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 typescript page 17Howard typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 93726
Single surviving Robert E. Howard typescript sheet from Black Hound of Death — Draft 1.
Additional documentary notes
- Surviving Page: Single represented Howard typescript sheet labelled manuscript page 17. (witness level)
- Completeness Unresolved: The source supplies no completeness claim. (witness level) · Uncertain
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Black Hound of Death, The (d1) · TSS 93726 · spreadsheet rows 820–820