages / 40 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 26273, 26274, 26275, 26276, 26277, 26278, 26279, 26280, 26281, 26282, 26283, 26284, 26285, 26286, 26287, 26288, 26289, 26290, 26291, 26292, 26293, 26294, 26295, 26296, 26297, 26298, 26299, 26300, 26301, 26302, 26303, 26304, 26305, 26306, 26307, 26308, 26309, 26310, 26311, 26312

Robert E. Howard carbon-copy manuscript witness.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The source identifies the manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source identifies the manuscript as complete. (witness level)
  • Carbon Copy: The source explicitly identifies the witness as carbon. (witness level)
  • Double Sided Text: The source says the pages are 'back to back'. The double-sided structure is preserved without inventing an exact physical sheet count. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Ghost with the Silk Hat, The (d1) · TSS 26273, 26274, 26275, 26276, 26277, 26278, 26279, 26280, 26281, 26282, 26283, 26284, 26285, 26286, 26287, 26288, 26289, 26290, 26291, 26292, 26293, 26294, 26295, 26296, 26297, 26298, 26299, 26300, 26301, 26302, 26303, 26304, 26305, 26306, 26307, 26308, 26309, 26310, 26311, 26312 · spreadsheet rows 5550–5589