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The Moon of Skulls — Draft 2 page first-cuts

Part of The Moon of Skulls

StateDraft 2 page first-cutsSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units2
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 2 page first-cuts — surviving Howard typescript evidenceHoward typescript
Extent2 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 2 represented manuscript pages / 2 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 40343–40344

Original Robert E. Howard typescript evidence.

Additional documentary notes

  • Page First Cuts: The source explicitly identifies both represented sheets as first cuts at pages. (witness level)
  • Isolated Variant Pages: The represented pages are at manuscript positions 38 and 42 and are not treated as a complete Draft 2 manuscript. (witness level)
  • Reshoot Note: The source says these pages need to be reshot at HRC; that is preserved as source/documentation context. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Moon of Skulls, The (d2) · TSS 40343–40344 · spreadsheet rows 10543–10544