Dan X. Solo

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Collector and author/editor. Trade headline composition services. An important participant in the 20th century revival of "antique" (19th century ornamental) types.

Re-issues of 19th century types in photocomposition services and for photolettering.

In a posting to the LETPRESS list in September 2012, Fritz Klinke noted that Solo's primary tool was a Photo-Typositor.

Bibliography:

Solo, Dan X. The Solotype Catalog of 4,147 Display Typefaces. (NY: Dover, 1992)

---. Victorian Alphabets. (NY: Dover, 1976)