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 typescriptHoward typescript
Extent7 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 7 pages / 7 TSS catalogue units; spreadsheet marks the witness “inc”
TSS: 50549–50555
Original typescript (OT).
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records Draft 1 as untitled. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Mistress of Death (d1) · TSS 50549–50555