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 3 page 1 first cut — Howard typescript sheetHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 51633
Single Robert E. Howard first-cut typescript sheet for Draft 3 manuscript page 1.
Additional documentary notes
- First Cut: Explicit first cut at manuscript page 1. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Black Hound of Death, The (d3) · TSS 51633 · spreadsheet rows 842–842