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Exact textual stateDraft

Red Nails — Draft B

Part of Red Nails

StateDraft BSurviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units82
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 B — incomplete Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent81 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 81 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 11153–11168, 25162–25225, 25227

Incomplete 81-sheet Robert E. Howard typescript witness to Red Nails — Draft B.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript witness. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: Draft B is explicitly described as untitled. (witness level)
  • Incomplete Witness: Draft B is explicitly described as incomplete. (witness level)
  • Last Page Marker: Page 91 is explicitly identified as the last page of this draft. (witness level)
  • Shared Reverse Side: The associated Glenn card records reverse-side relationships for some manuscript sheets. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Red Nails (draft b) · TSS 11153–11168, 25162–25225, 25227 · spreadsheet rows 12664–12744

Draft B — Glenn Lord reverse-side note cardCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 25161

Glenn Lord documentary note card associated with Red Nails — Draft B.

Manuscript details

Documentary note cardGlenn Lord note card listing reverse-side relationships.

Additional documentary notes

  • Not Authorial Textual Evidence: The card is not treated as Howard wording evidence. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Red Nails (draft b) · TSS 11153–11168, 25162–25225, 25227 · spreadsheet rows 12664–12744