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The original edition of Giacomo Zanella’s “Nuove poesie” di Giacomo Zanella published in 1878, with the poet’s handwritten dedication to Queen Margherita, was found and rescued years ago when it was about to be destroyed in a paper mill. The volume, which bears no inventory markings, was perhaps lent and never returned, as the queen herself lamented this sometimes happened at the court. The essay briefly outlines the figure of the poet from Vicenza, author, among other things, of the poem “Sopra una conchiglia fossile nel mio studio,” appreciated by Alessandro Manzoni and Giosuè Carducci, and in the 20th century by the poet Andrea Zanzotto. When Zanella died, Queen Margherita mourned him, professing to be a sincere admirer of his talent. As the Royal Library of Turin has a collection of books that belonged to the queen, including some editions of Carducci’s works with his hand-written dedications, the volume was donated to the Library, also to add to the history of the relationship between the queen and the intellectuals of her time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]