LUMIERE LOUIS: (1864-1948) French Pioneer Filmmaker, along with his brother Auguste. An excellent and rare A.L.S., `Louis´, to his brother Auguste Lumiere, three pages, 8vo, [16<sup>th</sup> August], on his printed heading "Les Lucioles - Houlgate - Calvados - Tel 11", in French. Louis Lumiere begins his letter with `Mon cher Vieux´ ("My Old dear") addressing to his brother, and states in part `Combien je suis peiné d´apprendre le gros accroc subi par notre bon vieux Papus. Va t-il s´en tirer…. c´est bien a toi qu´il le devra car sans la diligence que tu as apporté a le faire opérer, il était perdu. Et quelle journée tu as eu mon pauvre vieux! Tu aurais besoin de repos car ce surmenage finira par te jouer de mauvais tours. Crois moi´ ("How sad I am to learn of the big hitch suffered by our good old Papus. Will he get away with it... it is to you that he will owe it because without the diligence that you had to have him operated, he was lost. And what a day you had my poor old man! You would need to rest because this overwork will end up playing tricks on you. Believe me " Louis Lumiere further refers to his own health, saying `Je vais mieux depuis deux jours mais non sans douleurs nerveuses, cette nuit encore, ells m´ont reveillé´ ("I've been better the last two days but not without nervous pains, this night again, they woke me up") A letter of good association, in part relating to family and friends. VG