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 typescriptHoward typescript
Extent16 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 16 represented Howard manuscript pages / 16 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 50615, 50616, 50617, 50618, 50619, 50620, 50621, 50622, 50623, 50624, 50625, 50626, 50627, 50628, 50629, 50630
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Manuscript details
Source / manuscript titleBulldog Breed, The
Additional documentary notes
- Titled Manuscript: The source identifies Draft 1 as titled. (witness level)
- Complete Witness: The source identifies Draft 1 as complete. (witness level)
- Pagination Error: The final represented sheet is labelled 15, with an explicit source correction that it should be page 16. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Bulldog Breed, The (d1) · TSS 50615, 50616, 50617, 50618, 50619, 50620, 50621, 50622, 50623, 50624, 50625, 50626, 50627, 50628, 50629, 50630 · spreadsheet rows 1969–1984