A Road Trip from NYC to LA in the Mid 1970s

Leaving the Chelsea With Egg is an excerpt from the memoir of Viva Hoffmann. Her third book revolves around a road trip through the USA together with the young William Egglestone. Viva Hoffmann played in numerous films by Andy Warhol, such as Tub Girls or the controversial Blue Movie. After she began starring in films of other directors, she also began writing – her first book Superstar from 1970 was an insider’s look into Andy Warhol’s factory scene. The book features photographs by Viva Hoffmann and William Egglestone. It was edited by Garrett Nelson and published by Blake & Vargas in 2017, in a regular and a sepcial edition.

The fonts in use are the Latin glyphs included in Hiragino Kaku Gothic and Minion. The special edition additionally uses Vegas on the cover.

Cover of the special edition

Cover of the regular edition

Title page

Table of contents