With obi. There are folds on the bottom cover and a few pages. "Novel Shibusawa Eiichi, Volume 1" Yo Tsunemoto Price: ¥825 #YoTsunemoto #Books #BOOK #Bunko #Literature #Novel #200 Eiichi, born the eldest son of a wealthy farmer in Musashi Province, displayed exceptional business acumen from a young age. Awakening to the Sonno Joi movement during the turbulent late Edo period, he became involved in the overthrow of the shogunate. However, he was discovered by Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu and became a shogunate retainer. After the Meiji Restoration, he served as a Ministry of Finance official, involved in numerous policies that became the foundation of the Japanese economy, such as the establishment of the weights and measures system and the National Bank Act. This is a historical epic that vividly portrays the dynamic life of this remarkable figure, known as the "father of modern Japanese capitalism."