The Official limited edition book, signed by Jeff Lynne THE TRAVELING WILBURYS chronicles the adventures of Nelson, Otis, Lucky, Lefty and Charlie. Interwoven with hundreds of unseen photographs, Polaroids, drawings, log book entries and handwritten lyric sheets, The Wilburys tell their tale in their own words, with the occasional help of drummer Jim Keltner and others.

Unseen, often unfinished, handwritten lyrics run throughout the book as well as song arrangements, notes, sketches, and recording logs, many of which are tipped-in or hand pasted onto and between pages as individual facsimile reproductions.

TOM: 'The four of us would strike up a rhythm and find some chord changes we liked. Jeff might say, "Change that ‘A’ to a ‘D’..." And it goes back and forth. Once the chord pattern is set you make a little arrangement – you know, there’s an intro, here’s a verse – and put that down. Then we’d have dinner and discuss what the song was going to be about.

THE TRAVELING WILBURYS presents over 150 photographs, most of which have never been seen before. Out-takes from official shoots by Neal Preston, Alberto Tolot and Caroline Greyshock accompany intimate photographs of the Wilburys writing, rehearsing and recording, including an unprecedented collection of Polaroid snapshots by the Wilburys themselves.The result is a candid look at how five of the greatest ever singers, songwriters and musicians ever to have strummed acoustic guitars joined together in a series of kitchens and living rooms to write two albums of unforgettable songs.

From ‘Handle With Care’, writing and recording an album in nine days with the aid of a fridge, and getting band-name advice from Johnny Carson and the Pope; to the untimely passing of Roy Orbison and the ‘Nobody’s Child’ charity record for Romanian orphans, THE TRAVELING WILBURYS is a story of friendship and laughter, shot through with the Python-esque humour that they all enjoyed. Unseen, often unfinished, handwritten lyrics run throughout the book as well as song arrangements, notes, sketches, and recording logs, many of which are tipped-in or hand pasted onto and between pages as individual facsimile reproductions.

GEORGE: 'I think people get stuck in a concept about what the record business us. With the Wilburys it was very flippant. It was a great excuse to put a finger up to the rules and I think that playfulness comes across...'