[Poems] Willem van Haren

De Vier Uitmuntende Gedigten, Benevens Polybius Van Jonkheer Willem van Haren, Als mede alle de Lof-Digten, die voor en tegens dezelve zyn uitgekomen. [With 3 episodes and Aanhangzel Behoorende tot de Vier Deelen van de uitmuntende Gedigten]. Harderwyk. 1742. 4 volumes in one binding. Small 8vo. Parchment. Frontispiece by A. Houbraken, portrait of the author by C. de Putter, title in red and black, 76,77,(1),112,103,(5) pp. Complete with 6 folding engravings, notes in hw. on endpapers.

Willem van Haren (1710-1768), brother of Onno Zwier van Haren, was a Dutch nobleman, poet, politician, diplomat and critic of colonial rule. His life was short (by his own hand) and unruly.