{"product_id":"charles-darwin-gli-effetti-della-fecondazione-incrociata-e-propria-nel-regno-vegetale","title":"Charles Darwin: Gli Effetti della Fecondazione Incrociata e Propria nel Regno Vegetale","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1ut0roj\" data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"693\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCharles Darwin\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"8tr6jn\" data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"772\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"770\"\u003eGli Effetti della Fecondazione Incrociata e Propria nel Regno Vegetale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"847\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"847\"\u003e(The Effects of Cross and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"917\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"917\"\u003eFirst Italian Edition. Turin: Unione Tipografico-Editrice, 1878.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"xlsu5f\" data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eCatalogue Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003eA highly desirable first Italian edition of one of Charles Darwin's most important scientific works, documenting more than a decade of experimental research into plant reproduction. Through hundreds of carefully controlled experiments, Darwin demonstrated that cross-fertilisation generally produces stronger, healthier, and more vigorous offspring than continual self-fertilisation, providing one of the most compelling experimental foundations for his theory of evolution by natural selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"2088\"\u003eThis edition occupies a particularly important place in the international dissemination of Darwinian thought. It was translated by the eminent Italian naturalists \u003cstrong data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1629\"\u003eGiovanni Canestrini\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1658\"\u003ePier Andrea Saccardo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and, as proudly stated on the title page, was published \u003cstrong data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1746\"\u003e\"col consenso dell'autore\"\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003ewith the consent of the author\u003c\/strong\u003e—making it one of the few contemporary foreign-language editions personally authorised by Charles Darwin. Canestrini was among Darwin's earliest and most influential continental advocates, and his translations played a decisive role in introducing evolutionary theory to Italy during the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2358\"\u003eBound in the publisher's original elaborately gilt red cloth, the volume is an attractive example of Victorian scientific publishing and represents an important milestone in the history of evolutionary biology, botany, and the international reception of Darwin's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"lspeud\" data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2392\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003ePublished seven years after the first English edition, this authorised Italian translation brought one of Darwin's most rigorous experimental studies to a rapidly expanding European scientific audience. Unlike \u003cem data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2630\"\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/em\u003e, which advanced the theory of natural selection principally through observation and comparative evidence, \u003cem data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2807\"\u003eThe Effects of Cross and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e supplied extensive experimental proof demonstrating the biological advantages of genetic variation. The work remains one of Darwin's greatest contributions to experimental botany and continues to be recognised as a cornerstone in the development of modern evolutionary science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"h3p38s\" data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3119\"\u003eBibliographical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3121\" data-end=\"3542\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rzz6ki\" data-start=\"3121\" data-end=\"3149\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3134\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Darwin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10kap3o\" data-start=\"3150\" data-end=\"3235\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3152\" data-end=\"3162\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"3163\" data-end=\"3235\"\u003eGli Effetti della Fecondazione Incrociata e Propria nel Regno Vegetale\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fcirx5\" data-start=\"3236\" data-end=\"3299\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3238\" data-end=\"3256\"\u003eTranslated by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Giovanni Canestrini \u0026amp; Pier Andrea Saccardo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5ff53y\" data-start=\"3300\" data-end=\"3336\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3302\" data-end=\"3314\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Italian Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o2nvy5\" data-start=\"3337\" data-end=\"3355\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3339\" data-end=\"3349\"\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"168wzub\" data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3400\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3358\" data-end=\"3372\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unione Tipografico-Editrice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dkhpzv\" data-start=\"3401\" data-end=\"3417\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3403\" data-end=\"3412\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1878\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kygoom\" data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3441\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3433\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1umk9hy\" data-start=\"3442\" data-end=\"3542\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3444\" data-end=\"3456\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original publisher's red cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and decorated in gilt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"3549\" data-end=\"3562\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3564\" data-end=\"4229\"\u003eOriginal publisher's decorative red cloth, front board retaining its elaborate gilt decoration in particularly bright condition. Spine lettered in gilt with minor fading and light rubbing at the extremities. A short split is present at the head of the rear joint together with slight wear to the headcap, consistent with careful nineteenth-century use, while the binding remains firm and sound. Corners gently bumped. Decorative patterned endpapers present. Internally clean with light, even age-toning and occasional unobtrusive foxing. Title page crisp and well preserved. Overall, a very good example of this increasingly scarce authorised first Italian edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Library of Ideas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65335506207069,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/2760\/7389\/files\/20260721_183349.jpg?v=1784700829","url":"https:\/\/thelibraryofideas.com\/products\/charles-darwin-gli-effetti-della-fecondazione-incrociata-e-propria-nel-regno-vegetale","provider":"The Library of Ideas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}