Design for MisplacedFortunes by RossMantle, which weaves together a tapestry of photographs, original and found text, historic imagery, and typographic symbols to create a literal and metaphoric treasure hunt.

On the cover, a single foil stamped hole shape references one of the book’s recurring motifs, while a glimpse of its title peeks in from the spine. The book is wrapped in a shimmering gold cloth evoking the sought after “treasure” alluded to throughout the publication.

Texts interspersed between Mantle’s photographs include excerpts from a book on cache hunting; typographic “cairns” that mark select images in lieu of page numbers; and “Eagle Street House,” a short story by Edith Fikes situated at the center of the book.

The book includes a guide risographed in gold ink that corresponds to the typographic cairns found throughout the work.