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Exact textual stateDraft

Man with the Mystery Mitts — Draft 1

Part of Man with the Mystery Mitts

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units12
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 — complete unnumbered Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent12 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 12 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 62834–62845

Complete 12-sheet Robert E. Howard typescript witness to Man with the Mystery Mitts — Draft 1.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript witness. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as complete. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as titled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as unnumbered. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Man with the Mystery Mitts, The (d1) · TSS 62834–62845 · spreadsheet rows 10161–10172