Office Procedures

Office Procedures (1984) – John Harrison (Pitman Publishing) | ISBN: 0273019198 | Condition: Good

Step back into the humming photocopier days of 1984, when carbon paper was still a thing, the electric typewriter was king, and the height of “office automation” was a secretary with two hands and a dictaphone. John Harrison’s Office Procedures is a loving manual for the art of being efficient in a world before email, Teams meetings, and emoji-filled memos.

Inside you’ll find all the practical gems of the time: how to file correctly (in metal cabinets, no less), how to answer a telephone like you mean business, and how to keep your boss supplied with enough paperclips to make it through a fiscal quarter. Think of it as a survival guide to the beige-carpeted jungle of the mid-80s office.

Our copy is in Good condition, which means it has been dutifully used, probably by someone in a polyester suit practicing “correct stapling posture,” but is still perfectly readable. The cover may have minor scuffs, the pages may carry that charming smell of vintage stationery cupboards, but the wisdom within remains gloriously intact.

Perfect for:

• Retro office nostalgics who miss the clatter of IBM Selectrics.

• Fans of workplace anthropology who wonder how anyone ever got things done without spreadsheets.

• Ironic gift-givers looking for a “serious” book with unintentionally hilarious gravitas.

From the vaults of Crappy Old Books, where yesterday’s indispensable training manuals become today’s conversation pieces. Remember: fashions change, technology evolves, but staplers remain eternal.

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