FIRST IN NORTH AMERICA, ONE HUNDRED YEARS IN THE LIFE OFHE ORDRE DES COMPTABLES AGREES DU QUEBEC. by Collard, Edgar Andrew. Foreword by J. Alistair Duff, C.A - 1980

Montreal: Ordre des comptables agrees du Quebec, 1980. 251 pp, oblong (7 3/4" H x 9 1/8" D), medium brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and decoration on front board, integral ribbon bookmark. Sepiatone photographs, reproductions, decorations. A centennial history of The Ordre des Comptables Agrees du Quebec, the organization of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, 1880-1980. "This history is not so much about an organization as it is a story about people. From the thirteen accountants in Montreal who signed their names to that charter in 1880 to the almost eight thousand whose names appear on the Ordre's roll in 1980, this story recounts the successes and failures of the men and women who guided this profession to its current preeminent position." from the Foreword. Minor edge wear, very light browning to the edges of the text block, a slight bump to the rear corner.. Not Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.