'Six small notebooks, yellow with blue lettering "Spirax No. 561": bought in Melbourne 1968 - the Indian and Afghanistan notebooks; one smaller with pink cover, bought in Bombay, now lost; eight shorthand notebooks, caramel covers, London 1970-74; one, used during the first American visit, 1972, lost. Entries here have been taken, with some corrections, mostly from seven "London" books.' From Notebooks, based on recorded stories and conversations, aphorisms and Bail's thoughts on art, literature and landscape.
- ISBN10 1843432773
- ISBN13 9781843432777
- Publish Date 10 November 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 June 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint Harvill Secker
- Format Hardcover (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 320
- Language English