Scacchia ludus: or, The game of chess
Subtitle: a poem. Written originally in Latin by Marcus Hieronymus Vida, Bishop of Alba. Translated into English by Mr. Erskine. With a short introductory essay on the game of chess ; and a translation of Vida's three pastoral eclogues. By Mr. Craig. ...
Contributors: Erskine, W., active 18th century; Millar, Andrew, 1705-1768, bookseller; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for A. Millar, at Buchanan's-Head over against St. Clement's-Church in the Strand.
Published: 1736
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Chess; Early works to 1800; Poetry
Other titles: Game of chess; Pastorals of Marcus Hieronymus Vida.
Work titles: Scacchia ludus
Notes: Parallel Latin and English texts.

"Scacchia ludus" and "The pastorals of Marcus Hieronymus Vida" both have special title pages, dated 1735.

English short title catalogue, T125322

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.
Table of contents: title: Introductory essay on the game of chess; title: Scacchia ludus; title: The pastorals of Marcus Hieronymus Vida.