The five known manuscripts of the Gettysburg Address differ in a number of details and also differ from contemporary newspaper reprints of the speech.

An authoritative version of Marco Polo's book does not and cannot exist, for the early manuscripts differ significantly.

All the manuscripts differed from one another, but within that plurality one may recognize some groups (families).

The manuscript differs from the published edition in several ways.

Sidney's original version was all but forgotten until 1908, when antiquarian Bertram Dobell discovered that a manuscript of the Arcadia he had purchased differed from published editions.

The various manuscripts, however, differ markedly from each other, and it is clear that the book has been subjected to extensive editing.

The surviving Arabic manuscripts differ both in the spelling and the vocalization of the names.

The two manuscripts differ from each other in some respects, and the spelling is very poor.

The 85-page manuscript that Beagle first wrote differs greatly from the current version of the book.

The various manuscripts of the tales differ on the structure of the tales with some containing the Man of Law's epilogue and others not.