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Exact textual stateDraft

The Phoenix on the Sword — Draft 2-1

Part of The Phoenix on the Sword

StateDraft 2-1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units15
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 2-1 — incomplete Howard typescript componentHoward typescript
Extent14 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 14 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 24909, 24910, 24911, 24912, 24913, 24914, 24915, 24916, 24917, 24918, 24919, 24920, 24921, 24922

Incomplete Robert E. Howard original-typescript component of The Phoenix on the Sword — Draft 2-1.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript component. (witness level)
  • Incomplete Witness: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as incomplete. (witness level)
  • Chapter Heading: Page 7 includes the Chapter 2 verse heading titled 'The Road of Kings'. (witness level)
  • Chapter Heading: Page 12 includes an untitled verse heading for Chapter 3. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Phoenix on the Sword, The (d2-1) · TSS 22331, 24909, 24910, 24911, 24912, 24913, 24914, 24915, 24916, 24917, 24918, 24919, 24920, 24921, 24922 · spreadsheet rows 11669–11683

Draft 2-1 — page 1 XO reproductionOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 22331

XO reproduction evidence representing The Phoenix on the Sword — Draft 2-1 manuscript page 1.

Additional documentary notes

  • Xerox Of Original: The source code XO identifies this as reproduction evidence. (witness level)
  • Titled Page: The reproduced first page is explicitly described as titled. (witness level)
  • Patrice Provenance: The source note says 'Back from Patrice'. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Phoenix on the Sword, The (d2-1) · TSS 22331, 24909, 24910, 24911, 24912, 24913, 24914, 24915, 24916, 24917, 24918, 24919, 24920, 24921, 24922 · spreadsheet rows 11669–11683